ARC 1424 – History of Architecture 3

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
ž Architecture of the present day
ž Range of styles of recently built
structures and space which are
optimized for current use
ž Is quite diverse and boast a wide
array of influences
ž It crosses the traditional boundaries of
time and space
MODERN ARCHITECTURE
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ž Began at the turn of the I
20thcentury
ž Became popular post WW2
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CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE L
ž The present day I
ž An evolution of modern
architecture N
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE H
ž Simplifiedform and clean Lines A
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ž Visual expression of structure
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ž Emphasis on function C
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CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE R
ž Vary greatly I
ž No specific unifying features S
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE T
ž
ž
“Form Follows Function” (Louis Sullivan & Frank Lloyd Wright)
Simplified form H
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ž Removal of unnecessary details
ž Truth to materials
Machine aesthetics
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ž

CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
ž Sustainable design E
ž Natural materials
ž Eco-friendly / Green design
ž Equality
ž Landmark
ž Globalization of architecture
Characteristics of
Contemporary Architecture:
ž Green Architecture
ž Reusing
Materials
ž Computer Aided Design
ž Contemporary Chic
New Classical Architecture
ž A contemporary movement in architecture that
continues the practice of classical, historicist and
traditional architecture that never ceased during the
20th century
ž Contemporary buildings that continue the language
of early modern movements, such as Art Nouveau,
Art Deco, Streamline Modern and Expressionism
NORMAN FOSTER
NORMAN ROBERT FOSTER

ž An English architect whose company, Foster +

Partners, maintains an international design
practice famous for high-tech architecture
WORKS
ž 30St Mary Axe (widely known informally
as The Gherkin), a commercial and
iconic skyscraper in the City of London
ž Palace of Peace and Reconciliation
also translated as the Pyramid of
Peace and Accord, is a 77 m high
building in Astana, the capital
of Kazakhstan
ž Khan Shatyr Entertainment Center
("Royal Marquee“) a giant transparent
tent in Astana
ž Crystal
Island is a planned building
project in Moscow, Russia that is
planned to have around 2,500,000
square metres.
FRANK GEHRY
ž Canadian architect
ž ”The most important architect of our age”
- Vanity Fair
WORKS
ž Walt Disney Concert Hall, the fourth
hall of the Los Angeles Music Center
ž Jay Pritzker Pavilion also known as the
Pritzker Pavilion or Pritzker Music Pavilion
ž Biomuseoalso known as the Biodiversity
Museum: Panama Bridge of Life
SANTIAGO CALATRAVA
ž Neofuturistic architect, structural engineer,
sculptor and painter
WORKS
ž HSB Turning Torso is the tallest skyscraper
in Sweden and the Nordic countries
ž Olympic Stadium (Olympic Stadium
of Athens "Spiros Louis”), part of
the Athens Olympic Sports Complex
ž Reiman Bridge, a pedestrian bridge and
cable footbridge
ZAHA HADID
DAME ZAHA MOHAMMAD HADID

ž An Iraqi-British architect
ž Her buildings are distinctively neofuturistic,
characterised by the "powerful, curving forms of her
elongated structures" with "multiple perspective points
and fragmented geometry to evoke the chaos of
modern life"
WORKS
ž London Aquatics Centre
ž RiversideMuseum is a new development
for the Glasgow Museum of Transport
ž Bergiselschanze (Bergisel Sprungschanze
Stadion), a ski jumping hill stadium.
DANIEL LIBESKIND
žA Polish-American architect, artist, professor
and set designer of Polish Jewish descent
WORKS
ž One World Trade Center (the current
building was dubbed the “Freedom
Tower” during initial basework)
žLTower, a condominium development
under construction in Toronto, Canada
ž Reflections at Keppel Bay, located in
Singapore
RICHARD MEIER
ž An American abstract artist and architect,
whose geometric designs make prominent use
of the color white
WORKS
ž Jubilee
Church, a Roman Catholic
church and community center
ž City
Tower, a skyscraper in Prague, the
second tallest one in the Czech Republic
RENZO PIANO
ž An Italian Pritzker Prize-winning architect
WORKS
ž TheShard, also referred to as the Shard
of Glass, Shard London Bridge and
formerly London Bridge Tower
ž Auditorium Parco della Musica, a large
multi-functional public music complex
in Rome, Italy
RICHARD ROGERS
RICHARD GEORGE ROGERS, BARON ROGERS OF RIVERSIDE
ž A British architect noted for his functionalist designs
in high-tech architecture.
WORKS
ž Millennium Dome (The Dome), is the
original name of a large dome-shaped
building, originally used to house
the Millennium Experience.
ž London Heathrow Terminal 5, an airport
terminal at London Heathrow Airport
ADRIAN SMITH
ž American architect who has designed many
buildings including the world’s two tallest structures:
Burj Khalifa in Dubai and Jeddah Tower, in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia
WORKS
ž BurjKhalifa, in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates; the tallest artificial structure in
the world
ž JeddahTower, previously known as
Kingdom Tower and Mile-High Tower, in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
MOSHE SAFDIE
ž An Israeli/Canadian/American architect, urban
designer, educator, theorist, and author
WORKS
ž Habitat
67, or simply Habitat, is a model
community and housing complex in
Montreal, Canada
ž Marina Bay Sands, an integrated resort
fronting Marina Bay in Singapore
ž ArtScienceMuseum, Marina Bay Sands
in Singapore
BURJ AL ARAB
ž BuildingType:
Luxury Hotel
ž Location: Jumeirah,
Dubai, UAE
ž Architect: Tom
Wright
ž Architectural Style:
High-Tech
 PALM JUMEIRAH
ž Artificial
archipelago
ž Location: Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE
ž Architect: Helman Hurley Charvat Peacock
Architects
BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM
ž Alsoknown as the ‘Bird’s Nest’
ž Location: Beijing, China
ž Architects: Jacques Herzog and Pierre de
Meuron
SHANGHAI WORLD
FINANCIAL CENTER
ž Location: Pudong,
Shanghai, China
ž Architect: William
Pedersen
ž No. of floors: 101
SHANGHAI TOWER
ž Building Type:
Mixed-Use
ž Location:
Pudong,
Shanghai, China
ž Architect: Jun Xia
ž No. of floors: 128
REFERENCES/SOURCES:
ž A Visual Dictionary of Architecture by Francis D.K. Ching
ž History of Architecture by Sir Banister Fletcher
ž Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture by Ernest Burden
ž The Complete Handbook of Architecture by Patrick Nuttgens with
Richard Weston (c.2006)
ž Greatbuildings.com
ž Wikipedia.com
ž Various Internet sites
ž Fazio, Michael; Moffet Marian; Wodehouse Lawrence. A World
History of Architectre: Third Edition
ž Contemporary PDF: A Contemporary Age
ž http://www.urbansplatter.com/modern-contemporary-difference/
ž http://www.e-architect.co.uk/contemporary-architects
ž http://freshome.com/2012/08/17/iconic-legends-the-10-greatest-
modern-architects-of-our-time/
ž http://www.dubai-architecture.info/
ž https://architecturegroupie.wordpress.com/2012/09/14/modern-
architecture-vs-contemporary-architecture/