What does a Modern Architect Do?

A modern architect designs buildings and structures in the modern style. The modern style, also known as modernism or the “international style,” is associated with utilitarian design and a lack of ornamentation. The modernism movement in architecture began early in the 20th century and became the dominant style in the post-World War II period. Since the 1970s, the dominance of modernism has waned and the diversity of styles practiced by contemporary architects has increased. While any structure can have a modern design, modernism is especially associated with skyscrapers and corporate and institutional buildings. For this reason, a modern architect will typically work on commercial and institutional buildings rather than single-family residential dwellings. These projects are usually taken on by large architectural firms and designed by a team of architects, even when a famous modern architect oversees, and is credited, with the design. There are many famous modern architects. Some ...  more