High-Tech Architecture - definition of architectural style

What is High-Tech Architecture?

Estimated period of occurence (1970 - 2011)

High-tech architecture (Late Modernism or Structural Expressionism), is an architectural style that emerged in the 1970s, incorporating elements of high-tech industry and technology into building design. Characteristics of high-tech architecture have varied somewhat, yet all have accentuated technical elements. They included the prominent display of the building's technical and functional components, and an orderly arrangement and use of pre-fabricated elements. Glass walls and steel frames were also immensely popular.