What are the characteristics of postmodernist architecture

Characteristics of postmodern architecture

1. Emphasis on tradition and historicism.

Nowadays, we can say that there are many different understandings of tradition, which leads to different styles of postmodernist architects. By tradition, we do not only mean the basic features of traditional architecture, but also traditional architectural symbols that have been abstracted and personalized. Some Japanese architects, on the other hand, understood tradition as something with special qualities in the national culture, so they tended to grasp it from the spirit of traditional culture. In theory, postmodernism has a tendency to gradually import historicism.

2. Respect the existing environment.

This is mainly manifested in the emphasis on the local characteristics and "cultural lineage" of architecture. It can be seen that postmodernism's respect for the existing environment is based on a reflection of modernist architecture. While modernism emphasizes the importance and expressiveness of a single building, postmodernism tries to reduce its prominence in the environment, try to integrate with the environment to create a rich street scene or even cityscape.

But this is by no means to bury itself completely, but to achieve a deeper attraction and expression of its own purpose. This blending with the environment is one of the most awesome features of postmodern architecture, which is where most architectural designs come from.

3. Radical eclecticism.

Because postmodernist architecture to meet the needs of all aspects at the same time, but do not want to lose the style of the times and the author's personality in which, so the works often show a variety of styles patchwork phenomenon. Here, postmodernism reflects a more prominent eclecticism, and this eclecticism is mainly relative to the great and exciting practice of modernism. Postmodernism pursues the dual understanding of the celebrities and the public, and the eclectic style formed by the balance of historical style and modern style is radical and uncertain.