Theory
Supermodernism
Explore in the Atlas →Hans Ibelings's term for an architecture of the globalised 1990s characterised by neutrality, abstraction, smoothness and sensory restraint — buildings whose blank, inscrutable envelopes derive meaning from programme rather than context, allied to Marc Augé's anthropology of supermodernity and its 'non-places'.
Exchange Ephemerality
Details
- Introduced
- 1990s
Classifications
- Holder
- Individual
- Source of authority
- Observation
- Subject
- Human centred
- Mode of transmission
- Text drawing
- Knowledge type
- Propositional
- Epistemic cluster
- Western philosophical
Connections
- extends Non-Place
Referenced by
- Hans Ibelings proposed
Sources
- Hans Ibelings. Supermodernism: Architecture in the Age of Globalization. NAi Publishers, 1998.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Supermodernism." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/supermodernism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.