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Designed by an émigré from the Soviet Union, the curved structure helped introduce Modernism to a skeptical public—and illustrated its theatrical potential.

The Byzantine emperor who commissioned this 1,500-year-old church-turned-mosque is better known than its designers, who were trained in engineering and mathematics.

Designed by one of the era's most influential architects, this school of art exemplifies early 20th century efforts to root novel forms in craft-based traditions.

This orphanage in a Western European capital was designed by an architect who sought to reorient the Modern movement around humanistic design.

Designed by a Pritzker Prize laureate, this brick-and-concrete house exemplified a humble and humane mode of Modernism.

Perched along the coast of a large Pacific island, this hotel was designed by a corporate firm best known for a series of pioneering commercial towers.

This spage-age stadium was designed by one of the most celebrated engineering minds of the 20th century.

This remote town hall in northern Europe was designed by an influential architect who rejected the orthodoxies of early Modernism.

This 1920s housing complex became a symbol of political resistance when it was surrounded and bombarded by fascist forces in 1934.

A pioneer of sustainable design, this architect employed traditional techniques of extensive shading, passive ventilation, and mud-brick construction.