History of Architecture Postmodernism

Week 10 - Postmodernism

A."Post-modernism is a return to contextual design and a rejection that there is a universal language of buildings inrespective of their location.

Week 10 - Postmodernism

B. Conditions of Postmodern Design. 1. Rejection of the notion that complexity of form is valueless because it is whimsical. a. Lincoln Center--acoustic creativity.

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2. Alusion to the past. Early done with form and materials but ulitmately has led back to an inclusion of ornamentation. a. Interior courtyards (Beaux Arts allusion?) again popular. Hyatt Regency. b. No academic use of past. Only as allusive value.

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5. Pluralism of design motifs. a. Arbitrary combinations of forms and details. b. Self-conscious artistic creations. Architects as artists, and not hidden servers of building needs.

Pruitt - Igoe

Pruitt-Igoe Housing demolition. St. Louis. 1972 Minoru Yamasaki architect.

Means of Production

3 Modes of Architectural Production.

Sydney Opera House

Sydney Opera House. Jorn Utzon.

Philip Johnson

Philip Johnson.

Boston Public Library

Boston Public Library Addition Philip Johnson. 1962

A T and T

A T and T Building. Philip Johnson. 1978-84

A T and T

A T and T Building. Philip Johnson. 1978-84

Transco Tower

Transco Tower. Houston. Philip Johnson.

Pennzoil Place

Pennzoil Place. Houston. Philip Johnson.

Metropolitan Museum Johnson

Across from Metropolitan Museum. New York. Phillip Johnson

Metropolitan Museum Johnson

Across from Metropolitan Museum. New York. Phillip Johnson

Metropolitan Museum Johnson

Across from Metropolitan Museum. New York. Phillip Johnson

Adolf Loos Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune Competition Entry Adolf Loos

Manufacturers Hanover Trust

Manufacturers Hanover Trust. New York

Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington D.C James Freed. Photo: C Clancy 2005

Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington D.C James Freed. Photo: C Clancy 2005

Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington D.C James Freed. Photo: C Clancy 2005

Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial Museum. Washington D.C James Freed. Photo: C Clancy 2005

Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture

Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. Robert Venturi

Learning from Las Vegas

Learning from las vegas. Robert Venturi

Frug House

Frug House Princeton. Robert Venturi

Frug House

Frug House Princeton. Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi

Robert Venturi

Vanna Venturi House.

Vanna Venturi House. Robert Venturi

Vanna Venturi House

Vanna Venturi House. Robert Venturi

Guild House

Guild House. Robert Venturi

Football Hall of Fame

Football Hall of Fame. Robert Venturi 1966. Project.

Football Hall of Fame

Football Hall of Fame. Robert Venturi 1966. Project.

Football Hall of Fame

Football Hall of Fame. Robert Venturi 1966. Project.

Football Hall of Fame

Football Hall of Fame. Robert Venturi 1966. Project.

Allen Art Museum

Addition to Allen Art Museum Oberlin, OH Robert Venturi 1974-76

Allen Art Museum

Addition to Allen Art Museum Oberlin, OH Robert Venturi 1974-76

Allen Art Museum

Addition to Allen Art Museum Oberlin, OH Robert Venturi 1974-76

Clinical Research

Clinical Research Building. U Penn Robert Venturi

Gordon Wu Hall

Gordon Wu Hall Princeton University Robert Venturi

Gordon Wu Hall

Gordon Wu Hall Princeton University Robert Venturi

Lewis Thomas Lab

Lewis Thomas Lab Princeton University Robert Venturi

Lewis Thomas Lab

Lewis Thomas Lab Princeton University Robert Venturi

Oberlin

Oberlin College Princeton University Robert Venturi

Oberlin

Oberlin College Princeton University Robert Venturi

Robert Stern

Robert Stern.

Lang House - Stern

Lang House Robert Stern. 1972-74

Michael Graves

Michael Graves.

Michael Graves

Michael Graves.

Portland Municipal Building

Portland Municipal Building Michael Graves. 1980-82

Portland Municipal Building Michael Graves. 1980-82

Portland Municipal Building

Portland Municipal Building Michael Graves. 1980-82

Graves Disneyland

Disney Headquarters Michael Graves.

Graves Disneyland

Disney Headquarters Michael Graves.

Miramar Resort

Miramar Resort Michael Graves.

San Juan Capistrano Library

San Juan Capistrano Library Michael Graves.

Castalia. Netherlands.

Castalia. Netherlands. Michael Graves.

Graves teakettle

Teakettle sold at Target Stores Michael Graves.

Toilet flush knob

Toilet Flush Knob sold at Target Stores Michael Graves.

Charles Moore

Piazza DItalia Charles Moore. 1975-80

Charles Moore

Charles Moore House. Charles Moore. 1962

Charles Moore

Sea Ranch Charles Moore, Donlyn Lyndon, Lawrence Halprin.

SITE

Best Products Showroom James Wines and SITE. 1970s Houston

SITE

Best Products Showroom James Wines and SITE. 1970s

SITE

renovated Best Products Showroom Houston. 2003

SITE

Best Products. Forest Showroom James Wines and SITE. 1980

SITE

Best Products. Forest Showroom James Wines and SITE. 1980

Twist Showroom

Twist Showroom. SITE 1976

BEST Showroom

Best Products Showroom. SITE

BEST Showroom

Best Products Showroom. SITE

Ghost Parking Lot

Ghost Parking Lot SITE

BEST Showroom

Best Products Showroom. SITE

SITE

SITE

SITE staff

SITE

Best Products Showroom. Venturi

Best Products Catalog Showroom Robert Venturi

Ricardo Bofill

Antigone Ricardo Bofill

Walden 7

Walden 7. Barcelona. 1975 Ricardo Bofill

Antigone

Antigone Ricardo Bofill

Antigone

Antigone Ricardo Bofill

Hans Hollein

Hans Hollein

Austrian Tourist Office

Austrian Tourist Office Hans Hollein. Vienna.

Schullin Jewelry Shop

Schullin Jewelry Shop Hans Hollein. Vienna

SITE James Wines

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