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High-Tech
DESIGN STYLES & MOVEMENTSintermediate
Definition
A late 20th-century style celebrating exposed technology, industrial materials, and engineering expression. High-Tech architecture celebrates mechanical systems, exposed structure, and the beauty of functional technology.
Example
Norman Foster's Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation building (1985) features exposed structural bracing, external elevators, and celebrated mechanical systems.