Difference between revisions of "Contemporary architecture"
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Revision as of 00:09, December 8, 2008
Contemporary architecture is that one being made at the last few decades. Today's building styles are quite diverse and boast a wide array of influences. Some critics include in this period the works of Le Corbusier, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Frank Lloyd Wright. Modern Architecture, which is used as a similar term, include: Deconstructivism, Formalism, Modernism, Expressionism, Neo-expressionism, Structuralism, Postmodernism, Neo-modernism, Deconstructivism, Contextualism, Functionalism, International Style, Brutalism and The Bauhaus School.
Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyu Sung Woo Architects.
Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso by Richard Meier.
Auditorium by Renzo Piano.
Hansabanka, Riga by Zenico.
Esplanade, Singapore by DP Architects, and Michael Wilford and Partners.
CCTV building, Beijing by Rem Koolhaas and Ole Scheeren.
American contemporary architecture
Blue Residential Tower by Bernard Tschumi.
Moma Tower by Jean Nouvel, preliminary architectural design.
The Walt Disney Concert Hall by Frank Gehry.
