Modern architecture is the architectural style that dominated the Western world between the 1930s and the 1960s and was characterized by an analytical and functional approach to building design.

Contemporary is the term used for architecture of the 21st century. Unlike some other architectural periods, contemporary isn’t a movement, but a style reflecting the trends of the time a home is ...

The Architecture Highlights Tour starts downtown, across the street from the visitors center at the First Christian Church, built in 1942, the city’s first foray into modern architecture. Miller, a ...

The Aluminaire House drew crowds, and ridicule, in 1931. After several moves and a brush with demolition, it has found a home in Southern California. By Jori Finkel Reporting from Palm Springs, Calif.

Modern Moroccan architecture is reinterpreting vernacular traditions. Taking its name from the Arabic al-maġhrib, or the “place the sun sets; the west”, the kingdom is a sovereign state home to ...

Greatly influenced by the modern movement--and in particular the presence of Le Corbusier--contemporary Indian architecture reflects a mixture of traditional and western references. Using mainly local ...

In a remarkable convergence of creative genius and technological advancement, some of the world’s most acclaimed works of ...

THE PLAN 166, the seventh issue of 2025, includes a special section dedicated to Italian architecture. It opens with the editorial “Circular Design Reprogramming the Future” by Yasmin Rehmanjee. The ...

As this issue highlights the inaugural Architectural Record Awards, as well as extraordinary examples of recently completed buildings, we are reminded of the potential of design.

British architect Piers Taylor advocates a radically local approach to contemporary architecture in his book, Learning from ...

The proposed order, called “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” favors classical design for buildings in Washington. It has drawn opposition from architects. By Katie Rogers and Robin Pogrebin ...