Introvert and extrovert architecture

2. EXTROVERT

3. ING
HOUSE
Amsterdam, Netherlands
It is the head office of ING Group. This
building contains the board room, offices
for senior management and corporate
departments.
Sources:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_-5Cl9WHU-
Uo/TMs_txwLJtI/AAAAAAAATsw/yLBqA2qjX4w/s1600/Amazi
ng_Examples_For_Architectural_Photography_03.jpg
http://www.ing.com/Our-Company/About-us/Welcome-to-
ING-House.htm
http://www.flickr.com/groups/ingbuildings/

4. The Rock n’
Roll Hall of
Fame
Museum&
Ohio, Cleveland
Sources:
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/12734412
http://soultrain.com/2011/04/21/lincoln-mkx-
presents-next-stop-cleveland-oh/
http://rockhall.com/

5. Museum
Grand
Louvre
Paris
Sources:
http://www.erco.com/projects/museum/museu
m_gran_1530/en/en_museum_gran_intro_1.p
hp

6. Hedmark Museum, Norway
BBC, Scotland
Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Philippines
Other Extrovert Architectures

7. INTROVERT

8. The Rosenthal
Contemporary
Arts Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
Sources:
http://weburbanist.com/2009/01/12/creative-modern-and-postmodern-museum-designs/?ref=search
http://www.erco.com/projects/museum/lois_rich_1569/en/en_lois_rich_intro_1.php

9. Weisman
Art Museum
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sources:
http://weburbanist.com/2009/01/12/creative-modern-and-
postmodern-museum-designs/?ref=search
http://weisman.umn.edu/
http://minnemom.com/2009/11/03/weisman-art-museum-
university-minnesota/

10. The Nelson-
Atkins
Museum of
Art Henry
Bloch
Building,
Kansas City
The Denver Art
Museum Frederic
C. Hamilton
Building, Denver
The New Museum on the
Bowery, NYC
Other Introvert Architectures

11. Introvert or Extrovert?
Observation:
Half of the structure is extrovert
(lower picture) and the other half is
introvert (upper right picture).
The Akron
Art Museum
One South High Akron, Ohio
Sources:
http://weburbanist.com/2009/01/12/creative
-modern-and-postmodern-museum-
designs/?ref=search
http://www.akronartmuseum.org/

12. The Gherkin is what most
people call it due to its
striking architectural
design. A gherkin is a type
of small, prickly
cucumber, commonly
used for pickles.
Introvert Masquerading an
Extrovert
The Gherkin
London
Sources:
http://introvertcentral.wordpress.com/tag/architecture-2/
http://www.searcys.co.uk/40-30-the-gherkin/
http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/gherkin/