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Post-modern architecture is a deliberate opposite to the formalism we normally find in the Modernist architecture. Postmodern architecture is laden with interesting lines and curves, and sometimes includes elaborate ornamentation, which is an attempt to mirror the postmodern desire to focus on the surface of things. Formulaic design and idiosyncrasies were no longer sought after and a more exuberant architectural style began to sweep over cities.
Postmodern architecture relies on a uniquely represented exterior, often carrying over onto the interior of the building, because of the desire to create an aesthetically pleasing surface which was such a repetitious Postmodernist value. Some elements commonly found in postmodern architecture include irony and surprise, contradiction, and self-mockery, and definitely an element of originality. Continue reading ‘S1 - DSTArs - 06 - SS - Post-modern Architecture’
Dalam sejarah manusia, kita kenal tiga era atau zaman yang memiliki ciri khasnya masing-masing yaitu pra modern, modern dan post modern..Zaman modern ditandai dengan afirmasi diri manusia sebagai subjek. Apalagi setelah pernyataan Rene Descartes yaitu “cogito ergo sum” yang artinya aku berpikir maka aku ada. Melalui pernyataan tersebut, manusia dibimbing oleh rasionya sebagai subjek yang berorientasi pada dirinya sendiri sehingga rasio atau akal budi manusia menjadi pengendali manusia terutama tingkah lakunya. Pada masa ini munculah berbagai macam teori yang berlaku sampai sekarang. Pada akhirnya yaitu zaman dimana kita berada sekarang yaitu zaman post modern. Continue reading ‘S1 - DSTArs - 06 - SS - Postmodern Arch. Language’