Late Modern Architecture and Post Modern Architecture

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.

Pompidou CenterCentre 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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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.

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(

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.

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.

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

courtThe 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.

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.

JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER,NEW YORK (1979-1986(

Its lass and steel also form the structure of the

huge exhibition areasThe 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.

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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