CONTEMPORARY

TRENDS
in Architecture

DeConstructivism
 Introduction
 Inspired by the Theory
of Philosopher Jacques
Derrida.
 Sought to see beauty in
an offbeat in a building
under construction
 Built using Parametric
modelling
 Parametric Modelling
 Using software like grasshopper (a plugin for the
popular Rhino 3D).
 Instead of drawing a static design one makes a so called
‘definition’ (a kind of program) of the design.
 The software generates a 3D or 2D model based on the given
definition but one can still change all the input parameters like
size, geometry, material thickness, etc and your model will be.
 The great advantage is that changes updated in real time one
can make design changes very quickly without having to make
any adjustments in the drawing. Using a digital production
machine it’s even possible to make a physical model at very
low cost.
Typical Deconstructivist Architecture
 Guggenheim museum Bilbao
 Designed by
Architect Frank
Gehry
 It put Bilbao earler
an unknown town
on the
international
Tourist map.
 Software for
Aircraft design
were used to make
drawings with
precision
 Zaha Hadid

 Iraqi Born British Architect. One of the most

influential architects of the movement .
Vitra Fire Station
Vitra Fire Station
Daniel Libeskind
Jewish Museum Berlin
Jewish Museum Berlin
Jewish Museum Berlin
Jewish Museum Berlin
 Parc De La Villette

 Designed by French Architect Bernard Tschumi

 Inspired by Derrida’s philosophy this was revitalization project a
park created in the site of a former slaughter house commissioned
by French Govt Under Grand Projets scheme.
 Derrida was one the jury members
 Parc De La Villette

 Some Follies in the park –some are merely

decorative sculptures ( Left) some have utilitarian
value ( right ) the elevated rail station.