Students have opportunities to become well acquainted with a wide range of contemporary design approaches.

学生有机会充分了解到现代建筑流派。

But today I want to begin looking at some contemporary, experimental designs for housing.

但是今天我想介绍一些当代的房屋实验设计。

Ellen Lupton is a senior curator in contemporary design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York.

艾伦·卢普顿是纽约库珀·休伊特·史密森设计博物馆现代风格设计的高级管理员。

The contemporary design of the building stands out in the cityscape.

现代：建筑的现代设计在城市景观中脱颖而出。

In around 80 A.D. , the Romans built the Colosseum, which remains the world's best-known stadium and continues to inform contemporary design.

公元 80 年左右，罗马人建造了罗马圆形大剧场，其至今仍是世界上最著名的体育场，并持续影响着当代的设计。

But a shift in taste from elaborate, heavy glass to inexpensive, contemporary designs that go in the dishwasher has hurt local artisans.

但是，人们的审美情趣发生了改变，从原来的工艺精湛的重质玻璃转向了能装进洗碗机廉价设计品。

If contemporary design is more your style, then I have a modern design that you might like.

如果现代设计更符合你的风格，那么我有一款你可能会喜欢的现代设计。

As a  trend, it emerged as early as the 1920s, and its presence was more than just  a decorative and contemporary design.

作为一种趋势，它早在 20 年代就出现了，它的存在不仅仅是一种装饰和现代设计。

Ellen Lupton is a senior curator in contemporary design at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York. Her museum has many typewriters in its collection.

艾伦·卢普顿（Ellen Lupton）是纽约" 库珀·休伊特史密森尼设计博物馆" 现代风格设计的高级策展人。她的博物馆收藏了许多打字机。

Ancient architectural tenets, once relegated to history books and archaeological sites, are experiencing a renaissance, moulding the contours of contemporary design in intriguing ways.

曾经被归入历史书籍和考古遗址的古代建筑原则正在经历复兴，以有趣的方式塑造当代设计的轮廓。

We'd stay away from these synthetic fibers as they aren't going to give you the same texture and feel and they'll often be in more contemporary designs that won't mesh well with the aesthetic you're going for.

我们会远离这些合成纤维，因为它们不会给您相同的质地和感觉，而且它们通常采用更现代的设计，无法与您追求的美学完美融合。