Postmodern architecture
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Postmodern architecture is a late-20th-century architectural style characterized by eclectic forms, playful ornamentation, historical references, and a reaction against the strict functionalism and minimalism of modernism.
Statements (97)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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postmodernism in architecture ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emergedInPeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ |
| flourishedInPeriod |
1980s
ⓘ
1990s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
neo-modernism ⓘ parametricism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
collage-like composition
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colorful facades ⓘ complexity ⓘ contextualism ⓘ contradiction ⓘ decorative elements ⓘ double coding ⓘ eclectic forms ⓘ fragmented forms ⓘ historical references ⓘ irony ⓘ mixing of high and low culture ⓘ narrative facades ⓘ pastiche ⓘ playful ornamentation ⓘ playful use of scale ⓘ pluralism ⓘ reintroduction of ornament ⓘ rejection of minimalist aesthetics ⓘ rejection of strict functionalism ⓘ scenographic composition ⓘ symbolism ⓘ use of bright colors ⓘ use of historical motifs ⓘ use of unconventional materials ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
accusations of superficiality
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criticism for historicist pastiche ⓘ debate over commercialism ⓘ |
| hasKeyBuilding |
AT&T Building
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Gehry House ⓘ Humana Building ⓘ Les Espaces d'Abraxas ⓘ SIS Building, Vauxhall Cross ⓘ
surface form:
MI6 Building
Neue Staatsgalerie Stuttgart ⓘ Piazza d'Italia ⓘ
surface form:
Piazza Navona-inspired Piazza d'Italia
Piazza d'Italia ⓘ Portland Building ⓘ National Gallery ⓘ
surface form:
Sainsbury Wing of the National Gallery
Sony Tower ⓘ Team Disney Building ⓘ Vanna Venturi House ⓘ Wexner Center for the Arts ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Aldo Rossi
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Arata Isozaki ⓘ Charles Jencks ⓘ Charles Moore ⓘ Denise Scott Brown ⓘ Frank Gehry ⓘ Hans Hollein ⓘ James Stirling ⓘ Michael Graves ⓘ Peter Eisenman ⓘ Philip Johnson ⓘ Rem Koolhaas ⓘ Aldo Rossi ⓘ
surface form:
Ricardo Bofill
Robert Venturi ⓘ Stanley Tigerman ⓘ Terry Farrell ⓘ Venturi Scott Brown and Associates ⓘ |
| hasKeyText |
Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture
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Learning from Las Vegas ⓘ |
| hasMovementWithin |
Critical regionalism
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Deconstructivism ⓘ High-tech influenced postmodernism ⓘ New York Five ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
International Style
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Las Vegas strip urbanism ⓘ historicism ⓘ modern architecture ⓘ pop art ⓘ postmodern philosophy ⓘ semiotics ⓘ vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| reactionAgainst |
International Style
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surface form:
International Style orthodoxy
functionalism ⓘ minimalism ⓘ modernism ⓘ |
| usedInBuildingType |
civic buildings
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commercial complexes ⓘ housing complexes ⓘ museums ⓘ office buildings ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Japan
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Latin America ⓘ North America ⓘ Western Europe ⓘ |
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