The Built World - Single Session (Modernism)

You are invited to enjoy a lively session with Mazin Bahho on the topic of The Rise of Modernism.

Modernism is the first movement that is considered global. It is both a philosophical movement and an arts movement that, along with cultural trends and changes, arose from wide-scale and far-reaching transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The modern movement is also a mode of thinking that has transformed society and ran across all the novelties in the arts and the other disciplines. Guided by form follows function, it was a revolutionary shift rejecting historical ornamentation for minimalism, functionality, and industrial materials like steel, glass, and concrete.

Debate about the relevancy and timeline of modernism continues, with some scholars arguing that it evolved into late modernism or high modernism. Postmodernism, meanwhile, rejects many of the principles of modernism.

Practical: What would your city of the future look like? Inspired by what has been discussed, design and create extravagant images for futuristic buildings and spaces that can imaginatively be inhabited. You will be constructing a city of your desires shaping a specific futuristic architectural language in an attempt to live inside a particular fantasy!

Date: Thursday 4th February, 2027

Time & format: The course will start at 10am, with a coffee and tea break followed by a lively facilitated discussion to answer all your curious questions. The course will finish at 12pm each week.