modernist architecture
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One and done
This modernist home designed by little-known architect Reginald N Uren looks deceptively simple but it’s a surprisingly complex structure that has been lovingly nurtured.
Podium finish
Rome’s Olympic Village is now a modernist urban marvel – and a winning place to live.
Design
Nordic design gets some colours. Plus: a new fire station in Gresham and a book about Lebanese cinema posters.
Family building
In 1943, two architects built a radical apartment block in Buenos Aires to redefine communal living. Decades later, the modernist marvel is still the glue that holds its inhabitants together.
Form and function: The Seidler House, Sydney
Australia’s architectural heritage has been elevated by modern interpretation to become something more elegant and enduring. Monocle crisscrosses the country to pick out some prime examples of design-led residences.
Back to the future
Too many residential towers play by the rules. We are granted rare access to Torres Blancas, a fantastical expression of 1960s modernism that remains as current and desirable as ever.
City dodge
Privacy and quiet are in short supply in the city. This mid-20th-century-inspired house in a lively Toronto shopping district is a lesson in bold choices and the art of concealment.
Quiet triumph
The work of modernist architect Alvar Aalto is revered beyond Finland. In the country’s far north lies a barely known part of his portfolio: a city he planned from scratch.
Design
A collection of postwar UK architecture offers a trove of ideas, plus our creative round-up.
Inner space
This Paris pied-à-terre is not just a modernist space-saving marvel, it has Le Corbusier’s blessing to boot. Monocle takes in its fold-out ingenuity and primary-coloured delights.
