Modern architecture or
modernist architecture is a term applied to an overarching movement, with its exact definition and scope varying widely. The term is often applied to modernist movements at the turn of the 20th century, with efforts to reconcile the principles underlying architectural design with rapid technological advancement and the
modernization of society. It would take the form of numerous movements, schools of design, and architectural styles, some in tension with one another, and often equally defying such classification. The term
Modern architecture may be used to differentiate from
Classical architecture following
Vitruvian ideals, while it is also applied to various
contemporary architecture styles such as
Postmodern,
High-tech or even
New Classical, depending on the context. In art history, the
revolutionary and
neoclassical styles that evolved around 1800 are also called
modern.