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The Mad Hatter!!
September 24th, 2005, 03:33 AM
I hope that this is not a stupid question but i want to know what form of architecture is this in the renderings below,2 are by richard meier and one is by a new architect chad oppenheim, i heard this style to be called new crystalline, crystallism, to clear cubes, and new postmodernism
http://www.wirednewyork.com/real_estate/perry_west/images/perry_west_esb_chrysler_hudson_9march03.jpg
http://www.miamibeach411.com/photos/real_estate/ten-museum-park.gifhttp://www.pazrealtors.com/RealProjects/project_images/BeachHouse-3.jpg

Travis007
September 24th, 2005, 04:05 AM
I would call them Neo-modern. They aren't quite po-mo but they kind of revivals of the 60-70's works of Mies van der Rohe and such but with glass.

The Mad Hatter!!
September 24th, 2005, 04:25 AM
yea it does sort of look like a mies just without the dark glass,also reminds me of lever house

AdamT
September 24th, 2005, 05:28 AM
the glas building with "hotpreconstruction.com" written on it I would call "modern" contemporary. To be compared with:
The BBC HQ in Glasgow:
http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/jpgs/bbc_extnite.jpg
http://www.glasgowarchitecture.co.uk/jpgs/bbc_dec03.jpg
by:
Contemporary Architect
David Chipperfield
http://www.edinburgharchitecture.co.uk/contemporary_architects.htm

Cliff
September 24th, 2005, 06:36 PM
They look like international