r/ModernistArchitecture • • Sep 07 '20

Announcement User flairs are now available, you can choose yours!

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Hi everybody!

In the past few weeks me and /u/archineering have been working on creating user flairs for this sub. We have created multiple flairs, each one with the name of an "important" modernist architect with the intention of allowing each user to choose a flair that has the name of his favorite modernist architect.

For those unfamiliar with user flairs, you can select them on pc by expanding the "Community Options" on the right side of the screen. On reddit mobile, you should go to the subreddit list page, click the ... menu on the top right and select "change user flair."

Right now there are 31 different flairs available for you to choose, covering most of the known names of modernism (at least we think so). If anybody thinks that there is a relevant architect missing, please tell us and we will add him (or her) to the list.

Thank you!


r/ModernistArchitecture • • 11h ago

Casa do Cantador - Oscar Niemeyer - 1986 - Brasília - Brazil

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79 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 4h ago

Original Content [OC] ʻAiea Commercial Center (1965) by Ernest Hideo Hara; ʻAiea, Hawaiʻi

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10 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 22h ago

Labour Exchange Building - Oscar Niemeyer - 1972 - Bobigny - France

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199 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 1d ago

Asahi Shimbun newspaper headquarters, Tokyo, 1927. Architect Kikuji Ishimoto.

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26 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 1d ago

Narkomfin Building, Moscow, USSR, 1928–1930, architect — M. Ginzburg.

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45 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 1d ago

Military Cathedral of Brasilia - Oscar Niemeyer - 1992 - Brasília - Brazil

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75 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 1d ago

Original Content Central College of Commerce Glasgow Inspired Light

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89 Upvotes

Little project I’ve been working on.


r/ModernistArchitecture • • 1d ago

Original Content Høje Gladsaxe, Denmark

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41 Upvotes

Built 1963-1966, modernized 1991-1993.

Wikipedia.


r/ModernistArchitecture • • 2d ago

Cartiere Burgo - Oscar Niemeyer - 1979 - San Mauro Torinese - Italy

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247 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 3d ago

Buildings in Berlin over summer

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144 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 3d ago

Boavista Bank Building - Oscar Niemeyer - 1946 - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

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77 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 4d ago

Alvorada Palace Chapel - Oscar Niemeyer - 1957 - Brasília - Brazil

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152 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 4d ago

11 Mickiewicza Street Tenement House in Radom, Poland. Built in 1937, designed by Kazimierz Prokulski. (Photo credit: Daniel Żurek)

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79 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 4d ago

Kotva Department Store, Prague, Czechia | Věra Machoninová and Vladimír Machonin | 1975

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121 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 4d ago

Brasília Palace Hotel - Oscar Niemeyer - 1957 - Brasília - Brazil

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280 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 4d ago

Contemporary Duque de Caxias Cultural Complex - Oscar Niemeyer - 2002 - Duque de Caxias - Brazil

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42 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 5d ago

Hundsdorff Tenement House in Gdynia, Poland. Built in 1935, designed by Marian Maśliński.

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94 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 6d ago

Aliança Francesa Building - Oscar Niemeyer - 1976 - Brasília - Brazil

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136 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 6d ago

Exploring 9 Bay Area Mid-Century Modern Eichler Tracts | San Rafael to Oakland

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r/ModernistArchitecture • • 7d ago

[OC] Kauikeaouli Hale (1980) by Anbe Aruga & Ishizu Architects; Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

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92 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 8d ago

Construction drawings of Louis Kahn’s Richards Medical Laboratories Window Detail

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153 Upvotes

For a school project, I’m interested in making a mockup model of Kahn’s Richards Laboratories window detail where the glass and metal framing is sandwiched between the brick veneers. I can’t find any construction drawings for this connection online and would appreciate any advice/ help🙏🏼


r/ModernistArchitecture • • 9d ago

Contemporary Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) | Built in 1996 - NITERÓI, RJ - BRAZIL

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r/ModernistArchitecture • • 9d ago

Yeouido Sibeom Apartments Complex (1971) by Ahn Young-Bae, one of the first high-rise residential complexes in South Korea which would soon dominate South Korean skyline.

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73 Upvotes

r/ModernistArchitecture • • 10d ago

The Raja Saab Chalet (1953) by Ferdinand Dagher in Ouzai, Lebanon

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The Raja Saab Chalet is a prominent example of mid-century modernist architecture located along the former Acapulco Beach in Ouzai, Lebanon. Designed by Lebanese architect Ferdinand Dagher and completed in 1953, the structure is widely recognized for its distinctive, futuristic shape, which earned it the local nickname of the "flying saucer" or "UFO."

Architecturally, the chalet is elevated entirely off the ground by four flared concrete pillars, lifting the cylindrical main body to maximize views of the Mediterranean coast. Access to the elevated living space is provided through a central, exposed spiral staircase wrapped in a minimal steel mesh. Inside, the layout features a ring-shaped floor plan that surrounds this central core, utilizing built-in mid-century fixtures and curved windows to optimize space and light. The building stands as a key historical artifact from Lebanon’s era of pre-war coastal development and architectural experimentation.

Source: Modern Architecture From Lebanon