Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures.

Modern homes significantly emphasize the structure rather than hiding the bones behind drywall. In new modern homes the post-and-beam structure can be made of concrete, iron, or other materials. The visible horizontal and vertical beams reinforce the clean geometric lines of the space

The basic principles of modern architecture include form following function, clean lines, and a lack of ornamentation. Modern architecture allowed a building’s primary purpose to drive its design, eschewing decor for decor’s sake, and, instead, reducing a building to its most basic function.