Monday 16 January 2012

Modern Architecture



Modern architecture is a style of a building, it is popularly around 1900.It style emphasize of simple form,fungtional and minimalize of ornament.

Modern Architecture was being identified as an international style by 1940.Many historians relate the origins of this style of architecture to the social and political revolution of the time,technological and engineering development drive though other see modern architecture as primarily.

Many new material available in market place such as steel, pre concrete, glass, aluminium brought about new building techniques as part of the industrial revolution.

The most commonly used materials of modern architecture are glass for the facade, steel for exterior support, and concrete for main building construction this way is most used for high rise building. But, many people are not agree of the modern style indeed oppose it. They find its stark, uncompromisingly rectangular geometrical designs quite inhumane. They think this universal style is sterile, elitist, and lacks meaning.

Minimalism style is divvy from modern style, minimalism is a style of a building which it break of ornaments, this style is not compatible for tropical climate, because much sunlight is falling to wall directly

Modern architecture had challenged traditional style about the types of structure and design architecture

Only important civil buildings, aristocratic palaces, churches, and public institutions had long been the mainstay of architectural practices. But, modernist designers argued that architects should design everything that was necessary for society, even the most humble buildings.

Architects began to plan a house, factories, offices, commercial building till high rise building.it’s too produced furniture, and wallpaper to designing house in the first half of the 20th century to create a totally designed domestic environment.

The origin of modern architecture it’s in Europe and United States, now this style was spread including asia,like Indonesia, japan, Singapore,south korea and across the world.

Modern materials,technology,stylistic movements are characteristic feature to make modern architecture possible were building.

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