Key Modern Architects provides an introduction to the work of the most significant architects of the modern era. 50 short chapters introduce 50 key architects, exploring their most influential buildings and developing a critique of each architect's work within a broader cultural and historical context. While individual chapters each provide a resource for the study of an individual architect, the book as a whole reveals a network of influences and cross-currents within the history of modernism, bringing to light the ideology behind architectural work and helping students to develop a critical approach to understanding modern architectural history.