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The Continuing Value Of 20th Century Modernist Architecture, Mattheus Wardle
The Continuing Value Of 20th Century Modernist Architecture, Mattheus Wardle
Fall Student Research Symposium 2022
20th century modernist architecture has begun to age in the 21st century, and the debate of its preservation has begun as well. As the defining architectural style of the 1920s through the 1970s, modernism displayed progressive materials and ideas of the time. In its application, however, it often mirrored the societal injustices it was meant to solve. This project analyzes the various characteristics of modernist architecture and their lasting importance. By looking at the theory surrounding modernism and specific built examples, I argue that the interactions between the style and society provides a way to understand how the built environment …