The document discusses key aspects and figures of modernist architecture between the early 20th century to the late 20th century. It covers principles of modernism like "form follows function", use of new materials, and emphasis on clean lines. It profiles influential modernist architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Oscar Niemeyer, and others. Some of their most notable works are mentioned, including the Robie House, Fallingwater, Seagram Building, and more recent landmarks like the Pompidou Centre and World Trade Centre.

1. Modernism, The international Style and Late Modernism Form follows function Truth to materials Less is more Golden mean Clean lines Sculptural

2. Frank Lloyd Wright 1867 –1959Robie House Chicago 1906

4. FallingwaterPennsylvania 1937

8. Guggenheim Museum New York City 1943–1959

10. Le Corbusier 1887 –1965 Support of ground-level pilotis, elevating the building from the earth and allowed an extended continuity of the garden beneath. Functional roof, serving as a garden and terrace, reclaiming for nature the land occupied by the building. Free floor plan, relieved of load-bearing walls, allowing walls to be placed freely and only where aesthetically needed. Long horizontal windows, providing illumination and ventilation. Freely-designed facades, serving as only as a skin of the wall and windows and unconstrained by load-bearing considerations.

11. Villa SavoyeParis 1931

16. Unitéd'HabitationMarseille 1947-1952

20. Chapelle Notre Dame du Haut Ronchamp, France 1950–1954

24. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1886 –1969German Pavilion

25. Farnsworth House Chicago 1951

33. 860–880 Lake Shore Drive Chicago 1951

34. Seagram building New York 1958

35. Oscar Niemeyer 1907Brasilia 1951

39. Ero Saarinen TWA Flight Center JFK International Airport New York 1956-1962

43. Minoru Yamsaki World Trade CentreNew York 1973

45. Pompidou Centre Paris 1977

48. BP Centre Cape Town 1972

49. ABSA Centre Cape Town 1970