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Modern Architecture: Alternative Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesStrategies LVMH BuildingLVMH Building Four Times Square BuildingFour Times Square Building Supreme Court, Mexico CitySupreme Court, Mexico City Fujisawa Municipal GymnasiumFujisawa Municipal Gymnasium Chikatsu-Asuka Museum of ArtChikatsu-Asuka Museum of Art Museum of Roman ArtMuseum of Roman Art Jewish MuseumJewish Museum

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

Alternatives to High-Tech and Alternatives to High-Tech and DeconstructivismDeconstructivism Focus on architecture that has meaning Focus on architecture that has meaning

in place, time, and memoryin place, time, and memory Emphasize the structures impact on its Emphasize the structures impact on its

surroundingssurroundings

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

LVMH BuildingLVMH Building Designed by the French architect Designed by the French architect

Christian de PortzamparcChristian de Portzamparc 1999 – 20001999 – 2000 Located in New York CityLocated in New York City A prime example of a structure that A prime example of a structure that

interacts profoundly with its interacts profoundly with its surroundingssurroundings An alluring presenceAn alluring presence

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.glasssteelandstone.com/US/NY/NewYorkLVMH.html

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.dmrphotos.net/images/030111LVMH/LVMHMar02.jpg

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

Four Times Square BuildingFour Times Square Building Located in Times Square, New York Located in Times Square, New York

CityCity Designed by the New York architectural Designed by the New York architectural

firm Fox & Fowlefirm Fox & Fowle Features flashing LEDs that display the Features flashing LEDs that display the

latest news and stock quotes to the latest news and stock quotes to the general publicgeneral public

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http://www.foxfowle.com/4times.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.foxfowle.com/4times.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

Fujisawa Municipal GymnasiumFujisawa Municipal Gymnasium Located in Tokyo, JapanLocated in Tokyo, Japan Designed by Fumihoko MakiDesigned by Fumihoko Maki Very expressive roof designVery expressive roof design

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.maki-and-associates.co.jp/html/works/fujisawagym_e.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.maki-and-associates.co.jp/html/works/fujisawagym_e.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

Museum of Roman ArtMuseum of Roman Art Located in Merida, SpainLocated in Merida, Spain One of the most widely admired One of the most widely admired

buildings of the periodbuildings of the period 1980 – 19861980 – 1986 Adjoins to the remains of an ancient Adjoins to the remains of an ancient

Roman amphitheatre to create a large Roman amphitheatre to create a large archeological complexarcheological complex

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.archinform.de/medien/00008121.htm?ID=fca7d6024a85f5f8b9dbe5072cecabb2

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://user.chollian.net/~ucnet2002/ENGLISH-WFB%20Europe-Spain.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://user.chollian.net/~ucnet2002/ENGLISH-WFB%20Europe-Spain.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.archinform.de/medien/00008121.htm?ID=fca7d6024a85f5f8b9dbe5072cecabb2

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

Musee d’OrsayMusee d’Orsay Located in Paris, FranceLocated in Paris, France Designed by Gae AulentiDesigned by Gae Aulenti Built on the site of an old train stationBuilt on the site of an old train station Designed to house French art that was Designed to house French art that was

once held in the Louvreonce held in the Louvre

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http://www.paris.org/Musees/Orsay/gifs/orsay.html

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Musee_d_Orsay.html/cid_0004.gbi

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Jewish MuseumJewish Museum Located in Berlin, GermanyLocated in Berlin, Germany 1989 – 19901989 – 1990 Dedicated to the history of the Jews in Dedicated to the history of the Jews in

Berlin and GermanyBerlin and Germany

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http://www.vl-museen.de/aus-rez/reid01-1.htm

Modern Architecture: Modern Architecture: Alternative StrategiesAlternative Strategies

http://www.jmberlin.de/

ReferencesReferences Sullivan, Mary; Sullivan, Mary;

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/

wdpt1.htmlwdpt1.html Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From

Prehistory to PostmodernityPrehistory to Postmodernity Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western

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