The term deconstructivist architecture was invented in 1988, as a title for an exhibition in MOMA, which included works of seven architects, among them Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid, Frank Gehry and Daniel Liebeskind. What these architects had in common was that, after an era of social and political concerns, they went back to working with form. Inspired by French philosopher Derrida, and drawing upon the entire legacy of avant-garde architecture, most prominently that of Russian Constructivism, they treated architectural precedents as systems of ˜signs’ and tried to manipulate these ˜signs’ in order to come up with an architecture in which form would not follow function, but vice versa: a radical form would incite people to invent new programs and new possibilities of interaction. In this lecture we will examine this new attitude to canonical modernism and the lasting impact of the deconstructivist project. Essay Topics: Discuss the work of at least 2 ˜Deconstructivist’ architects in relation both to previous avant gardes, particularly the Russian constructivists, and the philosophical ˜deconstruction’ of the late 20th century. For a custom paper on the above topic, place your order now! What We Offer: ¢ On-time delivery guarantee ¢ PhD-level writers ¢ Automatic plagiarism check ¢ 100% money-back guarantee ¢ 100% Privacy and Confidentiality ¢ High Quality custom-written papers
