less is a bore
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"Less is a bore" is a famous architectural maxim coined by Robert Venturi to reject strict modernist minimalism in favor of complexity, ornament, and richness in design.
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| instanceOf |
architectural maxim
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design slogan ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
complexity in architecture
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ornament in architecture ⓘ postmodernism ⓘ richness in design ⓘ |
| author | Robert Venturi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | functionalist purity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Robert Venturi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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design theory ⓘ postmodern architecture ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
call for visual and formal diversity in buildings
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critique of austerity in modernist design ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
decorated architecture
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embrace of complexity ⓘ embrace of contradiction ⓘ rejection of strict minimalism ⓘ |
| inception | 1960s ⓘ |
| influenced |
late 20th-century architectural discourse
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postmodern design practices ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Less is more ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mottoFor | postmodern architectural design ⓘ |
| opposes | Less is more ⓘ |
| positionStatementOn | modernist minimalism ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
architectural criticism
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debates on modernism and postmodernism ⓘ design education ⓘ |
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