Architecture

            I find it incredible that art movements are found withing architecture. I believe that it takes an incredible amount of talent to be able to combine functionality and style, especially in modern style architecture. Modern architecture celebrates a "tradition of the new" approach in which architecture is made for the sake of architecture. It is very experimental and incorporates many different styles. It's sad that throughout time it devolved into a corporate/socialist style with everything the same and different defined class distinctions. Despite this, I find modern architecture to be one of the most interesting subjects we've covered this semester.

             I love this building and pool in Cancun Mexico that incorporates modern styling while adding the culture through the use of the pyramid style building. I think that it is a beautiful example of what modern architecture can accomplish when it is executed well. It creates a sleek non ornamented building. I think the simplicity of modern architecture is where the beauty is found.
On the left we see an example of modern art in the United States. Modern style generally rules the skys of intercity America with skyscrapers dominating the overall style of the city. I think modern architecture in this form comes across as powerul, once again accentuated by the simplicity and non ornamental nature of the art movement that causes one to focus on the overall size of the building rather than on individual parts.

           Postmodern architecture brings back the ornamentation that is absent in modern style architecture. It moves away from the austere and searches for a more aesthetically pleasing approach. Postmodern style combines many different styles that add up to some very interesting buildings. One thing I appreciate about postmodern style architecture is its attempt to bring back old styles and cultural roots in the formation of a building's style.

        These are two buildings that we discussed in class that incorporate postmodern styling in the choice of material as well as the ornamentation used in the building as a whole.