Modern Architecture

The modern architecture, a consequence of the industrial revolution evolved in response to new
industrialized materials and technologies resulting in the plane and sleek facades shunting
ornamentation and rejecting earlier traditional styles, materials, and techniques of construction. The
material helps in attaining the physical form of a design. Building materiality is the only factor which is
tangible in nature. And this tangible component offers a variety of intangible emotions and feelings that
can be controlled by selecting the right material. For instance, the warm feeling offered by wood, an
emotion of joy and comfort, or the cold feeling offered by the metals, or the raw feeling offered by
concrete. Selection of appropriate material holds an equal share in designing when compared with
aesthetics and functionality. Materials can transform the way space makes you feel.Here, we discuss the
most known materials making up the modern architecture that helps in showcasing different styles of
architecture.

Techniques
The techniques of architecture in the sense that they will be considered here are simply the
methods by which structures are formed from particular materials. These methods are influenced not
only by the availability and character of materials but also by the total technological development of
society, for architecture depends on an organized labour force and upon the existence of the tools and
skills necessary to secure, manufacture, transport, and work durable materials.The evolution of
techniques is conditioned by two forces. One is economic—the search for a maximum of stability and
durability in building with a minimum of materials and labour. The other is expressive—the desire to
produce meaningful form. Techniques evolve rapidly when economic requirements suggest new
expressive forms or when the conception of new forms demands new procedures. But they remain
static when architects avoid the risk of pioneering with untried and possibly unsuccessful methods and
depend instead on proved procedures or when the need for the observance of tradition, for the
communication of ideas, or for elegance and display is best fulfilled by familiar forms.The ultimate
purpose of building techniques is to create a stable structure. In mechanical terms, structures are stable
when all their parts are in a state of equilibrium, or rest. Walls and roofs can buckle, crack, or collapse if
they are not properly designed. These movements are caused by forces that tend to push or pull bodies
in a given direction. Forces acting on any member (part) of a building are, first, its own weight and,
second, the loads it carries, principally from other members but also from persons, furnishings, wind,
etc. Their action encounters a reaction in opposing forces that hold the member in place by resisting at
its joints. These forces may be active in all directions, and they must be balanced for stability. They tend
to crush, pull apart, and bend the member—in other words, to change its size and shape.

Modern Architecture Materials

 The material that's the backbone of the modern architecture,that we called "Concrete".The
compound can be easily molded into the desired form using the appropriate scaffolding, forming a
column, beam, slab, foundation etc. The brutal material inspired one of the greatest architect Le
Corbusier. The further research about concrete has led to the development of more materials like
durable concrete, high-performance concrete, self-healing concrete, translucent concrete and bendable
concrete.

We had another material, that we called "Steel".Steel is the material that can be used as a
structural material as well as a visible material. Its property of withstanding tensile forces makes it an
effective structural material, as an R.C.C. reinforcement as well as structural materials such as space
frames, I-section beams, trusses etc. Additionally, it is used as window and door frames, handrails,
balustrades, door handles, etc. Steel as a building material possess the qualities like durability, strength,
lightweight, can be recycled, can withstand the variance in climatic conditions.

Another one is "Wood",this material is very popular in modern architectures used mostly in
finishing.The only renewable building material who's addition in the building gives not just the warm
feeling but an emotion of joy and comfort share in designing when compared with aesthetics and
functionality. These specific materials can transform any space. Its high tensile strength, sound
absorption and other features like heat resistance and electrical resistance make it an exceptional
material to be used in modern architecture.

Sources
https://www.britannica.com/topic/architecture/Utilitas

https://www.planndesign.com/articles/3382-8-most-known-materials-used-modern-architectures