Revisiting Postmodernism offers an engaging, wide-ranging and highly illustrated account of postmodernism in architecture from its roots in the 1940s to its ongoing relevance today. This book invites readers to see Postmodernism in a new light: not just a style but a cultural phenomenon that embraces all areas of life and thrives on complexity and pluralism, in contrast to the strait-laced, single-style, top-down inclination of its predecessor, Modernism. While focusing on architecture, this book also explores aspects such as urban masterplanning, furniture design, art and literature. Looking at Postmodernism through the lens of examples from around the world, each chapter explores the movement in the UK on the one hand, and its international counterparts on the other, reflecting on the historical movement but also how postmodernism influences practices today. This book offers the insider’s view on postmodernism by Sir Terry Farrell, a recognised pioneer in the field of postmodern architecture and a prestigious and authoritative participant in the postmodern movement. Written by one of postmodernism’s greatest pioneers Traces the origins of Postmodernism back to earlier than is generally suggested, and posits that figures usually considered as pure Modernists in fact sowed the seeds of Postmodernism – redefining our notion of what the term means. Covers postmodernism as it exists today and looks at examples from current postmodern practices. Focuses on architecture but also embraces other areas of design, culture and life, including urban planning and place making. Engaging, accessible tone, suitable for a broad range of readers – architects, students, designers and the public.
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| About the Authors |
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| Preface |
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| Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Postmodernism in its Historical Place |
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Chapter 2 The `High Style' Period of Postmodernism |
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Chapter 3 We are all Postmodernists Now |
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Chapter 4 Modernist Orthodoxy Challenged |
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Chapter 5 The Postmodern Spirit Takes Hold |
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Chapter 6 Backlash and Resurgence |
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| Image Credits |
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Sir Terry Farrell CBE is an award-winning international architect and town planner. Notable projects include Vauxhall Cross (the MI6 building), Charing Cross station, and The Deep in Hull. He has taught at the AA, University of Westminster and the University of Pennsylvania, and The Bartlett, UCL. He is a member of the Mayor of Londons Design Advisory Group and Outer London Commission, and led the government-commissioned Farrell Review of Architecture and the Built Environment in 201314. He was awarded a CBE in 1996 and a knighthood in 2001. Adam Nathaniel Furman is a designer whose practice ranges from architecture & interiors, to sculpture, installation, writing and product design. He graduated from the AA with honours in 2008, having previously been awarded a RIBA Bronze Commendation in 2006, and has since been the recipient of the Design Museum Designer in Residence 2013-14, Blueprint Award for Design Innovation 2014, the UK Rome Prize for Architecture 2014-15, and is one of the Architecture Foundation's New Architects 2016.
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