HIGH TECH

Question 1

CONTEXT

Answer 1

70s/80s, International, British architects, advancement in technology, able
to build in this way, man on the moon 1969, science fiction, Archigram inspired

Question 2

FACTS: Designer
name and names
of two designs

Answer 2

• Richard Rogers (Centre Pompidou & Lloyds of London)

Question 3

ANALYSIS:
Characteristics of
movement and
detail of two
examples

Answer 3

Centre Pompidou: Paris, gallery & retail, all-exposed construction, steel structure from which
floors are suspended, external colour-coded services creating a unique aesthetic, external
escalators, appears unfinished, scaffolding - some is purely aesthetic.
Lloyds of London: London, bank, services such as staircases, lifts, electrical power conduits
and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. Twelve glass lifts.

Question 4

TERMINOLOGY:

Answer 4

Structural expressionism (exposed structure, externalizing elements)
Facade (Surface face of the building)
Kinetic (reflecting movement or actual movement)
Industrial aesthetic (Accentuated technical elements)
Pre-fabricated (parts made in a factory and brought to site to construct)
Modular (smaller components that make up a whole)