PPT 21 - Final Exam Flashcards

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Deconstruction

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Branch of post modern architecture that began in the late 1980s
Approach to building design that attempts to view architecture in bits and pieces

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Important events in the movement

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1982- parc de la Villette

1988 - MoMA exhibition, NYC

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Zaha Hadid (born 1950)

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British Iraqi deconstructionist architect

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Rem Koolhaas (born 1944)

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Dutch architect

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Renzo Piano (born 1937)

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World renowned Italian architect

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Norman Foster (born 1935)

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British architect that received the title of lord as a result of his influential work

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Sustainable design

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Aims to meet present needs without compromising the stock of natural resources remaining for future generations

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Richard fuller (1895-1983)

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American visionary architect

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Center for maximum potential building systems

Austin, Texas

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It is a non-profit education, research, and demonstration organization

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