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Ar Hena TiwariJan-July 2016, GCAD Sonipat
Post Modernism
Ar. Hena Tiwari,GCAD, Jan-July
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INTRODUCTION
Postmodernism movement emerged in the 1960s, became prominent in the late 1970s and 80s, and remained a dominant force in the 1990s. It is often seen as an American movement, that started in USA around the 1960s–1970s and then spreading to Europe and the rest of the world.
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INTRODUCTION
The movement was a reaction against
the simplicity and functional design
approach of the modern
architecture/international style.
It rejected strict rules set by the early
modernists and seeks high spirits in the
use of building techniques, angles, and
stylistic references
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Portland Public Services Building, 1982, Michael Graves
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CHARACTERISTICS OF POSTMODERNISM
Nonlinearity Influence of digital technology Inclusion of World cultures Visual culture: Fine art, craft,
advertising Visual studies: Combination of visual
culture and social theory
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Guggenheim Museum, BilbaoEmbassy of the United Kingdom, BerlinArchitect: Michael Wilford
MontecitoCalifornia
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Spiky Tower
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Postmodern
Architecture rejects
the notion of “pure” or
“perfect” form, instead
it draws from: all
methods, materials,
forms, & colours
available to architects.
Moves away from the
neutral white colours
seen in modernism
Team Disney – The Eisner Building, 1991 Michael Graves,
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Used classical styles in new combinations: pillars, arches, domes, curtain wall facades, sculptures and roman conventions
Bank of America Center in Houston, by John Burgee and Philip Johnson, completed 1983
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Similar to old cathedrals, draws the eye upwards toward the sky.
PPG PlaceBuilding complex
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Reconciled differences between old and new generations (culture wars) Postmodern architecture takes old styles and updates them
Thanks-Giving Square
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Vanna Venturi House, Robert Venturi
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Pioneers of the movement
“Less is Bore”
Robert Venturi
"Architecture is the arrangement of space for excitement"
Philip Jhonson
“Good design should be accessible to all”
Michael Graves
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Vanna Venturi HouseRobert Venturi
Team Disney – The Eisner BuildingMichael Graves
550 Madison Avenue
Philip Johnson
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Postmodern architects may regard many modern buildings as soulless and bland
Modernism Vs Post Modernism
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Flat Roofs Gable Roofs
Gropius House, Lincoln
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No colors used Colors come back to the facade
Le Corbusier, Chapel of
NôtreDame du Haut, 1955
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were a stack of varied design elements for a single vocabulary from ground level to the top, ( "wedding cake" design).
Modernist high-rise buildings had become monolithic.Seagram Building,New York,Ludwig Mies van Der Rohe, 1957
