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Bauhaus & modernism

The 20th-century project: plan libre, white wall, new material.

7 entries

Concrete overhang with a dark gutter and timber window frame against a sunset sky.

Field Notes

Cawsand Cabin: Marble Revetment and Coastal Resonance

Exploring Cawsand Cabin, a Bauhaus-era beach retreat in Cornwall where marble revetment and precise acoustics define its coastal character.

26 Jul 2026

Contemporary home with a weathered green copper and stone facade and a living wall, viewed from a garden path.

ARCHITECTT Cases

Ruta 40 Retreat: Color as Structure in Patagonian Bauhaus-Era Châteaux

ARCHITECTT examines the architectural use of color, beyond mere decoration, in Bauhaus-era château designs within Patagonia, highlighting terracotta and green material applications.

8 Jul 2026

New York penthouse architecture with a terracotta facade and ornate glass windows, seen from an exterior vantage at sunset.

Construction Diaries

Baroque Tectonics: The New York Penthouse as Sanctuary

Discover how the Rose Hill penthouse in Manhattan fuses Baroque theatricality with lead-came stained glass and terracotta to redefine high-rise wellbeing.

26 Jun 2026

Modern concrete and glass building with a prominent glass curtain wall and reflections of nearby towers.

Global Icons

Curtain Wall Logic: The Lightweight Envelope of Transparency

The curtain wall, a non-load-bearing exterior enclosure, transforms building facades into lightweight, transparent skins that optimize natural light and views.

20 Jun 2026

A translucent wall of cast glass blocks creates wave-like patterns of light on a concrete floor and wall.

Visual Essay

Refractive Logic: The Mass of Monolithic Glass

Beyond transparency: an investigation into the structural potential and material logic of monolithic cast glass in contemporary architecture.

24 Mar 2026

Sydney Opera House architecture with white tiled sails over brown concrete and glass, seen from the water below.

Global Icons

Geometric Icon: The Rationality of the Sydney Opera House

The Sydney Opera House is more than a silhouette. We examine the 'Spherical Solution' that turned Utzon’s sketches into a masterclass of prefabrication.

9 Dec 2024

Pink concrete and dark stone walls flank a still reflecting pool, with sunlight casting a diagonal shadow.

Architecture Travel

Atmospheric Logic: The Tectonic Weight of Mexico City

A study of the volcanic materiality, light-driven voids, and chromatic density that define the atmospheric logic of Mexico City’s architectural landscape.

10 Jul 2024