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Postmodernism: Structural Variety
Eclectic and unusual combinations of different materials and shapes to create effect.
National Stadium, Olympic Green, Beijing
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NOTES: This building, also known as the 'Bird's Nest', was the centrepiece of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Vitra Design Museum and Campus, Weil am Rhein: the Vitra Haus by Herzog & de Meuron
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NOTES: The Vitra Design Museum was founded in 1989, with the main buildng designed by Frank Gehry. Surrounding the museum is the Vitra Campus or architecture park, which was developed from 1981, as a showcase of contemporary architecture, after a major fire had destroyed most of the previous 1950s factory buildings on the site.
Number 1 Poultry, City of London: the clocktower
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NOTES: No.1 Poultry was designed in 1988 by James Stirling and built after his death by his architectural partner Michael Wilford in 1994-1998.