#modern-architecture

#modern-architecture

Living in residences designed by renowned modern architects is a dream sought after by many. Projects that have become iconic are major attractions for new residents who value both the authorial signature and history of the building, as well as the innovative architectural solutions that have contributed to the prominence of such projects. As for the work of Oscar Niemeyer, fluidity and flexibility may best express his plans and typologies.

In 1954, an issue of Manhua, a state-sponsored satirical magazine in China, declared: Some architects blindly worship the formalist styles of western bourgeois design. As a result, grotesque and reactionary buildings have appeared. China's strangest buildings, from pairs of pants to ping-pong bats Beneath the headline Ugly Architecture, humorous cartoons of weird buildings fill the page. There is a modernist cylinder with a neoclassical portico bolted on to the front. Another blobby building is framed by an arc of ice-cream cone-shaped columns. An experimental bus stop features a bench beneath an impractical cuboid canopy, unable to protect you from wind, rain or sun, as a passerby observes. Why don't these buildings adopt the Chinese national style? asks another bewildered figure, as he cowers beneath a looming glass tower that bears all the hallmarks of the corrupt, capitalist west.

20 years after his death, Johnny Carson's Malibu compound is reemerging on the market with a $110 million price tag. The late Tonight Show host bought the modern wood-and-glass abode in the 1980s and maintained it until his 2005 death. Designed by architect Ed Niles, the triangular 7,100-square-foot house features a flat roof, glass walls, and soaring ceilings lined with dramatic beams.

"It was a barren, parched hillside when we moved in," Seigal remembers. "Now, when you're sitting in the living room, you feel like you're outside in a fantastic oasis."

Cary Grant's Beverly Hills estate, originally purchased in 1946, has been transformed into a modern masterpiece, blending old Hollywood glamour with contemporary design.

The home originally listed for $13.3 million in 2023 before construction was complete. In the process of finishing the property, we kept putting more and more into the property.

The Black Barn mobile home beautifully combines a barn-inspired exterior with a sleek, contemporary interior, creating a unique living experience that blends rural charm with high-end style.