The Differences Between Modern And Contemporary Architecture

The differences between modern and contemporary architecture

According to Agrazal, he considers that:

“Modern architecture differs by the simplification of forms, the absence of ornament and the renunciation of classical academic composition, which was replaced by an aesthetic with references to different trends of modern art such as cubism, expressionism, neologism, futurism and others." 

Contemporary architecture represents the use of materials such as concrete, steel and glass, considered in the industrial aspect. Which is one of the main aspects to differentiate them since their materials are totally different, but except for one we are clearly talking about the use of glass this is one of the materials that allow the similarity between them and greatly influences lighting Of the buildings whether modern or contemporary, we can also consider that in contemporary architectural styles they make use of technology, it allows improvement in architectural models, but in turn allows simulations of the resistance of materials which allows a improvement and thus achieve better aspects, all this occurs thanks to the use of specialized programs.

According to Van der Rohe says:

“As much as we look for signs of a pure nature, we are looking for signs of human nature; Try a complete return to the natural would represent a bad version of the story in its constructions ”

The structure of buildings extends from a modern architectural proposal of relationship with simplicity and complex segmented to the historical and cultural.

The works of art extend through the form, design, resources, etc.; that surrounds us in our environment, that is, nature is also related already gives a direct contemplation of natural or artificial beauty.

The differences in itself are the styles that each of them cover when building a work, which will only depend on the design that the client wants. Because in the modern only the cultural resources that were in the twentieth century, instead the contemporary that does not have a limit to stop because it has large ranges of geometric figures and uses the combination of them which allows some architectural projects to exist , as we already know the architecture itself is based on the creation and projection of thoughts through the design of architectural planes, this trend will always be in a state of metamorphosis since it is intertwined with technology.