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IDEOLOGIES OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE Group 8

This document discusses contemporary architecture and provides information about several architects and their ideologies. It lists the names of 12 students in Group 8 studying contemporary architecture. It defines contemporary architecture as a movement blending modern styles with fewer classical elements, referring to current 21st century styles. Landmarks are often designed by famous late 20th century architects like Gehry, Foster, and Hadid, or newer generations. The document then examines different ideologies like minimalism, deconstructivism, flexibility, integration of local materials, and functionalism; and provides examples of famous buildings representing each architect's works and ideology.

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IDEOLOGIES OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE Group 8

This document discusses contemporary architecture and provides information about several architects and their ideologies. It lists the names of 12 students in Group 8 studying contemporary architecture. It defines contemporary architecture as a movement blending modern styles with fewer classical elements, referring to current 21st century styles. Landmarks are often designed by famous late 20th century architects like Gehry, Foster, and Hadid, or newer generations. The document then examines different ideologies like minimalism, deconstructivism, flexibility, integration of local materials, and functionalism; and provides examples of famous buildings representing each architect's works and ideology.

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CONTEMPORARY

ARCHITECTURE
GROUP 8
 ALABOR ODEZI ZACCHEAUS
 AKPAN UTIBE-UWEM AMOS
 DAVID-MUKORO KESENA DESTINY
 DANJUMA WILLIAMS UTEN
 BELLO AHMED OPEMIPO
 IBHAFIDON OSOSESELE FAITHFUL
 OSEMOBOR SAMUEL OSEMUDIAMEN
 OWABUMOWA IYIOLUWA
 DARAMOLA OLUWATUNMISE FAVOUR
 NJERE SAMUEL CHIBUEZE
 FOLAJIMI EMMANUEL
 AGWAONYE EMMANUEL
 WILLIAMS SONIA UDUAK
 IMAFIDON FAITH BUKOLA
 OWADOKUN DANIEL
WHAT IS CONTEMPORARY
ARCHITECTURE
 Contemporary architecture is a movement in which modern
styles blend and share various features, relying on fewer
classicized building ideas. It essentially refers to the current
style of architecture. It is the architecture of the 21st century.
No single style is dominant. Contemporary architects work in
several different styles, from postmodernism, high-tech
architecture and new interpretations of traditional
architecture[to highly conceptual forms and designs,
resembling sculpture on an enormous scale.
IDEOLOGIES AND THEIR
ARCHITECT

Most of the landmarks of contemporary architecture are the works of a
small group of architects who work on an international scale. Many
were designed by architects already famous in the late 20th century,
including Mario Botta, Frank Gehry, Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, Ieoh
Ming Pei and Renzo Piano, while others are the work of a new
generation born during or after World War II, including Zaha Hadid,
Santiago Calatrava, Daniel Libeskind, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de
Meuron, Rem Koolhaas, and Shigeru Ban. All these architects have
their various ideologies in which they believe in and incorporate into
their design.
MINIMALISM(LESS IS
MORE)
ARCHITECT:
LUDWIG MIES VAN DER
ROHE

Less is more prevails, so


spaces are carefully laid out.
Clean lines exist in both
architecture and furnishings.
A famous building is
Lafayette park, Detroit,
Michigan
DECONSTRUCTIVISM
ARCHITECT: FRANK
GEHRY

Ability to create spaces that


manipulates forms and
surfaces

The Walt Disney Concert


Hall is one of Frank
Gehry’s most famous
projects and is the result of a
gift from Lillian Disney. The
project also prioritized the
quality of acoustics.
FLEXIBILITY
ARCHITECT:
FOSTER NORMAN

Ability of a building to
continuously adapt its space
layout and even its structure
to evolving needs.
A famous building is
Gherkin buiding, London
INTEGRATION OF
LOCAL MATERIALS
ARCHITECT: ALVAR
AALTO

It is the responsiveness to the


climate and site conditions,
making them compliant with
local atmosphere.

A famous building is
Finlandia Hall,
Helsinki,Finland
FUNCTIONALISM(FORM
FOLLOWS FUNCTION)
ARCHITECT: LOUIS
SULLIVAN

It articulates the principle that


the shape of a bulding or
object should directly relate
to its intended function or
purpose.

A famous building is The


Wainwright building,
St.Louis, Missouri

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