3. also known as Late Modernism or Structural
Expressionism
emerged in the 1970s
Incorporating elements of high-tech industry and
technology into building design. Hi-tech architecture
appeared as a revamped modernism an extension
of those previous ideas helped by even more
technological advances.
Introduction
Hi-tech architecture
4. Building in this architecture style were
constructed mainly in north America and
Europe. The style got its name from the
book hi- tech; the industrial style and source
book for the home
Like Brutalism, Structural Expressionist buildings
reveal their structure on the outside as well as
the inside.
At the beginning of the 20th century, new
materials (glass, steel, concrete) and modern
equipment started to be used in the construction
industry. Thus, was born a new architectural
design developed using advanced technology, known
as hi-tech.
Background