Tolley

At its basic level modern architecture is an early 20th century style that simplifies from. It was basicly the opposite of other popular styles of the time such as Art Deco. Some charateristics of MA are: Materials and Functional requirements determine the result Lack of ornamentation Simplification of form Form follows function Now having said that there are exceptions. For example Frank Lloyd Wright who in my opinion isn't just the best architect of the 20th century, but also the greatest American artist ever. FLW's principles of organic archetitecture are what people would say today were the first green inspired designs. I'm not going to dive in to all the concepts but feel free to look up fallingwater and usonian houses for FLW. For other examples of MA have a look at Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius. These three are considered the fathers of modern architecture.