Modernist

Schweikher House

The Schweikher House and Studio is a Modernist house in the suburbs of Chicago designed & built by Paul Schweikher. It served both as his home with his wife Dorothy and the office for his architectural studio. In addition to

Living Area from Dining Area, Samara House

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Samara was completed in 1956. It is named after the helicopter or whirlybird seeds of the pine trees on the site (samara), and this stylized shape serves a motif for the house, appearing in the

Built in 1942, the First Christian Church (Columbus, Indiana) is the home of a non-denomiational congregation in Columbus IN. Eliel Saarinen designed it, with help from his son Eero Saarinen and Charles Eames. This collaboration reflects the philosophy advocated at

Opened in 1891 and designed by Adler & Sullivan, the Wainwright Building was their first true skyscraper. It was built for Ellis Wainwright, a wealthy St. Louis brewer. It’s a wonderful example of Sullivan’s emphasis on verticality in his tall buildings. Before Sullivan, tall buildings hid their height with an

One Charles Center is a 23-story skyscraper in Baltimore, MD, built in 1962 and designed by Mies van der Rohe’s. It’s a very Miesian buildings, sharing many elements with his other designs such as the Chicago Federal Center and the

Living & Dining Areas with the Kitchen, Ebsworth House

The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, also known as the Kraus House, is located just outside Saint Louis in Kirkwood, Missouri. It’s a Wright Usonian house — one of his last, in fact. Wright’s high concept here is

Great room from second level, Wingspread

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, Wingspread was completed in 1939 for the president of S.C. Johnson, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. It’s located north of Racine WI, in Wind Point. WI. Wright designed it as a family home, but since 1960,

Of all the prominent architects that have designed structures in Columbus, Indiana, Harry Weese designed the most — at least 18 built projects including many schools, houses, commercial buildings, and of course a couple for Cummins. But First Baptist Church

Constructed between 1956 and 1959, Lafayette Park contains the world’s largest collection of buildings by Mies van der Rohe. Mies team included Ludwig Hilberseimer as the site planner, Alfred Caldwell the landscape architect, and Joseph Fujikawa the chief designer. Also

Reading Room, Slovene National and University Library

Not only is Ljubljana, Slovenia, a charming capital city — it’s also a World Heritage Site. And it’s listed because of architect Jože Plečnik. Between the World Wars he designed buildings and spaces in Ljubljana, taking it from a provincial