Alvar Aalto, a Finnish architect first influenced by the international style, created an architecture combining modern and vernacular. Interpreting Aalto’s approach, Winfried Nerdinger describes his architecture in terms of ‘human functionalism’,...

‘The studio of Greg Lynn FORM has been at the cutting edge of design in the field of architecture when it comes to the use of computer-aided design.’ This statement from Lynn’s publicity materials is important when considering the vast number of his...

Known for his urban renewal projects in Venezuela and for organizing professional architecture and planning associations, Carlos Raúl Villanueva promoted a modern architecture balanced by respect for the preservation of the colonial architecture of Latin...

As a departure from the strict functionalism of modernism, Louis Kahn spoke in terms of the poetics of architecture. His passion showed not only in his buildings, but in his devotion to the dialogue of sketching. Born in Estonia, Kahn immigrated with...

The architecture of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was based on the ideology of a new technology, manifest in steel and glass. As an accomplished rationalist, he was objectively interested in the efficiency of construction as well as the expressive qualities of...