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Deconstructivism

Deconstructivism is a postmodern architectural movement that appeared in the 1980s. It is characterized by buildings that appear fragmented and distorted, lacking harmony, continuity, or symmetry. Deconstructivist ideas were inspired by philosopher Jacques Derrida's concept of deconstruction, which involves analyzing something by dismantling it into basic elements and rearranging them unpredictably. Prominent deconstructivist architects include Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Bernard Tschumi, and Coop Himmelb(l)au. Their buildings manipulate surfaces, create non-rectilinear shapes, and move away from modernism's rules to provoke uncertainty.

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Deconstructivism

Deconstructivism is a postmodern architectural movement that appeared in the 1980s. It is characterized by buildings that appear fragmented and distorted, lacking harmony, continuity, or symmetry. Deconstructivist ideas were inspired by philosopher Jacques Derrida's concept of deconstruction, which involves analyzing something by dismantling it into basic elements and rearranging them unpredictably. Prominent deconstructivist architects include Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Bernard Tschumi, and Coop Himmelb(l)au. Their buildings manipulate surfaces, create non-rectilinear shapes, and move away from modernism's rules to provoke uncertainty.

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DE-CONSTRUCTIVISM

INTRODUCTION
• A movement of post-modern architecture which
appeared in the 1980s,
Peter Eisenman, 2005; Memorial to the Murdered Jews
• Gives the impression of the fragmentation of the of Europe Berlin

constructed building.
• Characterized by an absence of harmony,
continuity, or symmetry.  
• Deconstructivist ideas were borrowed from the
French philosopher Jacques Derrida, who stated
that the term itself is closer to the meaning of
analysis, rather than destruction.
• Based on this, the practitioners attempted to view
the architecture in bits and pieces, dismantling it
into the most basic elements, and rearranging
Peter Eisenman, 1991; Nunotani building, Edogawa
them in a completely unprecedented way. Tokyo Japan
INTRODUCTION
• Architects include 
• Peter Eisenman, 
• Frank Gehry, 
• Zaha Hadid, 
• Rem Koolhaas, 
• Daniel Libeskind, 
• Bernard Tschumi, and 
• Coop Himmelb(l)au.
INTRODUCTION
• Manipulates the structure's surface
skin and creates by non-
rectilinear shapes which appear to
distort and dislocate elements of
architecture
• The finished visual appearance is
characterized by unpredictability
and controlled chaos.
• Attempts to move away from the
supposedly constricting 'rules' of
modernism such as "form follows
function," "purity of form," and "truth
to materials
CHARACTERISTICS
• Explodes architectural form into loose
collections of related fragments.
• Destroys the dominance of the right angle
and the cube by using the diagonal line.
• Provokes shock, uncertainty, unease,
disquiet, disruption, distortion by
challenging familiar ideas about space,
order and regularity in the environment.
• Rejects the idea of the ‘perfect form’ for a
particular activity and rejects the familiar
relationship between certain forms and
certain activities

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