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Topics Neo-Modernist Extremes High Tech Deconstructivism

Neo-Modernist Extremes The late twentieth century continued in important sectors the modern preoccupation with architectural essentialism The meaning of architecture has been redefined many times and contemporary architecture is no exception

Neo-Modernist Extremes High Tech Generally seen in a trio of architects Norman Foster Richard Rogers Renzo Piano

Neo-Modernist Extremes Norman Foster Important contemporary architect whose Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank is considered a manifesto of the High Tech movement

Neo-Modernist Extremes Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank 1979 -1986 Headquarters of the dominant financial institution in Hong Kong Foster rejected the standard format of the office tower Employs a novel structure of large-span components Giant masts are gathered into groups of four to form huge pylons

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Neo-Modernist Extremes Richard Rogers His Lloyds Building in London is often paired with Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank

Neo-Modernist Extremes Lloyds Building Located in London, England Interior forms a unitary, multistoried space Exterior is designed to look as complex as possible Dispersed around the building are towers of tubes, ducts, shafts, glass, and metal boxes

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Neo-Modernist Extremes Renzo Piano Designed the Kansai Airport in Japan

Neo-Modernist Extremes Kansai Airport 1988 – 1994 Intended to revitalize Japan’s second most populous region Located on the largest artificial island ever built Five miles off of Osaka

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Neo-Modernist Oppositions Deconstructivism Realization that a building could never ne made completely perfect The very look of imperfection could be a virtue in itself

Neo-Modernist Oppositions Rooftop Office Located in Vienna, Austria 1983 – 1988 Considered a Deconstructivist jewel Baffled critics who struggled to describe the structure

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Neo-Modernist Oppositions Wexner Center for the Arts Columbus, Ohio Designed by the American architect Peter Eisenman In the form of a slanting spine

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Neo-Modernist Oppositions Parc de la Villete Located in Paris, France Designed by Bernard Tschumi Features an array of oddly shaped pavilions

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References Sullivan, Mary; http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wdpt1.html Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western Architecture

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