"Most people think of modernist architecture as simplified forms — minimalist boxes, as it were, incorporating the latest technology. Once you delve deeper though, you see that they differ greatly from one region to another, reflecting local landscapes and cultures," says David Sokol, author of "Hudson Modern: Residential Landscapes" (The Monicelli Press, June 2018).
"They share a common spirit, but New Canaan modernism is utterly different from Fire Island modernism . and then you go to Sarasota, Florida, or Palm Springs, or the Midwest and you see utterly different approaches," he says.
Meanwhile, in "Texas Made/Texas Modern: the House and the Land" (The Monicelli Press, October 2018, photos by Casey Dunn), author Helen Thompson shows how architects in Dallas, for example, adapted European modernism to the topography, climate and culture of Texas.
"If ever there was an architectural movement that sprang from local identity and the joy of discovery, Texas regionalism is it," she says.