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Trellick Tower, London featuring the brutalist architecture of Ernő Goldfinger.

The Seagram Building, New York City, 1958. One of the finest examples of the functionalist aesthetic and a masterpiece of corporate modernism.

Marina City (left) and IBM Plaza (right) in Chicago

MODERN ARCHITECTURE

Modern architecture is a set of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and creation of ornament from the structure and theme of the building. The first variants were conceived early in the 20th century. Modern architecture was adopted by many influential architects and architectural educators, however very few "Modern buildings" were built in the first half of the century. It gained popularity after the Second World War and became the dominant architectural style for institutional and corporate buildings for three decades.