MODERN 1900 - 1950

The Future

Throughout history, succeeding generations have disparaged the architecture of the past. Many Modernist houses were altered; flat roofs were replaced by pitched and metal windows removed and uPVC installed.
The small number of Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modern Movement
houses in Ulster means that they are a very precious resource and the best examples are listed.

The Twentieth Century Society was founded as the Thirties Society in 1979 ‘to protect architecture and design after 1914’. www.c20thsociety.org.uk

Careful sympathetic restoration combined with the knowledge to recognise original features and how to look after them is crucial. Minimal intervention is often the key. Keeping a building well maintained should reduce the major expenditure of extensive repairs. Any alterations should be sensitive to the original style of the building with the correct proportions, tried and trusted building methods and good quality materials.