Volume 43, Issue 5 - May 2008 At the turn of the 20th century,
architects such as Berthold Luberkin were beginning to develop
buildings that become iconic of the Modernism period of
architecture, with its scientific approach and analytical
methods of design. Part of the Modernist design way of thinking
included Structuralism, which does not initially lend itself to
great incorporation of glass and glazing. Some cornerstones of
the Modernist architectural movement were: Meanwhile, artists
for the growing pulp magazine and novel industry were pressed to
design interesting covers and artwork for their publications.
With an increased demand for pulp fiction and comic books, these
artists had to design something futuristic, romantic and
graphically intriguing, and usually in bulk on a tight deadline.
As competition increased among artists, these covers began
rejecting the Modernist style, with its sense of order and
industrial limitations, and artists began creating wildly
stylistic cities of the future with 200-s