Movement

Deconstructivism

1982–

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Challenges conventional architectural order through fragmentation, non-linearity and the disruption of expected form.

Power Fantasy

Details

Origin: United States

Classifications

Holder: Individual
Source of authority: Reason
Subject: Human centred
Degree of codification: Pattern based
Mode of transmission: Text drawing
Knowledge type: Propositional
Epistemic cluster: Western philosophical

Connections

reacted against Architectural Phenomenology

Referenced by

Peter Eisenman associated with
Bernard Tschumi associated with
Guggenheim Museum Bilbao exemplifies
Architectural Phenomenology preceded

Sources

Philip Johnson and Mark Wigley. Deconstructivist Architecture. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1988.

Cite this entry

First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Deconstructivism." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/deconstructivism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.