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High-Tech Architecture

Also Known As Structural Expressionism
Postmodern and Contemporary Architecture

The late-twentieth-century style that puts a building's structure and services, ducts, pipes, lifts, bracing, on outward display, often brightly colored and celebrated as ornament in their own right, born from Richard Rogers and Renzo Piano's Centre Pompidou in Paris and carried on by Norman Foster and Nicholas Grimshaw among others. It shares Brutalism's honesty about how a building is made while replacing raw concrete with exposed steel, glass and color.

Facts
Period
from 1977 1
The completion of the Centre Pompidou, the style's founding statement.
Origin Region
United Kingdom and France 1
High-Tech Architecture
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Canton Tower

High-Tech Architecture

Gateway Arch

High-Tech Architecture

Zizkov Television Tower

High-Tech Architecture
Connections

Associated With

Norman Foster, Architects and Designers
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Renzo Piano, Architects and Designers
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Tensile Structure, Elements and Materials
Source Encyclopedia Britannica

Influenced By

Modernist Architecture, Styles and Movements
Source Encyclopedia Britannica

Notable Examples

122 Leadenhall Street, Buildings and Structures
Source 122 Leadenhall Street (Wikipedia)
23 Marina, Buildings and Structures
Source 23 Marina (Wikipedia)
30 St Mary Axe, Buildings and Structures

A landmark High-Tech architecture tower.

Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3, Buildings and Structures

A High-Tech architecture landmark terminal.

Beijing National Stadium, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium
Burj Al Arab, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikidata: Burj Al Arab
Burj Khalifa, Buildings and Structures
Source Burj Khalifa (Wikipedia)
Canton Tower, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikidata: Canton Tower
Cayan Tower, Buildings and Structures
Source Cayan Tower, Wikipedia
Centre Pompidou, Buildings and Structures
Source Encyclopedia Britannica
Elite Residence, Buildings and Structures
Source Elite Residence, Wikipedia
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Buildings and Structures
Source Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Wikipedia)
Gateway Arch, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikipedia: Gateway Arch
Hearst Tower, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikidata: Hearst Tower
Hong Kong International Airport, Buildings and Structures

A High-Tech architecture landmark terminal.

HSBC Building Hong Kong, Buildings and Structures

A landmark High-Tech architecture tower.

John Hancock Center, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikidata: John Hancock Center
Leadenhall Building, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikidata: Leadenhall Building
Lloyd's building, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikipedia: Lloyd's Building
Mercury City Tower, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikidata: Mercury City Tower
Millau Viaduct, Buildings and Structures
Source Millau Viaduct (Wikipedia)
Millennium Dome, Buildings and Structures
Source Millennium Dome - Wikipedia
Milwaukee Art Museum, Buildings and Structures
Source Milwaukee Art Museum, Wikipedia
National Centre for the Performing Arts, Buildings and Structures
Source National Centre for the Performing Arts (China)
Ningbo Center, Buildings and Structures
Source Ningbo Center (Wikipedia)
Norman Foster, Architects and Designers
Source Norman Foster (Wikipedia)
Renzo Piano, Architects and Designers
Source Renzo Piano (Wikipedia)
Sainsbury's, Camden, Buildings and Structures
Source Sainsbury's, Camden (Wikipedia)
Senedd, Buildings and Structures
Source Senedd building, Wikipedia
Shanghai Tower, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikipedia: Shanghai Tower
The Shard, Buildings and Structures
Source Wikipedia: The Shard
Torre Agbar, Buildings and Structures
Source Torre Agbar (Wikipedia)
Willis Faber and Dumas Headquarters, Buildings and Structures

A founding example of High-Tech architecture.

Zizkov Television Tower, Buildings and Structures
Source Zizkov Television Tower - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
  • Also in Geography Atlas: France, originated there.
  • Also in Geography Atlas: United Kingdom, originated there.
Sources
1. Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc.View the Source
Norman Foster (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Norman Foster, intro: "a seminal pioneer of high-tech architecture"View the Source
Renzo Piano (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Renzo Piano, Centre Pompidou is an archetype of high-tech architectureView the Source
Senedd building, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Senedd, infobox architectural_style field: Sustainable architecture, High-tech architectureView the Source
Sainsbury's, Camden (Wikipedia)
Notable Examples: Sainsbury's, Camden, infobox architectural_style field: High-techView the Source
Wikidata: Burj Al Arab
Notable Examples: Burj Al Arab, Infobox style field: Structural expressionismView the Source
Wikidata: Leadenhall Building
Notable Examples: Leadenhall Building, Infobox style field: Post-modern / Structural expressionismView the Source
Wikidata: John Hancock Center
Notable Examples: John Hancock Center, Infobox style field: Structural ExpressionismView the Source
Wikidata: Mercury City Tower
Notable Examples: Mercury City Tower, Infobox style field: Structural ExpressionismView the Source
Zizkov Television Tower - Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Zizkov Television Tower, Infobox style field: Structural expressionismView the Source
Wikidata: Canton Tower
Notable Examples: Canton Tower, Infobox style field: Structural expressionismView the Source
122 Leadenhall Street (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: 122 Leadenhall Street, Infobox style field: Post-modern / Structural expressionismView the Source
Wikipedia: Gateway Arch
WikipediaNotable Examples: Gateway Arch, Infobox style field: Structural expressionismView the Source
Wikipedia: Lloyd's Building
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Lloyd's building, Infobox, architectural_style
Quote, Notable Examples: Lloyd's building, Infobox, architectural_style
architectural_style: Hi-Tech Architecture
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Torre Agbar (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Torre Agbar, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Torre Agbar, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Milwaukee Art Museum, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Milwaukee Art Museum, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Milwaukee Art Museum, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Wikipedia: The Shard
WikipediaNotable Examples: The Shard, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: The Shard, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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23 Marina (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: 23 Marina, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: 23 Marina, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Millau Viaduct (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Millau Viaduct, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Millau Viaduct, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Wikipedia: Beijing National Stadium
WikipediaNotable Examples: Beijing National Stadium, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Beijing National Stadium, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Wikipedia: Shanghai Tower
WikipediaNotable Examples: Shanghai Tower, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Shanghai Tower, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Gateshead Millennium Bridge (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Cayan Tower, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Cayan Tower, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Cayan Tower, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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National Centre for the Performing Arts (China)
Notable Examples: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: National Centre for the Performing Arts, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
View the Source
Burj Khalifa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Burj Khalifa, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Burj Khalifa, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
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Elite Residence, Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Elite Residence, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Elite Residence, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
View the Source
Ningbo Center (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationNotable Examples: Ningbo Center, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Ningbo Center, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
View the Source
Millennium Dome - Wikipedia
Notable Examples: Millennium Dome, Wikipedia categories
Quote, Notable Examples: Millennium Dome, Wikipedia categories
Category:High-tech architecture
View the Source
Wikidata: Hearst Tower
Notable Examples: Hearst Tower, Wikidata P149
Quote, Notable Examples: Hearst Tower, Wikidata P149
architectural style: high-tech architecture
View the Source
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