modernist architecture

collocation in English

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modernist
adjective
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən.ɪst/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚ.nɪst/
relating to or a member of the modern ...
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architecture
noun[U]
uk
/ˈɑː.kɪ.tek.tʃər/us
/ˈɑːr.kə.tek.tʃɚ/
the art and practice of designing and ...
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Modernistarchitectureis often described as didactic and determinist.
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He discerns this in local products of the entertainment industry, high-finish automobiles and surfboards,modernistarchitectureand leisure activities such as surfing.
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The author also identifies post-war disquiet withmodernistarchitectureas a factor underlying preoccupation with the massive expansion of housing during the 1930s.
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It was not even the first to adoptmodernistarchitecture.
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That amazing example ofmodernistarchitectureat the top of an industrial valley was razed to the ground to provide space for a shopping centre.
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Allman creates complex, detailed landscapes which evoke a sense of collage and surreal imagery, which referencemodernistarchitectureand landscape traditions.
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Modernistarchitecturecommanded a modernist interior to boot, and so here began a strong furniture industry.
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This has been reflected in a country-wide backlash againstmodernistarchitecturein general.
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This trinitarian structure of knowledge is grounded in another, even grander,modernistarchitecture the alienation of biophysical worlds (including those within bodies) from social ones.
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The buildings and open spaces of the campus are visually distinctive models of latemodernistarchitecture.
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Modernistarchitectureoften viewed the flat roof as a living area.
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Over its active life-span, the facility and its layout was studied in universities as a model ofmodernistarchitecture.
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This was the first public commission granted to amodernistarchitecturegroup.
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Until the late 1930s part of today's oliborz was built-up with houses notable for theirmodernistarchitecture.
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Some evidence ofmodernistarchitecturecan be seen in the houses illustrated here, such as the flat roofs, horizontal windows and ship-deck balcony rails.
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The building's starkmodernistarchitecture, made up of large white forms, a vast flat roof and harsh angles, suited its futurist themes.
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The concrete malting towers were an innovation, and the stark functionalism of the prominent building was an early influence onmodernistarchitecture.
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Leaving sample ofmodernistarchitecture.
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Architectural historians linkmodernistarchitectureto ideas of industrial production and works of a purpose-built nature expressing the potential of the machine to deliver a product with precision and economy.
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