Postmodernism
RIBA Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-915722-44-7 (ISBN)
First published in 2017 as Revisiting Postmodernism, this refreshed edition of a seminal text reflects on a design movement that changed our world. Postmodernism invites readers to explore the style in a new light, as the cultural phenomenon that it is, one which thrives on complexity and pluralism. Exploring its expression not only in architecture, but in design, urban planning and placemaking, Postmodernism reflects on the history of the movement and its continuing influence on design practice today.
Sir Terry Farrell and Adam Nathaniel Furman present two separate but complementary perspectives of this rich period of architectural history; one account as lived experience from a protagonist and pioneer in the field of postmodern architecture, and the other analysing the movement afresh, through the lens of the 21st century.
Shedding new light onto the forces and influences of the time, and offering insight into how these were transforming approaches to architecture both in the UK and internationally, this important book presents a new appreciation of this period of architectural history.
Sumptuously illustrated with examples from across the globe, Postmodernism offers a fresh perspective on buildings of this period, sharing their richness, diversity, and brilliance, with an emphasis on what was interesting, beautiful and unique about the architecture which emerged from this unusually fertile moment in history.
Sir Terry Farrell obtained a first class honours degree from Newcastle University (his home town) and then a masters from the University of Pennsylvania, on a Harkness Fellowship where he studied under Louis Kahn, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown. In 1965 he set up in partnership with Nicholas Grimshaw and then in his own right in 1980 to the present time where he now has offices in London and Hong Kong. He has won many architecture and planning awards, including the RTPI Gold Medal (2017) and a knighthood (2001) for services to architecture and urban design. From a long career his built achievements include MI6, Embankment Place, and headquarters for the Home Office in London and in China, Beijing South and Guangzhou stations, KK100, with The Peak and British Consulate in Hong Kong. He has written and published extensively, including Shaping London and The City As A Tangled Bank: Urban Design versus Urban evolution. At the request of the UK government he led the recent ‘Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment’, described by the culture minister as ‘the most thorough and wide ranging exercise that has taken place in this sector for generations.’ Adam Nathaniel Furman is a London based designer whose practice ranges from architecture and interiors to sculpture, installation, writing, public art and product design. They co-edited the multi-award winning “Queer Spaces, An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories”, co-founded ‘Saturated Space’ at the Architectural Association, the influential Research Group on Colour as an active agent in architecture and urbanism, and was a key figure in bringing the need for the protection of Postmodern Architecture to the attention of Heritage groups worldwide, including submitting the successful application to list Comyn Ching.
Preface
Introduction
1. Cultural Counter-Currents: Postmodernism in its Historical Place
2. The ‘High Style’ period of Postmodernism
3. We are all Postmodernists now
4. Modernist Orthodoxy Challenged
5. The Postmodern spirit takes hold
6. Backlash and resurgence
References
Image credits
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.08.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 169 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 250 mm |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Technik ► Architektur | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-915722-44-6 / 1915722446 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-915722-44-7 / 9781915722447 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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