Movement
Modernism
Explore in the Atlas →The dominant 20th-century movement pursuing functionalism, abstraction and the machine aesthetic; a recurring foil for later critiques.
Production Ephemerality
Details
- Origin
- Western Europe
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- ReasonObservation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Hegemonic
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Referenced by
- Kenzo Tange associated with
- Walter Gropius associated with
- Bauhaus Manifestos exemplifies
- White Walls, Designer Dresses: The Fashioning of Modern Architecture exemplifies
- Ornament and Crime exemplifies
- Space, Time and Architecture: The Growth of a New Tradition exemplifies
- Theory and Design in the First Machine Age exemplifies
- Villa Savoye exemplifies
- Barcelona Pavilion (German Pavilion) exemplifies
- Seagram Building exemplifies
- Neorationalism (La Tendenza) reacted against
- Postmodern Architecture reacted against
- Sangath Architect's Studio exemplifies
- Cathedral of Brasília exemplifies
- Luis Barragán House and Studio exemplifies
- Casa de Vidro (Glass House) exemplifies
- Denise Scott Brown reacted against
- Robert Venturi reacted against
Sources
- Nikolaus Pevsner. Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius. Faber & Faber, 1936.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Modernism." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/modernism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.