Modern Architecture

London's 19th Century Train Station Injects a 21st Century Design

London's King's Cross train station's western concourse showcases a 140-meter wide canopy, the largest single-span station structure in Europe. New technology like solar cells and old infrastructure blend together to enhance the station.
9 August 2011 - 1:00pm
The Independent (UK)

Landmarking Urban Change in New York

Has historic preservation been responsible for making New York a luxury city? A former member of the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission argues no.
7 March 2011 - 9:00am
The Huffington Post

The Downfall of 'the Paris of the Middle East'

Historic architecture is rapidly being replaced by cookie-cutter high-rises in Cairo, much to the displeasure of local architects and historians.
20 October 2010 - 8:00am
BBC

Modern Architecture Now Officially 'Old'

Passing the 50-year threshold means that buildings can be considered for historic preservation. Starting in 2010, that means the architecture of the 1960s is coming up for consideration. The Los Angeles Conservancy is gearing up with a new website.
5 October 2009 - 7:00am
The Los Angeles Times

The Disconnect Between Architecture and Everyday Use

A new film focuses on the life of a home designed by architect Rem Koolhaas for a client in a wheelchair, which radically redefines domestic living, and the results of the experiment when put to actual use.
1 October 2009 - 9:00am
The Wall St. Journal

The Enduring Popularity of Levittown, and Why It is So Hard to Replicate

Author and urbanist Witold Rybczynski looks at new housing in the aftermath of World War II compared to today. Why are new houses so much more expensive now than they were then?
7 October 2008 - 9:00am
The Wilson Quarterly

If They Don't Like It, Why Build It?

Architect Robert Adam likens modern architecture to modern democracy, where decisions made on high supposedly represent the will of the people.
2 August 2008 - 1:00pm
Building

Art Deco Capitals: South Beach, New York City...Tulsa?

Preservationists are working to save numerous art deco architectural landmarks in Tulsa, Oklahoma. A boom began at the height of the oil boom and returned after modernism fell out of style.
20 June 2008 - 11:00am
Preservation
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