Modern Architecture.

LIoyd's Building.

Manchester Civil Justice Center. 

For a contemporary theme, High-tech architecture emerged as an attempt to revitalize the language of Modernism, it drew inspiration from technology to create new architectural expression. The theorical work of Archigram provided significant inspiration of the High-tec movement.  High-tech architecture is mostly associated with non-domestic buildings, perhaps due to the technological imagery. The two most prominent proponents were the Lord Rogers of Riverside and Lord Foster of Thames Bank. Roger’s most iconic building is Lloyd’s Building (image below). Glass is often used today as in Architecture so as to maximize the use of sunlight, glass also improves the looks of buildings compared to the dull and boring colour of concrete. An example will be the Manchester Civil Justice Center.