Focus on Postwar Modern Architecture (and occasionally Design and Art) in Germany, its neighbouring countries and the world
Piet Mondrian, Composition with Color Fields, 1917, Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Photo taken at the Boijmans’ depot in August 2026.
Sint-Dominicuskerk/Steigerkerk (1957-60) in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, by Herman & Evert Kraaijvanger. Photo from August 2026.
Schueler Residence (1947) in Port Angeles, WA, by Chiarelli and Kirk. Photo by Maynard L. Parker.
In recent years local research on Brutalism has produced a number of very informative publications that zoom in on the Brutalist heritage in countries, federal states or cities. As a result, the plurality of Brutalism and its local idioms have become visible and contribute to a more differentiated picture of Brutalist architecture. A recent addition to the local historiography of Brutalism is…
Church “Heilig Geist” (1966-67) in Meerbusch-Büderich, Germany, by Arnold Boms & Rudolf Dahm
Hill House (1903-04) in Helensburgh, Scotland, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
An Armchair designed in 1900 by Richard Riemerschmid and produced by J. Fleischauers Söhne
Renfield Lane front of the Daily Record building (1900-01, 1903-04) in Glasgow, Scotland, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Extension (1960-72) of the Town Hall in Cologne, Germany, by Karl Band with Eugen Weiler. Abstract wall sculptures by Josef Rikus. Photo from July 2026.
Talking about Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow School of Art one cannot help but feel sorry: hit by two devastating fires in 2014 and 2018 the building still hasn’t been rebuilt and recent news don’t raise much hope… The second fire also heavily affected cultural historian Robyne Calvert’s book „The Mack: Charles Rennie Macintosh and the Glasgow School of Art“, published by Yale University…
Paylore Residence (1952) in Tucson, AZ, USA, by Arthur T. Brown. Photo by Maynard L. Parker.
Landhuis De Luifel (1924) in Wassenaar, the Netherlands, by Hendrik Wouda
A side chair from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Paul J. and Ida Trier House (1956-58) in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, produced by Plycraft Products
Landhuisje (1924) in Bussum, the Netherlands, by Max Speyer
Taliesin West (1937) in Scottsdale, AZ, USA, by Frank Lloyd Wright. Photo by Maynard L. Parker.
The world of Oswald Mathias Ungers (1926-2007) always consisted of more than just built architecture and included constant reflection, theoretical contemplations and intensive discourse. In the form of his legendary library he also created a comprehensive framework for his theoretical deliberations. Against this background the architect Ungers cannot be considered without his writings and his…
Haus Glashütte (1986-88) in Utscheidt, Germany, by Oswald Mathias Ungers
Drawing Room of Hill House (1903-04) in Helensburgh, Scotland, by Charles Rennie Mackintosh
An Illuminated Drinks Cabinet designed around 1939 by Pietro Chiesa
Marshcourt (1901-05) in Marsh Court, England, by Edwin Lutyens