Deconstructive Architecture By: Jordan Gregoire

About Deconstructive Architecture Started in the 1980’s and is still going on today. Deconstructivism, or Deconstruction, is an approach to building design that attempts to view architecture in bits and pieces. Deconstructivist buildings may seem to have no visual logic. The ideas were borrowed from the French philosopher, Jacques Derrida. The buildings may appear to be made up of abstract forms.

Started in the 1980’s and is still going on today.

Deconstructivism, or Deconstruction, is an approach to building design that attempts to view architecture in bits and pieces.

Deconstructivist buildings may seem to have no visual logic.

The ideas were borrowed from the French philosopher, Jacques Derrida.

The buildings may appear to be made up of abstract forms.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Made by Frank Gehry in 2005 in Bilbao, Spain. It is very curvy, has a spider sculpture outside of it, a lot of shapes put together, no windows.

Made by Frank Gehry in 2005 in Bilbao, Spain.

It is very curvy, has a spider sculpture outside of it, a lot of shapes put together, no windows.

The Frederick R. Weisman art Museum Made in 1993 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Frank Gehry. Curvy frame, round shapes and very angular.

Made in 1993 in Minneapolis, Minnesota by Frank Gehry.

Curvy frame, round shapes and very angular.

Gehry House Frank Gehry made this house at Santa Monica, California in 1978. It has a light wood frame and is an unnatural shape for a house. Made up of lots of shapes that are different sizes.

Frank Gehry made this house at Santa Monica, California in 1978.

It has a light wood frame and is an unnatural shape for a house.

Made up of lots of shapes that are different sizes.

The Food Theater Café It was made by Daniel Libeskind in London, England in 2001. It has a pointy aluminum metal frame and a metal cladding.

It was made by Daniel Libeskind in London, England in 2001.

It has a pointy aluminum metal frame and a metal cladding.

Imperial War Museum Made in London by Sir Robert Crawford in 1917 Angular and metal frame.

Made in London by Sir Robert Crawford in 1917

Angular and metal frame.

Wexner Center Made in 1989 in Columbus, Ohio by Peter Eisenman. Large, castle like brick towers.

Made in 1989 in Columbus, Ohio by Peter Eisenman.

Large, castle like brick towers.

Royal Ontario Museum Made in 1912 by William Thorsell in Ontario, Canada. Triangular frame like a drill and made of metal.

Made in 1912 by William Thorsell in Ontario, Canada.

Triangular frame like a drill and made of metal.

DG Bank Building Made in Berlin by Hans Schober in 2000. Different shapes and sizes and wavy.

Made in Berlin by Hans Schober in 2000.

Different shapes and sizes and wavy.

Dancing House Made in 1996 by Vlado Milunic in Prague, Czech Republic. Wavy Frame and shaped like a wavy cylinder.

Made in 1996 by Vlado Milunic in Prague, Czech Republic.

Wavy Frame and shaped like a wavy cylinder.

Stata Center Made by Frank Gehry in 2004 in Cambridge, MA. It has a pointy frame with square and triangle shapes.

Made by Frank Gehry in 2004 in Cambridge, MA.

It has a pointy frame with square and triangle shapes.

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References http://library.thinkquest.org/26491/db-building-list.php3?browser=3 http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/deconstructivist_modern.html http://architecture.about.com/od/20thcenturytrends/ig/Modern-Architecture/Deconstructivism.htm http://www.google.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=651

http://library.thinkquest.org/26491/db-building-list.php3?browser=3

http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/deconstructivist_modern.html

http://architecture.about.com/od/20thcenturytrends/ig/Modern-Architecture/Deconstructivism.htm

http://www.google.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.pragueexperience.com/places.asp?PlaceID=651