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This year
2008
felix - book (design) stories • wiedler.ch
by karlcow
collection is about modernist typographic design in german-language books from 1925 to 1965
Passeig Gracia in Barcelona
by axel
Passeig Gracia is famous for its modernist buildings, La Pedrera and Casa Batlló by Anton Gaudi, Casa Amatller by Josep Puig i Cadafalch and others, but the avenue has more then that with buildings signed by lesser known architects but worth more then a look.
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2007
Modernist Houses Lack Modern Buyers
by kromakirk
Homes on Long Island, NY that deviate from the ubiquitous colonial, high ranch or ranch can be a tough sell. When Bill and Allison Rosson put their midcentury modernist ranch on Chicken Valley Road in Old Brookville up for sale in February, "I th...
2006
critcrim.org
by jlesage
Essay summarizing differences between modernist and postmodernist thought, useful for grad students, those who want to catch up quickly.
IDEA Photographic | After Modernism
by jlesage
a useful and attractive comparison of modernist and postmodernist photography, with explanations and thematic organizations
Tear them down
by multilinko
There is a delightful irony in the fact that advocates for modernist architecture are having to band together to save examples of it from the wrecking ball. The architects of these buildings themselves had no compunction about remaking the face of cities, razing historic streetscapes to make way for their glass and concrete erections. They never cared for the wishes of ordinary people. Believing they had a monopoly on taste, they forced their will and their often brutal vision on communities.
2005
A Vision of Europe : Special Issue on Modernist Suburban Peripheries
by sbrothier
WHY THE PERIPHERAL SUB-URBS
DID NOT WORK . . . (and could not indeed)
Proppian Fairy Tale Generator v1.0
by everyueveryme
You have reached the Proppian Fairy Tale Generator, an experiment in electronic (re)writing and an exploration of the retranslation of modernist theory within the electronic environment.
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