What is a Modernist characteristic of the Georges Pompidou National Center of Art and Culture by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers? The interior floor plan features people-moving devices. Features traditionally hidden away are used as visual design elements. The architects used local materials in construction wherever possible. The main guidelines for the building involved energy efficiency.

Writing: article there are always new structures being erected. one new project is china’s central television building located in beijing, china. the odd-shaped skyscraper designed by dutch architect rem koolhaas is expected to cost nearly $800 million. there are mixed feelings about the structure, most of which are about its shape and size in the middle of the city. you will conduct research about one new construction of your choice. search through local newspapers or online architecture periodicals and select one new building to explore. write an essay addressing the following prompts: • location of new building • purpose and proposed function of new building • cost of construction • architect who designed building • materials used to construct building • reaction by others • expected completion date • include an image or link to an image of structure