User:Chantal15051/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
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Modern architecture

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
(Briefly explain why you chose it, why it matters, and what your preliminary impression of it was.)

I chose this article because architecture is a big aspect of my program and since having done a decent amount of study and analysis of this time period in architecture. My impression of it is pretty good, and gives a great overview of the of this movement. It shows the progression of the art form whilst showcasing different areas where it was prominent.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

Its lead section gives a fairly good overview of the topic and concise of the information. I think one way it could be better is highlighting the countries that it was prevalent. This is because where it dominated had a huge impact of how it spread and the actual content highlights this. Speaking about the content, the content is not only relevant to the topic but gives great overview of the prevalent elements. It essentially gives a timeline of the evolution of modern architecture since its origins. The media chosen not parallels the content in each subcategory but also shows the difference between different time frames.

When looking at the talk page, there are talks of what should should be considered part of modern architecture or not. This reflective of the debate within the architectural history. Modern architecture is very much based on a canon and there have strides to reevaluate what is modern architecture. Since there is nothing set in stone on how to approach it, and how it is happening in contemporary time, it is difficult to add this in a concise manner with no bias.

Personally, I enjoyed the article and it contained information that I learned in some of my survey classes. Aspects that could be improved is clarity on some of the vocabulary; there is a decent amount used that is specific to architecture and that is not common knowledge.