AC 6 READINGS Postmodern-architecture

Postmodernism became a style in the late 1970s

• True

• False

Architects rediscovered the "e___________ and s____________" value of architectural elements and forms, like wit, ornament and reference.

Two of the early examples of postmodern architecture are:

• Michael Graves' Portland Building in Portland, Oregon

• Allison and Peter Smithson's House of the future

• Louis Kahn's Yale Center for British Art

• Philip Johnson's Sony Builgind (AT&T Building) in New York City

Postmodern architecture has also been described as "n__-e______"

Two famous postmodern buildings that combine eclecticism with non-orthogonal angles and unusual surfaces are

• Michael Graves' Portland Building in Portland, Oregon

• James Stirling's State Gallery of Stutgart

• Charles Moore's Piazza d'Italia

• Philip Johnson's Sony Builgind (AT&T Building) in New York City

What did postmodernist architects seek with their buildings in contrast with modernist architects?

One building form that typifies postmodernism is the use of the traditional "g_______ r_____"

Postmodern architects turned towards the past, quoting past aspects of various buildings and melding them together to create a new means of designing buildings.

• True

• False

Postmodern architecture often disregarded the context in terms of the materials, forms and details of the buildings around it—the cultural context.

• True

• False

Why does Postmodernism have its origins in the perceived failure of Modern Architecture? Explain