Similar to modernism, Avant-garde architecture is a unification of art with life. Starting in the 19th to 20th century, it was rather disruptive, radical and controversial, fighting against consensus and looking for disruption. Taken literally, the avant-garde refers to the front of a marching army, the scouts that first head into unknown territory. Today, this form of artistic and architectural style radicalises the basic principle of modernity: the urge toward continual change and development.  Origins of Avant-Garde architecture  Political, economic and socialist theorist Henri de Saint-Simon was the first one who drew the analogy between radical art practices and an advancing military formation: “We artists will serve you as an…