Late modern architecture and post modern architecture ( magzine pages )

1. Late Modern Architecture and
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2. Late Modernism
 Definition
 Architecture in which the images, ideas, and
motifs of the Modern Movement were taken to
extremes, structure, technology, and services
being grossly overstated at a time when
Modernism was being questioned. The work of
Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers at the
Pompidou Centre, Paris (1971–7), has been
cited as an example, although it has also been
seen as High Tech.

3. Pompidou Center
Centre National d’Art et de Culture Georges
Pompidou, Paris 1971-1977
• Little effort made to adapt the building
to its historical neighbourhood.
• Permeated with the spirit of time.
• Show the guts of the building.

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7. THE COUNTY LIBRARY AT COLUMBUS,
INDIANA (1963-1969
is a simple rectangular
block of brick with
asymmetrically placed
areas of glass at the
entrance. Inside, a
balcony level overlooks
the main reading area
where natural colors of
materials and simple
forms generate a sense
of calm and order.

8. EAST WING, NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART,
WASHINGTON, DC., 1968-1978
An atrium space leads
to exhibition
galleries on several
levels. The plan of
the building, based
on triangular forms,
makes for complex,
interesting spatial
relationships.
Balconies overlook
the atrium, where a
skylight roof floods
the space with
light. The color
scheme is neutral
but is enlivened by
the bright red of
the mobile by
Alexander Calder
(1898-1976(

9. The building is based on
triangular forms that
dominate the main
atrium space; the
skylight roof is formed
by a triangular structural
grid. Balconies on
several levels overlook
the main open space
and give access to
galleries and other
secondary spaces on
seven levels. A giant
mobile by Alexander
Calder introduces
brilliant red color into
the otherwise neutral
tonality of the space
established by its marble
wall surfaces.

10. PYRAMID, LOUVRE MUSEUM,
PARIS, 1983-1989
The public space acts as a
new entrance to the many
traditional spaces that
make up the famous
museum. Although it
inspired much doubt and
controversy, the glass and
metal structure has come
to be recognized as a great
success. Glimpses of the
surrounding Renaissance
architecture are set off by
the pyramidal geometry
and the flow of the great
winding stair that leads to
the lower level entrance
concourse.

11. The building recalls the Crystal
Palace of 1851 with its glassy
overhead grid braced with
triangulation along its edges.
Triangulation is a central theme
for the pyramid structure in the
court
The steel and glass pyramid
forms a new entrance to the
Louvre, giving access to stairs
and an elevator leading to a vast
lower concourse that acts as an
entrance foyer and location for
shops, exhibits, and a café.
Although the introduction of the
modern structure into the court
of the historic Louvre raised
much controversy , the
completed projects has come to
be recognized as a major
success.

14. MUNICIPAL CENTER (CITY HALL) Dallas,
Texas (1977(
the vast public space flooded with
natural light is overlooked by
balconies that give access to the
various city offices. The concrete
surfaces of a warm beige color are
surprisingly pleasant despite their
vast areas; it is one of the most
successful of American governmental
public buildings.

15. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER,
NEW YORK (1979-1986(
Its lass and steel also
form the structure of the
huge exhibition areas
The exterior of this
mammoth, five-block long
building is an assemblage
of rectilinear forms, all
shaped by a framework of
prefabricated steel
modules fitted with clear
glass. Inside, the
structure is supported by
tubular steel pillars that
resemble chunky
champagne glasses. At its
south end there's a
spectacular 150-foot-high
lobby, dubbed the crystal
palace. Also housed within
the center's 1.8 million
square feet: a 2,500 seat
auditorium and acres of
exhibition halls and
meeting rooms.

17. Post Modernism
 Postmodern architecture was
an international style whose first
examples are generally cited as
being from the 1950s, and which
continues to influence present-
day architecture. Post modernity
in architecture is generally
thought to be heralded by the
return of "wit, ornament and
reference" to architecture in
response to the formalism of the
International Style of modernism.

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