Drawings For A More Modern Architecture

Drawings for A More Modern Architecture was an exhibition of architectural drawings by twenty-one contemporary architects, representing the various sides of the Modernist/Post-Modernist debate. Although stylistically and ideologically diverse, the architects included were collectively struggling to extend the boundaries of their art and break through the constraints of the now traditional International Style. The exhibition was composed of various types of drawings: conceptual, developmental, presentation, and working. Some of the selected drawings featured projects which had not yet been built, whereas other drawings showcased projects that had been built, or were currently under construction. When possible and appropriate, a sequence of drawings had been shown in order to document the process from its initial conception to the final design.

The exhibition ran concurrently with an exhibition of the same title at the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. The catalogue for both exhibitions was a special issue of AD Magazine published in London. The individuals represented in the exhibition had been selected from among those architects currently practicing in the United States at that time.