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Double Coding Style in Postmodern Architecture Introduction Postmodern architecture, emerging in the late 20th century, is characterized by its eclectic approach, embracing historical references, ornamentation, and a playful attitude towards design. One of the distinctive concepts in Postmodern architecture is “double coding,” a term coined by architect and theorist Charles Jencks. This article explores the essence of double coding in Read More …
Postmodern architecture is a style of architecture that emerged in the late 1960s in response to modernism. The architect and architecture theorist Robert Venturi wrote a doctrine for movement in his 1966 book Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture. Taking a more experimental and hybrid approach to architecture, the style flourished in the 80s and 90s, and in Contradiction and Complexity Read More …
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