Identifying feature
Cantilever A beam, floor or part of a building that projects beyond its support and is anchored at only one end. It lets balconies, terraces and upper floors extend outward without columns below.
a sign of these styles Blob Architecture c. 1995–present Bulbous, amoeba-like buildings wrapped in one continuous skin of curved panels. Brutalism c. 1950–1980 Monumental raw concrete: repeated modular units, deep-set windows, and fortress-like massing. Constructivism c. 1920–1932 Soviet buildings of stacked cubes and cylinders, with glazed stair towers, corner windows, cantilevered blocks and no ornament. Contemporary Modern c. 1990–present Today's default architecture: floor-to-ceiling glass, crisp panel facades, bold cantilevers, and mixed materials. Deconstructivism c. 1985–present Fragmented, colliding volumes and tilted planes: controlled architectural chaos. Googie c. 1945–1970 Space-age roadside optimism: upswept roofs, boomerang angles, starburst signs, and neon. Metabolism c. 1958–1975 Japanese megastructures of plug-in capsules on permanent service cores, designed to grow like organisms. Miami Modern (MiMo) c. 1945–1970 Flat-roofed Florida resort hotels with curved plans, perforated breeze-block screens, large glass areas and rooftop signs. Neo-Futurism c. 1990–present Sculptural techno-optimism: sweeping white shells, skeletal ribs, and winglike canopies. Organic Architecture c. 1930–present Buildings fitted to their site in local stone and concrete, with cantilevered terraces and curved or domed forms. Soviet Modernism c. 1955–1991 Large concrete public buildings with sculptural volumes such as inverted pyramids and trapezoids, often with mosaics or relief panels. 
