Modern Architecture
Contemporary architectural design exploring adaptive spaces, innovative forms, and the integration of nature and technology.
Modern architecture represents current design thinking that responds to evolving human needs and environmental contexts. This topic encompasses projects that challenge conventional building typologies through flexible programming, temporal adaptation, and experiential design.
The community explores adaptive spaces that transform over time, morphological design systems, hybrid-use environments, and narrative-driven architecture. Members share work ranging from adaptive learning spaces and modular housing concepts to museum design and residential retrofits that blend functionality with artistic vision.
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APOLLO Architects Wraps a Sakai Hilltop House in a Dark Street Wall and Floats a Timber Roof Above It
In Sakai, Japan, Moment Residence hides behind a textured street wall, then opens a glazed, double-height living room beneath a deep timber eave.
Dom Arquitectura Sets a Stone-Pier House at the Top of a Costa Brava Slope to Give the Garden to the Pool
In Montràs on the Costa Brava, a 735 m² single-level home uses rubble stone piers, oak and deep porches to make outdoor living the daily default.
Set Architects Cuts Two Openings into a Roman Apartment and Lets Reflective Furniture Do the Rest
In Rome's Nomentano district, an early 20th-century apartment becomes one adaptable plan of steel, lacquer and oak, divided by folding panels.
Barde vanVoltt Softens Brutalism with Steel, Walnut and Curves in a Mexico City Penthouse
In Mexico City's Escandón neighborhood, a 300 m² two-level penthouse wraps a stainless steel core in walnut, stucco and stone for a writer and designer.
