"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 feature of Postmodern Architecture, with designers incorporating recognizable icons and elements of popular culture into their designs.
Postmodernism: A cultural movement that emerged in the mid-to-late 20th century, which rejects the modernist emphasis on rationalism and the scientific method, instead embracing an eclectic mix of styles, historical references, and cultural elements.
Deconstruction: A method of literary and cultural analysis that challenges binary oppositions and explores the underlying assumptions and power dynamics that shape our understanding of texts, ideas, and identities.
Irony: A rhetorical device that involves saying one thing but meaning another, often for humorous or satirical effect.
Parody: A genre of cultural production that imitates and exaggerates the style, conventions, and themes of a particular work or genre for comedic or critical purposes.
Subversion: A cultural strategy of challenging or undermining dominant norms, ideologies, and representations through creative or critical interventions.
Intertextuality: A concept that refers to the interconnectedness of texts and cultural products, in which one work references or incorporates elements from another, producing complex layers of meaning and interpretation.
Semiotics: The study of signs and symbols and their role in communication, culture, and meaning-making.
Camp: A sensibility or aesthetic that celebrates the exaggerated, artificial, and playful aspects of culture, often associated with gay and queer subcultures.
Kitsch: A term for cheap, garish, and sentimental cultural products that are often perceived as lacking in taste, artistry, or intellectual depth.
Globalization: The process of cultural, economic, and political interactions and exchanges that have reshaped the world in the past few decades, leading to the emergence of new forms of Pop Culture References (Postmodern Architecture) that reflect hybrid, diverse, and transnational influences.
Archispeak: The use of architectural terminology within a cultural or popular context.
Disneyfication: The adoption of the architecture style found within Disneyland or Disneyworld.
Sci-Fi Infused: Refers to construction elements that come from any popular futuristic space saga like Star Wars or Star Trek.
Eclecticism: An architectural style that borrows different styles from different time periods and combines them.
Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity): An architectural movement inspired by the cold and efficient aesthetic of modern-day production originating from Germany.
Steampunk: A subgenre of science fiction that posits an alternative future where steam technology continued to advance.
Pop Art: An architectural style that blends brash colors, bold typography, and the aesthetics of consumer culture.
Graffiti Art: A style of art that originated in the 1970s and involves writing or drawing on walls or other surfaces in public spaces.
Minimalism: An architectural style characterized by the use of simple forms and the elimination of unnecessary ornamentation.
High-tech Architecture: An architectural style that emphasizes the use of technology, high-performance materials, and industrial aesthetic.
"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."