20 Lectures on Postmodern Architecture

Author: Xu Li, Editor-in-Chief
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: In 1977, American architectural critic Robert Venturi published a book titled Postmodern Architecture: A Language. In this book, Venturi said: "Modern architecture died on July 15, 1972, at 3:32 a.m. in St. Louis, Missouri, in......" It was precisely this sarcastic commentary that, at the time, gave rise to the sensational theory of the death of modernism. Subsequently, the banner of postmodernism also made its debut on the historical stage...... In fact, the definitions of "modernism" and "postmodernism" have always been ambiguous and vague, particularly in the field of Chinese architecture. The purpose of this book's publication is to attempt to clarify these complexities and provide readers with a clear understanding of this architectural movement. The book features nearly 300 exquisite images, making it a rare and valuable architectural resource. The book is divided into 20 chapters, covering topics such as: the complexity and contradiction of architecture, the dawn of future architecture, the frenzied enthusiasm of urbanism, the betrayal of the "White," and more.