Movement
Postmodern Architecture
Explore in the Atlas →A late-twentieth-century reaction against modernism's universalism, reintroducing ornament, historical reference, symbolism and wit; theorised by Robert Venturi's 'Complexity and Contradiction' (1966) and named by Charles Jencks.
Memory Collectivity
Details
- Origin
- United States
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Lived experienceAncestry
- Subject
- Human centred
- Political position
- Subaltern resistant
- Degree of codification
- Pattern based
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- reacted against International Style
- reacted against Modernism
Referenced by
- Umberto Eco associated with
- Charles Jencks proposed
Sources
- Charles Jencks. The Language of Post-Modern Architecture. Academy Editions, 1977.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Postmodern Architecture." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/postmodern-architecture/. Accessed July 17, 2026.