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Vincent September M. Aunzo BS ARCH II-3 movement too was short-lived - due in part to the relative expensive of handicraft which was pitted against the ease and inexpensive of modern mass-production
The Modern Movement began in the early 1900's and evolved with the development of new building and transportation technologies, most particularly steel and the automobile (respectively). The modern movement celebrated these new technologies, emphasizing the simplicity, efficiency and speed of them. Some regional Modernists also tried to blend ideals of the Arts and Crafts with their designs. Here is a short list of the most famous, influential and studied Modern architects of the first generation: Mies van der Rohe, LeCorbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright. Of the so-called second generation, it is worth looking at the work of Louis Kahn. The Postmodern Movement started in the 1960's as a rejection of the overly functional and undecorated buildings of the Modern Movement. Post-Modernists advocated the reintroduction of creativity, complexity and ornament to buildings in various ways. This movement, however, has been largely criticized in recent years for never being able to resolve its philosophies into aesthetically pleasing buildings. Its most notable proponent, Robert Venturi, is widely respected as a scholar, for example, but largely ignored as an architectural designer. The excesses of the Post-Modern Movement reached a climax in the 1980's, after which time it largely died out as a popular approach to design. The Deconstructivist movement is a contentious issue and difficult to speak with authority about, given that many believe it describes our currently predominant style of architecture. Also, many people who are described as its practitioners do not describe themselves using this term. People who consider this a style or movement would characterize it in terms of it being a fragmentation or rearrangement of Modernist forms. Like Modernism and unlike Post-Modernism, the style tends not to include overt symbols with specific meanings. However, it is also anything but sleek or straightforward in its appearance - often being a rearrangement or 'deconstruction' of a pure form. This is said to be in response to deconstructivist philosophies like those of Jacques Derrida, which maintain that everything is subjective and things can have multiple meanings to different people. On this philosophy, it is argued, a 'pure' or 'whole' object is not desirable, but something that can be understood and appreciated by different people in different ways is. There is always more information about contemporary cultures and architectural styles than historical ones, However, without critical time to distance oneself from the present state of affairs it is always hard to tell what the nature of the present truly is. As such, it is important to keep an open mind - particularly about recent developments - and always consider the possibility of radically different future perspectives. For more brief introductions to topics related to architecture - from how to become and architect to how to hire architect.