Post Modernism Flashcards
What architectural movement reacted against modernism by incorporating historical vernacular styles, playful illusion, decoration, and complexity?
Postmodernism
What term refers to architecture considered out of style?
Kitsch
Who is known as the Father of Postmodernism and authored Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture?
Robert Venturi
What is Robert Venturi’s famous quote contrasting modernist simplicity?
“Less is a bore.”
What Postmodernist house, influenced by the American barn house, was designed by Robert Venturi?
Vanna Venturi House, Philadelphia
Who designed The Louvre Pyramid?
I.M. Pei
Who designed the Public Services Building and abstracted historical forms with an emphasis on color?
Michael Graves
Which building designed by Philip Johnson resembles a giant Chippendale cabinet with a broken pediment top?
AT&T Building, Manhattan
Which architect criticized modernism for its lack of ornamentation and designed the AT&T Building and Portland Public Office?
Philip Johnson
Which Las Vegas hotel and casino, known for its Roman-inspired architecture, was designed by Melvin Grossman?
Caesar’s Palace
