Buildings 2
• LECTURE'23:'HITTECH'TO'NEOTMOD' • RENZO(PIANO(&(RICHARD(ROGERS(Centre'Georges'Pompidou,'Paris,'1972T77' • RICHARD(ROGERS(Lloyds'of'London,'London,'England,'1979T84' • NORMAN(FOSTER( • Renault'Centre,'Swindon,'UK,'1983 • Hong'Kong'Shanghai'Bank'HQ,'Hong'Kong,'1985' • Swiss'Re'HQ,'London,'2004' • JAMES(STIRLING,(MICHAEL(WILFORD(&(Associates(Neue Staatsgalerie,'Stuttgart,'Germany,'1984' • JØRN(UTZON(Church,'Bagsvaerd,'Copenhagen,'Denmark,'1976T81' • JEAN(NOUVEL(Institut du'Mond Arabe,'Paris,'1987'
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RENZO(PIANO(&(RICHARD(ROGERS(Centre'Georges'Pompidou,'Paris,'1972T77
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HighTtech'architecture
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To'create'columnTfree,'universal'space'inside'by'displaying'services'externally
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About'universality'
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Graphically'express'that'by'thrusting'mechanical'services'outside,'escalator'and'even' the'structure
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Building'exterior'says'everything'about'the'future,'nothing'of'history
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Colour'given'to'services'for'expression
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• RICHARD(ROGERS(Lloyds'of' London,'London,'England,'1979T84 • Elements'thrust'outside'(BMU,' building'maintenance'units) • Practical'elements'giving'it' expression • Constructivist'composition • Aesthetic'appearance'with' practical'elements
• NORMAN(FOSTER( • Renault'Centre,'Swindon,'UK,'1983 • structural'element'that'revolves'around'a'module,'mast'that'suspends'beams • the'building'can'grow'limitlessly'in'any'direction • same'principle'behind'the'crystal'palace'but'now'updated'to'20th century'technology • providing'a'structural'rational'of'the'building
• NORMAN(FOSTER( • Hong'Kong'Shanghai'Bank'HQ,'Hong'Kong,'1985' • provide'structural'support,'trusses • open'office'floors,'atrium,'structure,'universal,' contained'space • BMU'up'top,'looks'like'a'battleship • ground'level'you'can'walk'under'the'building' entirely • Foster'understands'the'greater'capacity'for'his' buildings'to'interact'with'the'city • Metal'cladding'with'the'precision'of'a'motorcar
• NORMAN(FOSTER( • Swiss'Re'HQ,'London,'2004 • Ventilation'design • Produce'a'branding'for'the'skyscraper?'Is'this' entirely'rational? • Ground'level,'meeting'of'the'building'not' sophisticated
• JAMES(STIRLING,(MICHAEL(WILFORD(&( Associates(Neue Staatsgalerie,'Stuttgart,' Germany,'1984' • Can'make'your'way'across'without'entering • A'giant'piece'of'urban' furniture/infrastructure • We'take'for'granted'balustrades,'streets • Building'referenced'the'fabric'of'the'city,' the'past,'the'Romanesque'traditions'of' early'20th century'Stuttgart • References'to'Egyptian,'Greek,'Roman' architecture,'huge'drum'in'the'centre' (refers'to'domes) • Democracy'– public'can'walk'through'the' building'without'entering'the'gallery • ITbeams'(classical'columns'of'our'time) • Classical'ruin'that'is'actually'ventilation'for' the'car'park • Recognising'the'language'of'architectural' history • Language'that'relies'on'the'notion'of'irony
• JEAN(NOUVEL(Institut du'Mond Arabe,'Paris,'1987' • Idea'of'culture • Curtain'wall • Arabesque'as'a'whole'series'of'lenses'which'open'and' close'in'response'to'the'sunlight • Islamic'patterns • Cultural'reinterpretation'of'Islamic'geometries
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RENZO(PIANO(&(RICHARD(ROGERS(Centre'Georges'Pompidou,'Paris,'1972T77
•
HighTtech'architecture
•
To'create'columnTfree,'universal'space'inside'by'displaying'services'externally
•
About'universality'
•
Graphically'express'that'by'thrusting'mechanical'services'outside,'escalator'and'even' the'structure
•
Building'exterior'says'everything'about'the'future,'nothing'of'history
•
Colour'given'to'services'for'expression
•
• RICHARD(ROGERS(Lloyds'of' London,'London,'England,'1979T84 • Elements'thrust'outside'(BMU,' building'maintenance'units) • Practical'elements'giving'it' expression • Constructivist'composition • Aesthetic'appearance'with' practical'elements
• NORMAN(FOSTER( • Renault'Centre,'Swindon,'UK,'1983 • structural'element'that'revolves'around'a'module,'mast'that'suspends'beams • the'building'can'grow'limitlessly'in'any'direction • same'principle'behind'the'crystal'palace'but'now'updated'to'20th century'technology • providing'a'structural'rational'of'the'building
• NORMAN(FOSTER( • Hong'Kong'Shanghai'Bank'HQ,'Hong'Kong,'1985' • provide'structural'support,'trusses • open'office'floors,'atrium,'structure,'universal,' contained'space • BMU'up'top,'looks'like'a'battleship • ground'level'you'can'walk'under'the'building' entirely • Foster'understands'the'greater'capacity'for'his' buildings'to'interact'with'the'city • Metal'cladding'with'the'precision'of'a'motorcar
• NORMAN(FOSTER( • Swiss'Re'HQ,'London,'2004 • Ventilation'design • Produce'a'branding'for'the'skyscraper?'Is'this' entirely'rational? • Ground'level,'meeting'of'the'building'not' sophisticated
• JAMES(STIRLING,(MICHAEL(WILFORD(&( Associates(Neue Staatsgalerie,'Stuttgart,' Germany,'1984' • Can'make'your'way'across'without'entering • A'giant'piece'of'urban' furniture/infrastructure • We'take'for'granted'balustrades,'streets • Building'referenced'the'fabric'of'the'city,' the'past,'the'Romanesque'traditions'of' early'20th century'Stuttgart • References'to'Egyptian,'Greek,'Roman' architecture,'huge'drum'in'the'centre' (refers'to'domes) • Democracy'– public'can'walk'through'the' building'without'entering'the'gallery • ITbeams'(classical'columns'of'our'time) • Classical'ruin'that'is'actually'ventilation'for' the'car'park • Recognising'the'language'of'architectural' history • Language'that'relies'on'the'notion'of'irony
• JEAN(NOUVEL(Institut du'Mond Arabe,'Paris,'1987' • Idea'of'culture • Curtain'wall • Arabesque'as'a'whole'series'of'lenses'which'open'and' close'in'response'to'the'sunlight • Islamic'patterns • Cultural'reinterpretation'of'Islamic'geometries
