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30 Of The Most Stunning Examples Of Modernist Architecture Admired On This Online Group
Interview
From stunningly gorgeous and utopian to cold and soulless, there are probably as many opinions about modernist buildings as there are people in the world. In the eternal discussion about whether function or form is more important, the balance might arguably be skewed in favor of the former when we talk about modernism, the architectural style that dominated much of the 20th century. Though who’s to say that modernism doesn’t allow for beauty and balance?
The ‘Modernist Architecture’ subreddit is a digital space where people can discuss the style of architecture and share photos of buildings around the entire world. The modernist buildings they share are truly impressive. But whether or not you approve of them is entirely up to you, Pandas.
Scroll down and upvote the pics that you liked the most. We’d also love to hear your opinions on this, so tell us what you think of these buildings and modernism as a whole in the comments. If you enjoyed what you saw, be sure to follow r/ModernistArchitecture for their latest posts.
Bored Panda got in touch with the friendly moderator team at r/ModernistArchitecture. Redditor u/joaoslr, the founder of the community, as well as its head mod, was kind enough to answer our questions about the subreddit, as well as modernism as a whole. "I believe that in order to fully understand modernist architecture, you need to look at its history and context," the redditor told us. Read on for the full interview.
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#1
Fallingwater House, USA (1936-39) By Frank Lloyd Wright
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#2
Tyler House, Designed In 1950 By John Lautner. Los Angeles, California, USA
#3
“Graham House” West Vancouver, Bc. By The Late Arthur Erickson. 1962. He Was A Master Of Working With Difficult Cliff Sites
#4
Indian Institute Of Management, Bangalore, India, Designed By B.v. Doshi In 1977
#5
Catton House, West Vancouver, Canada, Designed By Arthur Erickson And Geoffrey Massey In 1967
#6
My Hand Made Modern Birdhouse!
#7
Goulding Summer House, Enniskerry, Ireland, Designed By Scott Tallon Walker In 1971
#8
McGregor Conference Center, Detroit, Michigan, Designed By Minoru Yamasaki In 1958
#9
Segal Residence Seen From The Beach. Malibu, California. (1979) John Lautner Architect
OmBoyGanesh 4 years ago (edited)
The home most recently was owned by Mr & Mrs Frank McCourt, owner of the LA Dodgers. Mrs McCourt still owns it. Previously, it was the home of Courteney C*x & David Arquette. You can Google it for pics, along with Lautner’s other homes. I’m a fan of his work.
#10
Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, Brazil, Designed By Oscar Niemeyer In 1991
#11
The Wave, La Baule, France, Designed By Pierre Doucet In 1979
#12
Experimental Ranch House By: Cliff May. Restoration By: Marmol Radziner Architecture. Built In 1952. Brentwood Neighborhood Of Los Angeles
Amy Taylor 4 years ago
My husband grew up a few doors down from this house :) HIs parents still live there. It's an area called Sullivan Canyon if any fellow architecture nerds want to look it up :) Fun fact: Bea Arthur lived on this street as well. All the original homes there are stunning.
#13
Noyes Hall At Vassar College By Eero Saarinen, Poughkeepsie, New York (1958)
#14
The Incredible Sheats Goldstein Residence
#15
Runion House, Seattle, Washington, Designed By Ralph Anderson In 1969
#16
Viking Ship Museum, Roskilde, Denmark, Designed By Erik Christian Sørensen In 1968
Kayjunmoon 4 years ago
The architect considered what the view would be like from across the water. Lovely.
#17
Druzhba Sanatorium, Ukraine (1978-85) By Igor Vasilevsky
Hippopotamuses 4 years ago
A strange, but well thought out design, with balcony privacy guaranteed.
#18
Johnson Administration Building And Research Tower, Frank Lloyd Wright
#19
Raleigh House, United States (1954), By Eduardo Catalano
#20
Garcia House, USA (1964-66) By John Lautner
Little Wonder 4 years ago
Another one I could bring myself to live in, which is very noble of me.
#21
Natural History Museum Of Obafemi Awolowo University ~ Ile-Ife, Nigeria
#22
Warner House, New Canaan, Connecticut, Designed By John Johansen In 1955
#23
General Motors Technical Center Interior By Eero Saarinen (1956)
Hippopotamuses 4 years ago (edited)
This is what I expected the 21st century to look like. I’d be lying, if I said I’m not disappointed.
#24
Stahl House, Los Angeles Ca, USA (1957) By Pierre Koenig, Photography By Julius Shulman
#25
World Trade Center, New York City, By Minoru Yamasaki (1973)
#26
The Eames House, Case Study House No. 8 In The Palisades
Poultry Geist 4 years ago
Never thought much about these houses from the outside ! But I love them from inside !
#27
Haus Des Rundfunks, Berlin, Hans Poelzig 1931, Staircase Near The Great Broadcasting Hall
#28
Casa De Vidro, São Paulo, Brazil, Designed By Lina Bo Bardi In 1951
#29
University Of Michigan Law Library Extension, Ann Arbor, Michigan, By Gunnar Birkerts (1981). The Modern Extension Is Largely Underground
#30
Notre Dame De Royan, France, Designed By Guillaume Gillet And Marc Hébrard In 1955
#32
Temppeliaukio Church In Finland (1969) By Timo & Tuomo Suomalainen
#33
William Lescaze House, New York City, USA, Designed By Lescaze Himself In 1934
#34
Lycée Hôtelier Du Touquet, Paris, France, Designed By Pierre-André Dufétel In 1971
#35
Panoramic Interior View. Norman Lykes House. Phoenix, Arizona. Frank Lloyd Wright. (1959)
#36
Hudson Valley Glass House, Chappaqua, NY, USA | Robert Fitzpatrick | 1967
Little Wonder 4 years ago
Sadly, I'd have to give up my hobby of throwing stones if I lived here. Just not worth it.
#37
Ship Of The Desert, Palm Springs, California, Designed By Wilson & Webster In 1936
#39
Temple Beth Sholom, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, USA, Designed By Frank Lloyd Wright In 1954
#40
Modernist Beach House By The Late Architect Horace Gifford. (1932-1992) Fire Island, New York. Built In 1967
#41
Shadowcliff, Harry Weese, Ellison Bay, Wisconsin 1969
#42
Coca-Cola Building, Los Angeles, California. Designed By Robert V. Derrah. (1939)
#43
Alvorada Palace, Presidential Residence Of Brasil At Brasilia By Oscar Niemeyer, (1958)
#44
My Home, Built In 1950 [yakima, Wa, USA]
![My Home, Built In 1950 [yakima, Wa, USA]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/632441bccceb2_VmUSil4__700.jpg "My Home, Built In 1950 [yakima, Wa, USA]")
#45
Willow Run Airport By Minoru Yamasaki, Ypsilanti, Michigan (1958)
#46
Home Of Architect Agustín Hernández, Designed In 1975
#47
Stairs In The Walstrom House By: John Lautner Architect(1911-1994) Santa Monica Mountains Outside Of Los Angeles. Completed In 1969
#48
Mondadori Headquarters At Milan, Italy By Oscar Niemeyer, (1968-1975), Photo By Roland Halbe
#49
Singleton House, Bel Air, USA, Designed By Richard Neutra In 1959
Amy Taylor 4 years ago
Neutra also designed our local elementary school in Sherman Oaks, CA called Kester Elementary :)
#52
Interior Of The Saint-Joseph Church, France (1951-58) By Auguste Perret
#53
Case Study House 20(B) - Bass House, USA (1957-58) By Buff, Smith And Hensman
#54
Street View Kaufmann Desert House. Palm Springs, California. Completed In 1946. Architecture By: Richard Neutra
#55
Union Carbide's Former Headquarters In Danbury, Ct
#56
Atelier Jespers, Brussels, Belgium, Designed By Victor Bourgeois In 1928
#57
Männistö Church, Finland (1992) By Juha Leiviskä
#58
Headquarters Of Fuji TV At Tokyo, Japan By Kenzo Tange, (1993)
#59
Maison Berteaux, Uccle, Belgium, Designed By Louis Herman De Koninck In 1936
#60
Chrysler Motors Pavilion, Chicago, USA, Designed By Holabird And Root In 1933
#61
Institute Of Foreign Languages, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Designed By Vann Molyvann In 1965
#64
Olivetti Showroom, Venice, Italy, Designed By Carlo Scarpa In 1958
#65
Verdi Tower, 1975, Paris France
Kayjunmoon 4 years ago
Brutal and having far too much impact on its surroundings to be aesthetically pleasing in my view.
#66
Director’s Office At Bauhaus Weimar, Germany (1923) By Walter Gropius
#67
Villa Monzeglio, Venezuela (1953) By Antonio Montini
#70
Sheats Goldstein Residence, USA (1961-63) By John Lautner
#71
“Farnsworth House” On The Us Register Of Historic Places. By: Mies Van Der Rohe. Completed In 1951. Plano, Illinois
ispeak catanese 4 years ago
It was hard to live in this house, the underfloor heating caused condensation on the glass in winter and it was very hot in summer. The owner decided she'd been duped and refused to pay for it!
#72
Ciccillo Matarazzo Pavilion, Brazil (1955-57) By Oscar Niemeyer
#73
Rudolf Schindler's 1926 Lovell Beach House, Newport Beach, California. The Client, Who Also Commissioned Neutra's Lovell Health House, Was Committed To The Idea That Architecture Can Have A Profound Effect On Wellness; Both Buildings Feature Plenty Of Natural Light And Ventilation
#74
La Cité Radieuse, Le Corbusier, 1948-1952, Marseille, France
#75
Riola Parish Church, Italy (1978) By Alvar Aalto
#76
Yukon–kuskokwim Delta Regional Hospital, Bethel, Alaska, Designed By Caudill Rowlett Scott In 1980
#77
The Toronto Reference Library, 1977 (Raymond Moriyama)
#78
Axa Insurance Headquarters, Casablanca, Morocco, Designed By Jean-François Zevaco In 1977
Shelby Minchew 4 years ago
Pay some claims that were denied over something stupid and bankrupted people instead of giving your employees a better view.
#79
Lake Point Tower At Chicago, Il By Schipporeit And Heinrich, (1968)
#81
Merry Christmas! Stahl House (Case Study House #22) By Pierre Koenig
#82
Flaine Ski Resort, France, Designed By Marcel Breuer In 1960
#83
Living Room In The Aubrey Watzek House, Portland, Oregon, Designed By John Yeon In 1936
#84
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Japan (1970-72) By Kisho Kurokawa. Despite Being A Rare Remaining Example Of Japanese Metabolism, Its Demolition Has Just Started
#85
Living Room In The Charles And Ingrid Kobel House, Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA, Designed By Eliel And Eero Saarinen In 1939
#86
Interior Of Danmarks Nationalbank, Denmark (1965-78) By Arne Jacobsen
#87
International Fair Of Dakar, Senegal, Designed By Jean Francois Lamoureux And Jean-Louis Marin In 1974
#89
Cinema Impero, Eritrea (1937) By Mario Messina
#90
Edifício Copan, Brazil (1952-61) By Oscar Niemeyer
Hippopotamuses 4 years ago (edited)
This building has lost its lustre over the years. It also has probably the most terrifying fire escape stairs imaginable.
#92
Greater Refuge Temple, Harlem, USA, Designed By Costas Machlouzarides In 1966
#93
Sanovicz House, São Paulo, Brazil, Designed By Abrahão Sanovicz In 1976
#94
Former Cathedral Of Christ The King, Portage, Michigan, By Irving W. Colburn (1968)
Hippopotamuses 4 years ago
I think I can see why it’s a ‘former cathedral’. Ugly doesn’t even begin to describe this brick horror.
#96
Swoon
Shelby Minchew 4 years ago
I just can't imagine some noodles and a blow-up unicorn for floating in that kinda scary pool. I can't see a grill, fairy lights or comfy outdoor couches. Can we at least get some sun?
#98
La Mason De La Celle-Saint-Cloud, Designed By Jean-Pierre Raynaud 1967
#99
Stadthalle, Bremen, Germany, Designed By Roland Rainer In 1961
#100
Café L'aubette, France (1926) By Theo Van Doesburg
#101
Glass Facade Of The Main Building Of School Of The Bauhaus In Dessau, Architect Walter Gropius, 1926
#102
Le Brasilia, Marseille, France, Designed By Fernand Boukobza In 1966
Stephanie A Mutti 4 years ago
Love the outdoor staircase. Unlike other outer staircases, this one looks very stable
#103
Bacardi Buildings, Miami, USA, Designed By Enrique Gutierrez In 1963
#104
Coachella Valley Savings And Loan Bank, USA (1961) By E. Stewart Williams
#105
The Promises Of The Future - Breuninger Department Store In Stuttgart, Germany (1931)
#106
Pepsi-Cola Headquarters, New York NY By Gordon Bunshaft And Natalie De Blois (1960)
#107
Toronto Dominion Center, Canada, Designed By Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe In 1963
#109
Prentice Women’s Hospital, Chicago, USA (1969-75) By Bertrand Goldberg
#110
860-880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments At Chicago, Il By Mies Van Der Rohe, (1951)
#111
140 Broadway, New York City, By Gordon Bunshaft And Davis Allen Of Skidmore Owings And Merrill (1967)
#113
Armstrong Rubber Building, USA (1968-70) By Marcel Breuer. Recently Converted Into A Hotel
#114
Stony Brook University Hospital, NY, USA (1965-76) By Bertrand Goldberg
#115
Ibm Building, Seattle, Washington, By Minoru Yamasaki (1964)
#116
Modernist Housing Development By The Late Mies Van Der Rohe Architect. Detroit, Michigan. (1959). Developer Was Herb Greenwald
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der sebbl 4 years ago
The amount of windowsurfaces on the private houses on this list are crazy. Who would want his whole house ground to top windowed all around?
Thetruthhurts 4 years ago
Good source of light but bad for the heating bills
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Girl_From_Rio 4 years ago
Search for " Catedral metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro" it's just breath taking
der sebbl 4 years ago
The amount of windowsurfaces on the private houses on this list are crazy. Who would want his whole house ground to top windowed all around?
Thetruthhurts 4 years ago
Good source of light but bad for the heating bills
Load More Replies... Girl_From_Rio 4 years ago
Search for " Catedral metropolitana de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro" it's just breath taking
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