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The Technology Tower at Talley Student Union surrounds a staircase and an elevator-- it serves no special purpose beyond being an entrance to the building. It is meant to serve as a tribute to the the nature of NC State as a STEM school,…

The Petronas Towers are twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, designed by renowned Argentine architect César Prelli. They held the title of tallest buildings in the world from their completion in 1998 until 2004, and remain the tallest…

In front of the Kafka Museum in Prague are a pair of urinating statues. This is an example of rebellion against main-stream art as such a piece of art is a vulgar display. Created by the sculptor David Černý, this art display is an example of kinetic…

This is an image of the Westin in New York. It is a hotel close to Times Square with an interesting design and irregular shape. I believe this building is postmodernist because of its irregular shape and the way it sticks out when compared to the…

This is a building in Prague I saw when I went last summer. I believe this fits into the postmodernist category because of the nonfunctional adornments on the facade and the stacked roof. Postmodernism was a rebellion against the uniformity and…

This photo of postmodern architecture is Walt Disney's Concert Hall, located in Los Angeles, California. This building falls under the category of postmodernism because of its futuristic style and fragmented structure. The metal peaks stick out…

SAS Hall is a recognizable mathematics and statistics building on NC State's main campus. The relatively new hall has "state-of-the-art" technologies, tutorial centers, and a few lounges/study areas (a few of which not everyone has access to).
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This is a bank building located in Cameron Village, a shopping center located in Raleigh, NC. The building is situated on the corner of a busy street.

It is a one-floor building with columns on the roof. In a post-modern style, it is an eclectic…

This chair was designed by Eero Aarnio in 1963 and was presented at the International Furniture Fair in Cologne in 1966. The chair name is Ball Chair, but most people at NC State refer to these chairs as the Egg Chairs. These chairs can be found in…

This is an image of the Harpa Concert Hall. It an example of a post-modernism building located in Reykjavik, Iceland. The building itself is a work of art. Additionally the inside functions as a home to other works of art. It is also a tourist…