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A global sweep of magnificent modernist treasures

Adam Štěch’s Modernist Architecture and Interiors is an impressive catalogue of modernist buildings from more than 25 different countries. In 2006, curator, writer and frequent Wallpaper* contributor Štěch embarked on a series of journeys across the globe to document the architecture that he loves in various parts of the world, from Europe to Australia. His trips resulted in an expansive catalogue of almost 1,000 buildings, which he photographed, creating an extraordinary body of work. ‘I have always wanted to experience art on my own. It was not enough for me to just see art and buildings in books,’ says Štěch. ‘It has been great to explore these buildings, but also to meet the people involved – the residents, curators, architects and historians.’

Modernist Architecture and Interiors, £30, by Adam Štĕch, is published by Prestel Publishing , and will launch in June, prestelpublishing.randomhouse.de

Clockwise from main picture, Brunnadern Housing Complex, Bern, Switzerland (1968–1970); Terminal 3, Copenhagen, Denmark (1939); and Coventry Central Baths, Coventry, UK (1956–77)