Modern Architecture

The city of New Orleans is rich in culture and history, but the city is still very much alive and growing. There are many different modern architecture cites to view in this rich and exciting city that prove that this city is still growing and expanding and continually developing its ever changing culture and identity.

Yulman Stadium at Tulane University/ Gould Evans



"Each year thousands of former students and friends return to New Orleans and the school as casual visitors or participants in specific university activities. Athletic competitions, football games in particular, become great catalysts for this reconnection." (archdaily.com)



The National WWII Museum in downtown New Orleans
       
"The National WWII Museum in downtown New Orleans is a great example of contemporary architecture and urban renewal in New Orleans, with its undulating, irregular masses of cast concrete, metal and glass panels." (gonola.com)

The J-House 
     

"The J-House, a private residence still under construction on Upperline Street just off Magazine Street in Uptown New Orleans, re-imagines the typical shotgun house using twisting steel forms for its unusual shape." (gonola.com)

Ashtray House

    

"The Albert Ledner designed “Ashtray House” (fitted with glass ashtrays as a decorative border on the facade) is on the quaint Park Island just north of Harrison Avenue in Bayou St. John." (gonola.com)