Commercial Architecture

The American Mall & Postmodern

mid-1970s - current

Postmodern Architecture can be wide-ranging and eclectic. Architecture which can be

double-coded, by combining modern materials with unique façades.

It was a way to redo historical styles again or regional styles in other areas,

yet still have modern functionality.

An aim was to design spectacular settings for work and to shop.

The American Mall developed into the new playground, taking consumerism away

from original Main Streets and independent businesses.

Robert Venturi

Postmodern Architecture

house in Vail, Colorado

1975

house in Delaware

1978

After fifty years of the modern style being forced onto the

American people, Robert Venturi rejected modernism for more

decorative details.

He developed a new architectural saying of “Less is a Bore” to

encourage architects to move away from the modern sleek styles.

Robert A.M. Stern

Residence, East Hampton, NY 2004

Postmodern

Architecture

Reviving

historical and

regional styles

Charles Moore

with Perez Associates & Urban Innovations Group

Piazza d’Italia

New Orleans, Louisiana

1975-1980

An early example of a

historical style

redone with modern

materials and

colorful CMY lighting

at night.

Can you recognize the

historical style?

Postmodern Architecture

Michael Graves

Portland Public Service Building

1982

Robert A.M. Stern

Disney Feature Animation Building 1995

Robert A.M. Stern

Hotel Cheyenne, Disney Paris 1992

John Portman

Hyatt Regency Hotel

San Francisco 1973

Postmodern Signature-Style

John Portman designed many Hyatt Regency Hotels

in the 1970s, which have unique exteriors and

interior atriums settings with glass elevators,

water fountains, natural lighting and sculpture.

I.M. Pei

Louvre Pyramid 1988

Postmodern Architecture

I.M. Pei’s new glass pyramid entrance

to the original Baroque style

architecture of the Louvre Museum

was originally met with skepticism,

just like the Effiel Tower in 1899.

Terry Farrell

SIS Building at Vauxhall Cross

London 1994

Fazlur Kahn

Skidmore, Owing & Merrill

Horst Berger, engineer

Hajj Terminal King Abdulaziz International Airport

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

1983

Postmodern Architecture

Mall of America

Bloomington, Minnesota 1992

520 stores, 50 restaurants and the largest indoor theme park.

It covers 96.4 acres (enough to fit 7 Yankees Stadiums inside) and parking for 20,000 vehicles

Phipps Plaza

Atlanta, Georgia

Tower City Center

Cleveland, Ohio

The American Mall Malls are designed to attract particular clientele, such as Phipps Plaza,

which appears more affluent with marble & granite flooring

and grand staircases like past opera houses.

Notice how structural systems are still used today

with modern materials, such as in Tower City Center.

A more playful atmosphere was designed for Woodlands Mall,

displaying colorful animal sculptures.

Woodlands Mall

Montgomery County, Texas

Jon Jerde

Westfield Horton Plaza 1985 “Experience architecture”

Postmodern Architecture

Kevin Roche

60 Wall Street, NYC 1985

Phillip Johnson

AT&T Building, NYC 1984

Cass, Gilbert

Woolworth Building, NYC 1913

Philip Johnson & John Burgee

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Building 1984

Postmodern Here are three examples of the Gothic style being utilizing in different architectural periods.

Laon Cathedral & Milan Cathedral are original Gothic style from the Middle Ages.

From the early 20th C., The Woolworth Building represents a Neo-Gothic style from the Revivalism period .

The postmodern Pittsburgh Plate Glass building is reminiscent of this historical style in the late 20th C.

Laon Cathedral 1112-1215

Milan Cathedral

1386 -1965

Cesar Pelli

Petronas Towers

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1997

Postmodern Signature-Style

C.Y. Lee & Partners

Taipei 101

Taipei City, Taiwan

1999-2004

LEED Platinum Certification

LEED

Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design

A rating system for design, construction, operation, and

maintenance of green buildings, homes and neighborhoods.

Empire

State

Bldg

Sears

Tower

Taipei

101

Petronas

Tower

Since man started building upwards, there has always been competition

between cities about who has the tallest building in the world.

Here are the top ten until 2004,

then the next slide of newly finished or proposed buildings of the future.

Adrian Smith - Skidmore Owings & Merrill

Burj Khalifa

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

2684’ 2009

Postmodern Signature-Style

David Childs / SOM

World Trade Center complex

with Daniel Libeskind, master plan

2006 - January 2014

1776’ H One World Trade Center

pending LEED Gold Certification

Michael Arad and Peter Walker

National September 11 Memorial & Museum

future New York City skyline

Chetwoods Architects in partnership with the HuaYan Group

Phoenix Towers 2014-2018 Wuhan, China 1 kilometre (3,300’ h)

CGI rendering

Empire State Bldg

1250’

1. Lotte World II

Busan, South Korea

1673’

project abandoned

2. One World Trade Center

New York City

1776’ 2006-2014

3. Lotte World Tower

Seoul, South Korea

1821’ 2011-2015

4. International Business

Center

Seoul, South Korea

1902’

project abandoned

5. Incheon Tower

Incheon, South Korea

2000’ 2008-2015

6. Chicago Spire

Chicago

2000’ project abandoned

renewed interest

7. Russia Tower

Moscow

2009’ 2007-2009

project stopped

8. Burj Dubai

Dubai,

United Arab Emirates

2684’ 2009

9. Nakheed Tower

Dubai, UAE

3281’ project abandoned

10. Burj Mubarak al-Kabir

Kuwait City, Kuwait

3284’ 2010-2026

5 6 7 8 9 10

3 4

1 2

Proposed skyscrapers