KIẾN TRÚC HẬU HIỆN ĐẠI POSTMODERNISM ARCHITECTURE

POSTMODERNISM
Defination
- Postmodernism was a movement in architecture that rejected the modernist, avant garde,
passion for the new. Modernism is here understood in art and architecture as the project of
rejecting tradition to create forms for no other purpose than novelty.
- The idea of postmodernism first emerged in the early 1950′s which featured a wide range of
ideals and practices that are not normally perceived “acceptable” based on traditional
philosophies.
Characteristics
- Characteristics of Postmodern Architecture
The prominent features of postmodern architecture are mainly adapting diverse aesthetics
which gives emphasis on unique forms. Postmodern features are the striking counterpoint of
traditional architecture and all its preceding movements. The principle of “anything goes” is
applied in this type of architectural movement. There is no room for structural ideas and
conventional designs when speaking of postmodernism.
- Diversity of expression defines the core philosophy of postmodern ideals. Buildings are
designed not only to deliver conventional function but also combined with characteristics of
meaning such as pluralism, irony, paradox, and contextualism.
For example, postmodern skyscrapers are adorned with non-conventional ledges or classical
columns, something unusual for a skyscraper to have.
- Colors of postmodern architecture do not necessarily follow the “color wheel law” but there is
a certain harmony that exudes from it. Often, colors are irregular, though following a theme.
An example for this is the Team Disney Buildings designed by Michael Graves in 1991. Snow
White’s Seven Dwarves are the main attraction of the building’s entrance. The “dwarves”
were colored light brown, away from the colorful characters people used to watch.
Typical
building 1.The Sony Building (formerly AT&T building) in New York City, 1984, by Philip
Johnson( illustrating a "Postmodern" spin with the inclusion of a classical broken pediment on
the top which diverged from the boxy functional office towers common in Modern Architect)
2.The City Hall in Mississauga, Ontario (conveys a Postmodern architectural style depicting
the concept of a "futuristic farm").

3. Wells Fargo Center in Minneapolis by César Pelli, completed 1988.
4. Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Cesar Pelli, completed 1999.
5.One Detroit Center in Detroit by John Burgee and Philip Johnson, completed 1993.
6. San Antonio Public Library, Texas by Ricardo Legorreta
7. Kollhoff-Tower at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin by Hans Kollhoff, completed 1999.
8. The Harold Washington Library in Chicago, Illinois, by Hammond, Beeby and Babka,
completed 1991.
9. Auditorio de Tenerife in Santa Cruz de Tenerife by Santiago Calatrava, completed 2003.
10. The McCormick Tribune Campus Center at Chicago's IIT Campus by Remoolhaas, 2003.
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Architect
Santiago Calatrava, Hans Kollhoff, Philip Johnson, Cesar Pelli, James Stirling, Michael
Wilford
Vocabulary
1 Postmodernism architecture Kiến trúc hậu hiện đại
2 Wit thông minh, sáng suốt
3 Ornament đồ trang trí
4 Reference sự liên quan
5 Formalism chủ nghĩa hình thức
6 Modernism chủ nghĩa hiện đại
7 Postmodernism chủ nghĩa hậu hiện đại
8 styles collide phong cách tương phản
9 symbolism chủ nghĩa tượng trưng
10 neo-eclectic phong cách kiến trúc Địa Trung Hải
11 Unornamented không trang trí
12 Eclecticism chủ nghĩa chiết trung
13 non-orthogonal angles góc không trực giao
14 unusual surfaces bề mặt bất thường
15 simplistic đơn giản
16 juxtaposition sự đặt cạnh nhau

17 purism chủ nghĩa thuần túy
18 absence of ornament không trang trí
19 gable roof kết cấu đỡ mái
20 flat roof mái bằng
21 anthropomorphism thuyết hình người
22 Pluralism thuyết đa nguyên
23 double coding mã đôi
24 buttresses trụ tường
25 high ceilings trần cao
26 irony cứng như thép
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27 paradox nghịch lý
28 contextualism ngữ cảnh
29 organic hữu cơ
30 triangular forms hình thức tam giác
31 aesthetic thẩm mỹ
32 pillars cột trụ
33 symmetrical đối xứng
34 skyscraper chọc trời
35 Contradicts
mâu thuẫn
36 antiquity cổ xưa
37 trait nét, điểm
38 extravagant quá mức
39 reductionism cổ điển
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0 abandonment sự tự do, phóng khoáng
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1 perpetual sự vĩnh viễn
42 valorization sự bình ổn giá

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3 technician nhà chuyên môn
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4 synthetic tổng hợp
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5 authenticity tính xác thực
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6 relativism thuyết tương đối
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7 spiritual tinh thần
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8 sovereign có chủ quyền
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9 autonomous tự trị
50 anarchic hỗn loạn

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