Modernism
MODERNISM
TEN PRINCIPLES FOR GOOD DESIGN
By Dieter Rams
Rams' principles from the late 1970s have stood the test of time. So not only is good design long-lasting, so is good design theory! Read more
GLASS ARCHITECTURE
By Paul Scheerbart
A vision from 1914: the cityscapes of the future as coloured crystals of architecture, a stained glass world of transparency and light. Read more
ON EDGE: BORDER ANXIETY
IN POSTWAR BRITAIN
By Katherine Shonfield
In this essay written in 1999, Shonfield dissects the complexities of arbitrarily-imposed border conditions. A prescient piece. Read more
RESISTING TRANSPARENCY
By Mark Pimlott
This essay examines the myths and fictions about the origins of architecture, from Laugier's Primitive Hut to the principles of Modernism. Read more
ARCHITECTS AND FURNITURE:
A 20TH-CENTURY STORY
By Alan Powers
Alan Powers takes a look at the entrepreneurial drive which transformed Modernist cult objects into classics. Read more
THE NEW TYPOGRAPHY
By László Moholy-Nagy
The mixing of photography and typography was radically new in 1923. This essay sets out his basic principles of typography. Read more