Revisiting Postmodernism

Preface

In this book Adam Nathaniel Furman and I will concentrate on re-visiting perceptions of Postmodernism in architecture (rather than widening our remit to include planning, theory or philosophy, although these are touched upon), with the aim of sharing a deep appreciation of the buildings, architects and ideas that made the era such fertile ground for architectural invention.

Both of our sections are broadly divided into three eras: the influential early stages of what grew to be known as Postmodernism, the high period when the approach came to dominate architecture around the world, and its apparent decline and incorporation into more recent generations of practice.

We present two different but complementary perspectives of the same ...