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Modernity is due a rethink. To date, the received view of the Modern in architecture has been narrow – largely restricted to a small group of renowned male architects practising in the US and Western Europe. By exploring lesser-known architects from across the globe alongside mainstream masters of the Modern, Rethinking Modernity contests conventional thinking. It puts forward a compelling case for a much wider range of diverse architectural projects. Delving into themes, such as the use of colour, materials, ornament, local traditions and identities, and the geometry of the plan, this book challenges stereotypical definitions of modernity and offers a richer understanding of a crucial moment in architectural history, and ultimately of design trends shaping the present day.
- Features architects such as Luis Barragán, Dimitris Pikionis, Gio Ponti, osé Antonio Coderch de Sentmenat, Max Cetto, Erich Mendelsohn and Marcel Breuer, and many more.
- International in scope, the book explores modernity in regions such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, as well as the UK.
- Explores key projects of the modern era, including the Rivera Kahlo House (1931-32), the De La Warr Pavillion (1935), the Baensch House (1936), the Villa Stenersen (1937), and the Barragán House and Studio (1948).
- Includes over 80 rarely-seen images.
Antigoni Katsakou is a London-based architect and author, holding a PhD in History and Theory of Architecture (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne). She has taught in the UK, Switzerland and Greece and has published in several languages, including the book The Competition Grid (2018).
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