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High Tech: Flexible Interiors 11 items

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High Tech: Expressed Construction 12 items

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High Tech: Coloured Pipework and Services 12 items

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High Tech: Lightweight Construction 12 items

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High Tech Style Guide

High Tech architecture celebrates and accentuates a building’s construction. It is characterised by lightweight materials, steel and glass, transparent walls, exposed beams and cables and service areas, often picked out in bright colours. Interiors are flexible and spacious.

What to look for in a High Tech building:

Steel and Glass
Flexible Interiors
Expressed Construction
Bright Colours
Lightweight Materials

Explore these galleries from the RIBA Collections illustrating the main features of High Tech.

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Picture of Schlumberger Research Laboratories, Cambridge

Schlumberger Research Laboratories, Cambridge

RIBA2192-60

Michael Hopkins & Partners

Picture of Lloyd's building, Lime Street, City of London

Lloyd's building, Lime Street, City of London

RIBA2580-11

Richard Rogers Partnership

Picture of PA Technology laboratories and corporate facility (Patscenter), Princeton, New Jersey: pipework, platform, skylights and longitudinal trusses

PA Technology laboratories and corporate facility (Patscenter), Princeton, New Jersey: pipework, platform, skylights and longitudinal trusses

RIBA2740-19

Richard Rogers Partnership

Picture of House and guesthouse for Richard Rogers's parents, 22 Parkside, Wimbledon, London

House and guesthouse for Richard Rogers's parents, 22 Parkside, Wimbledon, London

RIBA3325-52

Richard & Su Rogers

NOTES: This is one of the images taken for 'Manplan 8: Housing' in Architectural Review, vol. 148, 1970 Sep.

Picture of Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall

Eden Project, Bodelva, Cornwall

RIBA3441-58

Nicholas Grimshaw & Partners

Picture of Stansted Airport, Essex, at night

Stansted Airport, Essex, at night

RIBA3507-62

Foster Associates

Picture of Pompidou Centre (Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges-Pompidou), Paris

Pompidou Centre (Centre National d'Art et de Culture Georges-Pompidou), Paris

RIBA3782

Piano & Rogers

Picture of Channel 4 headquarters, Horseferry Road, London

Channel 4 headquarters, Horseferry Road, London

RIBA6013

Richard Rogers Partnership

Picture of Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London

Millennium Dome, Greenwich, London

RIBA6066

Richard Rogers Partnership

Picture of Electronic Arts, Chertsey, Surrey

Electronic Arts, Chertsey, Surrey

RIBA6097

Foster & Partners

Picture of Lloyd's building, Lime Street, City of London: the atrium seen from the main entrance

Lloyd's building, Lime Street, City of London: the atrium seen from the main entrance

RIBA6273

Richard Rogers Partnership

Picture of Inmos microprocessor factory, Cardiff Road, Newport, Gwent

Inmos microprocessor factory, Cardiff Road, Newport, Gwent

RIBA6292

Richard Rogers & Partners

Picture of Linn Products, Glasgow

Linn Products, Glasgow

RIBA6297

Richard Rogers Partnership

Picture of Renault parts distribution centre, Swindon, Wiltshire

Renault parts distribution centre, Swindon, Wiltshire

RIBA6314

Foster Associates

Picture of Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich

Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich

RIBA6332

Foster Associates

Picture of Bishopstoke School, Eastleigh: interior street with stairs leading to classrooms

Bishopstoke School, Eastleigh: interior street with stairs leading to classrooms

RIBA6347

Hampshire. Architects Department

Picture of B3 building, Stockley Park, Hillingdon, London

B3 building, Stockley Park, Hillingdon, London

RIBA6356

Foster Associates

Picture of Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea

Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea

RIBA9725

Renzo Piano Building Workshop

Picture of Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich

Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich

RIBA15315

Foster Associates

Picture of Head office for insurance firm Willis Faber and Dumas Limited, Ipswich, Suffolk

Head office for insurance firm Willis Faber and Dumas Limited, Ipswich, Suffolk

RIBA15320

Foster Associates

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