Postmodernism

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A reaction to the strict functionalism of Modernist Architecture. Postmodernism allowed for the use of historical references, ornamentation, and bright colors in architecture. Frequently, postmodern designs offer a playful response to Modernist architecture.

"The movement was introduced by the architect and urban planner Denise Scott Brown and architectural theorist Robert Venturi in their 1972 book Learning from Las Vegas."
"Postmodern architecture is a style or movement which emerged in the late 1950s..."
"...as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture, particularly in the international style advocated by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock."
"The style flourished from the 1980s through the 1990s, particularly in the work of Scott Brown & Venturi, Philip Johnson, Charles Moore, and Michael Graves."
"The movement was introduced by the architect and urban planner Denise Scott Brown and architectural theorist Robert Venturi in their 1972 book Learning from Las Vegas."
"...a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture..."
"In the late 1990s, it divided into a multitude of new tendencies, including high-tech architecture, neo-futurism, new classical architecture, and deconstructivism."
"However, some buildings built after this period are still considered postmodern."
"...the international style advocated by Philip Johnson and Henry-Russell Hitchcock."
"The style flourished from the 1980s through the 1990s..."
"...particularly in the work of Scott Brown & Venturi, Philip Johnson, Charles Moore, and Michael Graves."
"The style flourished from the 1980s through the 1990s..."
"...in their 1972 book Learning from Las Vegas."
"...a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture..."
"The movement was introduced by the architect and urban planner Denise Scott Brown and architectural theorist Robert Venturi..."
"The style flourished from the 1980s through the 1990s, particularly in the work of Scott Brown & Venturi, Philip Johnson, Charles Moore, and Michael Graves."
"...including high-tech architecture..."
"...it divided into a multitude of new tendencies, including high-tech architecture, neo-futurism, new classical architecture, and deconstructivism."
"...as a reaction against the austerity, formality, and lack of variety of modern architecture..."
"However, some buildings built after this period are still considered postmodern."