15 significant high-tech buildings you should know
Continuing our high-tech architecture series we've rounded up 15 examples of the style that you should know, including high-tech highlights the Center Pompidou, Lloyd's building and the Willis Faber & Dumas building.Â
Led by architects Richard Rogers, Norman Foster, Michael and Patty Hopkins, Nicholas Grimshaw and Renzo Piano, high-tech architecture was the last major style of the 20th century.
The movement was heavily influenced by engineering and new technology, with its key traits being the use of industrial materials and the expression of structure.
Here are 15 key high-tech buildings that you should know:
Renault Distribution Centre, 1982, by Foster Associates
First up is Foster Associates' 25,000-square-metre Renault Distribution Centre in Swindon, UK, which is recognised as one of the most expressive and distinctive buildings of the high-tech movement. Completed in 1982 as the main UK distribution facility for French car manufacturer Renault, it is distinguished by its striking profile with 59 bright-yellow masts and arched steel-beams that support the roof.
Reliance Controls, 1967, by Team 4
Reliance Controls was the first industrial building to be completed in the high-tech style, and the last building designed by Team 4 ? the former studio of Foster, Rogers, Su Brumwell and Wendy Cheesman.
Reliance Controls was a single, rectangular shed with its structure clearly visible on its exterior. Inside, only the toilets, kitchen and plant room were permanently ...
-------------------------------- |
Green Village Plot 09 |
|
Villa M by Pierattelli Architetture Modernizes 1950s Florence Estate
31-10-2024 07:22 - (
Architecture )
Kent Avenue Penthouse Merges Industrial and Minimalist Styles
31-10-2024 07:22 - (
Architecture )