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Image:Meier Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso.jpg|Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso by [[Richard Meier]]. | Image:Meier Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso.jpg|Chiesa di Dio Padre Misericordioso by [[Richard Meier]]. | ||
Image:Piano Auditorium.jpg|Auditorium by [[Renzo Piano]]. | Image:Piano Auditorium.jpg|Auditorium by [[Renzo Piano]]. | ||
Image:Hansabanka Riga.jpg|Hansabanka, Riga by Zenico. | Image:Hansabanka Riga.jpg|Hansabanka, Riga by Zenico. | ||
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Image:Blue Residential Tower Bernard Tschumi.jpg| Blue Residential Tower by Bernard Tschumi. | Image:Blue Residential Tower Bernard Tschumi.jpg| Blue Residential Tower by Bernard Tschumi. | ||
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*[[Architecture]] | *[[Architecture]] | ||
*[[Famous Architects]] | *[[Famous Architects]] | ||
*[[Famous Cathedrals]] | *[[Famous Cathedrals]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:42, August 28, 2014
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.
The Gherkin, London by Norman Foster.
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.
See also
