A Critical History of Modern Architecture

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Fast forward to the 1950s and 60s, and modern architecture got a whole lot more fun. Architects like Eero Saarinen and Frank Lloyd Wright started experimenting with curves and organic shapes, creating buildings that looked like they were from another planet. The Guggenheim Museum in New York, for example, is like a giant seashell - who wouldn't want to visit a museum that's also a work of art?

And then, there were the brutalist architects, who were all about raw concrete and exposed brick. They were like the punk rockers of the architectural world - all about rebellion and sticking it to the man (or in this case, the man's fancy ornamentation). The National Theatre in London is a great example - it's like a giant concrete fortress that's also somehow beautiful.

Modern Architecture: A Critical History