Major elements of midcentury modern architecture, such as nonstructural exterior curtain walls, glass facades on skyscrapers, and curved reinforced concrete roofs, remain common forms. That all ...
Modern architecture design not only offered a sleek ... perpendicular to a terminal with three large vaults. Thin-shell concrete for the domes was a new way to help achieve uninterrupted space ...
He spread his arms as if circumscribing the entire Roman world. Modern concrete, based on a material known as Portland cement, was developed in England in the 19th century and is the world’s ...
However, the range of modern architecture is vast and – when designed ... and spiritual small space ever designed exclusively from concrete. Alvar Aalto’s houses, churches and public buildings ...
Our series focusing on mid-century modern design profiles the designers and architects responsible for one of the most enduring and influential design styles of the 20th and 21st centuries.