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ARCHITECTURE STYLE
HIGH TECH
High-tech architecture, also known as Structural Expressionism, is a type of Late
Modern architectural style that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements
of high-tech industry and technology into building design. High-tech architecture
grew from the modernist style, utilizing new advances in technology and building
materials. It emphasizes transparency in design and construction, seeking to
communicate the underlying structure and function of a building throughout its
interior and exterior. High-tech architecture makes extensive use of steel, glass,
and concrete, as these materials were becoming more advanced and available in
a wider variety of forms at the time the style was developing. High-tech
architecture focuses on creating adaptable buildings through choice of materials,
internal structural elements, and programmatic design. It seeks to avoid links to
the past, and as such eschews building materials commonly used in older styles
of architecture. Common elements include hanging or overhanging floors, a lack
of internal load bearing walls, and reconfigurable spaces. Some buildings
incorporate prominent, bright colors in an attempt to evoke the sense of a
drawing or diagram.
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