Contemporary architecture
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Contemporary architecture is, in broad terms, the architecture of the present day.
The term contemporary architecture is applied to a range of styles of recently built structures and space which are optimized for current use.
Topics in contemporary architecture[edit]
- Blobitecture
- Critical Regionalism
- Computer aided design
- Conceptual architecture
- Digital architecture
- Digital morphogenesis
- Deconstructivism
- Futurist architecture
- High-tech architecture
- Industrial chic
- Modern architecture
- Neomodern architecture
- Neo-Futurism
- Neo-Historism
- New Classical Architecture
- New Urbanism
- Novelty architecture
- Postmodern architecture
- Sustainable architecture
Gallery[edit]
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Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain by Frank Gehry (1997)
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Berlin Reichstag cupola by Norman Foster (1999)
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Auditorio de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain by Santiago Calatrava (2003)
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30 St Mary Axe, London, by Norman Foster (2004)
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Schermerhorn Symphony Center by David M. Schwarz & Earl Swensson (2006)
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Seattle Central Library by Rem Koolhaas (2006)
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Beijing National Stadium by Herzog & de Meuron (2008)
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Parliament House, Valletta, Malta by Renzo Piano (2015)
See also[edit]
- European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture, biennial prize by the European Union
- Mathematics and architecture
- Serpentine Gallery Pavilions, temporary pavilion by a leading contemporary architect
- World Architecture Festival, annual awards for recently completed buildings
- World Architecture Survey, most important works since 1980 according to a survey of 52 architects and critics
References[edit]
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External links[edit]
- Rndrd - a website documenting un-built 20th century architectural concept art
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