mid-century architecture
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Freedom of expression
Turin is a city with many bold and experimental mid-century residential developments. Using these buildings as an inspiration, a new generation of architects is continuing to push the envelope.
How Eslöv Civic Hall was designed to foster civic pride
Sweden’s Eslöv Civic Hall is a monument to ambition. As the mid-century building is restored, we find out how it is making elite architecture a part of everyday life.
Personal space
Architect Junzo Yoshimura’s seaside escape is a private, harmonious ‘mansion’ that is finally ready to be shared with the world.
Tales of the city
In the Greek capital, a mid-century apartment block gets a modern facelift.
The call of the suburbs
New Zealand's 1950s Christchurch School merged Scandinavian modernism with British brutalism, creating earthquake-resistant concrete homes that remain stylishly intact after decades of seismic challenges.
How a childhood RM Schindler-designed LA home has been brought back to its modernist glory
For Noel Osheroff, a ceramic artist who turns 89 in December, home is a small hilltop house overlooking Los Angeles’ Silver Lake Reservoir. It’s where her parents brought her and her brother in 1934…
Counter culture
LA’s diners serve a healthy dollop of nostalgia but their architecture has modern relevance.
Ripe for discovery
After years of neglect, Mitchelton Wines has been restored to all its mid-century glory. We meet the father-and-son team behind the tasteful new hotel and vineyard.
Pleasure island
The Princes Islands are strewn with summer homes but none recall Turkey’s mid-century moment like this 1950s retreat, with its clean lines and echo of occasional cocktail parties.
