Also called modern architecture, modernism is a style that came to prominence in between WWII & the 1980’s, between the Art Deco and Postmodern movements, although it can be traced as early as the 1890s. Based on innovative technologies such as glass, reinforced concrete and steel, it embodies function, minimalism, and a rejection of the ornate. (Given all the glass it could embody exhibitionism, but I digress…)
There are many subdivisions of modernism, such as Bauhaus, Expressionism & Mid-century Modern.
I want to hate modernism. It’s cold, soulless, reminding me of Cameron’s house from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, but they’re just so cool.
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