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 +[[Image:Brutalism at the Schoonselhof. Unidentified grave seen from the back (rear)..jpg|thumb|left|200px|[[Brutalism]] at the [[Schoonselhof cemetery]]. Unidentified [[headstone]] seen from the back (rear).
 +<br><small>Photo © [[JWG]]</small>]]
 +[[Image:Pruitt-Igoe-overview.jpg|thumb|200px|"[[Machines for living]]:" for various critics, including [[Tom Wolfe]], the '''[[Pruitt-Igoe]]''' housing project illustrated both the essential unlivability of [[Bauhaus]]-inspired [[international style (architecture)|box architecture]], and the ''[[hubris]]'' of [[central planning]].]]
 +[[Image:Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho).jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Trylon and Perisphere]], two [[Modernist architecture|modernistic structures]] at the [[1939 New York World's Fair|New York World's Fair of 1939-1940]]<br>
 +<small>Photo: [[Trylon, Perisphere and Helicline (Samuel H. Gottscho)]]</small>]]
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 +'''Modernist architecture''' is a subset of [[modern architecture]] and includes architecture, architectural styles and buildings of 20th century '[[high modernism]]'.
 +It includes the [[Bauhaus]], [[Mid-Century Modern]], [[International Style]], [[Brutalism]], and other regional expressions.
-[[International style (architecture) ]]+The category "modernist architecture" does not include pre-modernist or [[proto-modernist]] movements (that may otherwise be considered "modern") such as [[expressionist architecture]], [[Art Nouveau]], [[Art Deco]], [[Jugendstil]], and the [[Vienna Secession]]. Neither does it include [[Postmodern architecture]] and its developments such as [[deconstructivism]] or critical regionalism.
 +==List of modernist villas==
 +*[[Villa Savoye]]
 +*[[E-1027]]
 +*[[Villa Müller]]
 +*[[Villino Ellul]]
 +*[[Villa Aujourd'hui]]
 +*[[Villa Le Trident]]
 +*[[Villa Shodhan]]
 +*[[Villa Sarabhai]]
 +*[[Albert Aalbers]]
 +*[[Villa Cavrois]]
-'''Modernist architecture''' is architecture, architectural styles and buildings of the 20th century modernist architecture (i.e. [[high modernism]] in architecture). It includes the [[Bauhaus]], [[Mid-Century Modern]], [[International Style]], [[Brutalism]], and other regional expressions. 
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-The category "modernist architecture" does not include pre-modernist or [[proto-modernist]] movements (that may otherwise be considered "modern") such as [[expressionist architecture]], [[Art Nouveau]], [[Art Deco]], [[Jugendstil]], and the [[Vienna Secession]]. Neither does it include [[Postmodern architecture]] and its developments such as [[deconstructivism]] or critical regionalism. 
 +==See also==
 +*[[History of architecture]]
 +*[[Modern_architecture#Modernism_as_dominant_style|Modern architecture#Modernism as dominant style]]
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Brutalism at the Schoonselhof cemetery. Unidentified headstone seen from the back (rear). Photo © JWG
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Brutalism at the Schoonselhof cemetery. Unidentified headstone seen from the back (rear).
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"Machines for living:" for various critics, including Tom Wolfe, the Pruitt-Igoe housing project illustrated both the essential unlivability of Bauhaus-inspired box architecture, and the hubris of central planning.
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"Machines for living:" for various critics, including Tom Wolfe, the Pruitt-Igoe housing project illustrated both the essential unlivability of Bauhaus-inspired box architecture, and the hubris of central planning.

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Modernist architecture is a subset of modern architecture and includes architecture, architectural styles and buildings of 20th century 'high modernism'.

It includes the Bauhaus, Mid-Century Modern, International Style, Brutalism, and other regional expressions.

The category "modernist architecture" does not include pre-modernist or proto-modernist movements (that may otherwise be considered "modern") such as expressionist architecture, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Jugendstil, and the Vienna Secession. Neither does it include Postmodern architecture and its developments such as deconstructivism or critical regionalism.

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