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Topics Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies LVMH Building Four Times Square Building Supreme Court, Mexico City Fujisawa Municipal Gymnasium Chikatsu-Asuka Museum of Art Museum of Roman Art Jewish Museum

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies Alternatives to High-Tech and Deconstructivism Focus on architecture that has meaning in place, time, and memory Emphasize the structures impact on its surroundings

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies LVMH Building Designed by the French architect Christian de Portzamparc 1999 – 2000 Located in New York City A prime example of a structure that interacts profoundly with its surroundings An alluring presence

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Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.dmrphotos.net/images/030111LVMH/LVMHMar02.jpg

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies Four Times Square Building Located in Times Square, New York City Designed by the New York architectural firm Fox & Fowle Features flashing LEDs that display the latest news and stock quotes to the general public

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.foxfowle.com/4times.htm

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.foxfowle.com/4times.htm

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies Fujisawa Municipal Gymnasium Located in Tokyo, Japan Designed by Fumihoko Maki Very expressive roof design

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.maki-and-associates.co.jp/html/works/fujisawagym_e.htm

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.maki-and-associates.co.jp/html/works/fujisawagym_e.htm

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies Museum of Roman Art Located in Merida, Spain One of the most widely admired buildings of the period 1980 – 1986 Adjoins to the remains of an ancient Roman amphitheatre to create a large archeological complex

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.archinform.de/medien/00008121.htm?ID=fca7d6024a85f5f8b9dbe5072cecabb2

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

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

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.archinform.de/medien/00008121.htm?ID=fca7d6024a85f5f8b9dbe5072cecabb2

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies Musee d’Orsay Located in Paris, France Designed by Gae Aulenti Built on the site of an old train station Designed to house French art that was once held in the Louvre

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.paris.org/Musees/Orsay/gifs/orsay.html

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Musee_d_Orsay.html/cid_0004.gbi

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies Jewish Museum Located in Berlin, Germany 1989 – 1990 Dedicated to the history of the Jews in Berlin and Germany

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.vl-museen.de/aus-rez/reid01-1.htm

Modern Architecture: Alternative Strategies http://www.jmberlin.de/

References Sullivan, Mary; http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wdpt1.html Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western Architecture

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