Week 4: Post-Modernism Flashcards
Which discipline coined the term post-modernism?
architecture!
Who situated the end of modernism?
Charles Jencks
When did modernism end and why?
It ended in 1972, when the Pruitt-Aigo housing complex (whose living conditions were terrible) was destroyed.
What was one of the first buildings to be reused?
the Cannery
Which building is representative of Canadian Style?
Chateau Frontenac
What are two debates in the field of Architectural Preservation?
- the issue of “earlying things up”.
- giving value to place solely because “George Washington slept there”
How did Venturi feel about modernism?
He thought modernism was a bad thing.
Characterize post-modernism.
ironic, humoristic, colored, knowledge that something is fake
How was the ordinary landscape viewed before post-modernism?
Before post-modernism, the ordinary landscape was not considered important enough to study.
Where do cultural shifts happen?
in limital places
What did JB Jackson study?
He studied ordinary places! parking lots and neon signs
Name one of the first examples of sustainable architecture.
the Sea Ranch. the idea was to preserve land by clustering buildings close to eachother
What was the Guild House a critique of?
elitism
Is post modernism more of an attitude or an aesthetic?
an attitude!
