Contemporary architecture refers to buildings that date from the late 20th century through the present day. Rather than describing a uniform style, contemporary buildings are characterized by features such as unadorned facades, asymmetrical or non-linear forms, and large volumes.

These structures often look radically different from one another and sometimes from anything that has come before, thanks to myriad innovations in building materials and techniques.

📍Characteristics of Contemporary Architecture
Here are some key elements to help you identify a contemporary building:

Asymmetry
Curved lines
Rounded forms
Unconventional volumes
Free-form shapes
Open floor plans
Large, abundant windows
Green roofs, living walls
Sustainable building practices
Minimalist interior design

📍History of Contemporary Architecture
Contemporary architecture isn’t defined by a single style but is unified in its imperative to be unconventional and to break with the past using innovation and imagination rather than replicating older styles.

The era of contemporary architecture is generally thought to have begun sometime after the modern period of the roughly first half of the 20th century, and the postmodern period from the 1960s to the '90s.

Therefore, buildings from the late 20th century to the present moment might be referred to as works of contemporary architecture.

Contemporary architects are no longer limited to linear forms as they now have at their disposal an arsenal of innovative materials and building methods. This includes the ability to design computer-generated curves, or employ laser-cutting technology and 3D printing to build more challenging, precise and unprecedented forms.

What might once have seemed impossibly futuristic and purely conceptual is now achievable as a new generation of buildings that seem to defy logic, gravity, and often the boundaries of what is considered conventional good taste crop up around the world.

Sustainability is an important feature of contemporary architecture, with the use of recycled and natural materials and attention to water and temperature control building systems that are ever more seamlessly integrated and considered 🏠

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