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2. Topics Robert Venturi Robert Venturi Charles Moore Charles Moore Hans Hollein Hans Hollein Phillip Johnson Phillip Johnson James Stirling James Stirling Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi

3. Post-Modernism Major Architects Major Architects Robert Venturi Robert Venturi Charles Moore Charles Moore Hans Hollein Hans Hollein Phillip Johnson Phillip Johnson James Stirling James Stirling Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi

4. Post-Modernism Robert Venturi Robert Venturi A great admirer of Louis Kahn A great admirer of Louis Kahn Post-Modern architect whose early works were very influential in contemporary architecture Post-Modern architect whose early works were very influential in contemporary architecture Wrote Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Wrote Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture Was fed up with “the puritanically moral language of orthodox Modern architecture” Was fed up with “the puritanically moral language of orthodox Modern architecture” Believed “Less is a bore” not more as Mies had quoted Believed “Less is a bore” not more as Mies had quoted

5. Post-Modernism Chestnut Hill House Chestnut Hill House Designed by Venturi Designed by Venturi Located in Philadelphia, PA Located in Philadelphia, PA A conventional American suburban, stuccoed, wood-frame “crackerbox” A conventional American suburban, stuccoed, wood-frame “crackerbox” Critics called the house “ugly and ordinary” Critics called the house “ugly and ordinary”

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8. Post-Modernism Charles Moore Charles Moore Another Post Modern architect who was a contemporary of Venturi Another Post Modern architect who was a contemporary of Venturi Affected by Louis Kahn’s feelings for the architectural past Affected by Louis Kahn’s feelings for the architectural past Major structures Major structures Dormitory Complex, Kresge College, CA Dormitory Complex, Kresge College, CA Piazza d’Italia, New Orleans, LA Piazza d’Italia, New Orleans, LA

9. Post-Modernism Dormitory Complex, Kresge College Dormitory Complex, Kresge College Located in Santa Cruz, CA Located in Santa Cruz, CA Resembles an Italian hill town Resembles an Italian hill town Accented with bright, primary colors at strategic places Accented with bright, primary colors at strategic places

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12. Post-Modernism Piazza d’Italia Piazza d’Italia Located in New Orleans, LA Located in New Orleans, LA Designed by Charles Moore Designed by Charles Moore Designed to provide the small Italian-American population in New Orleans with an architectural focus of ethnic identity Designed to provide the small Italian-American population in New Orleans with an architectural focus of ethnic identity

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15. Post-Modernism Hans Hollein Hans Hollein Austrian Post-Modern architect Austrian Post-Modern architect Designed the Austrian Travel Bureau in Vienna, Austria Designed the Austrian Travel Bureau in Vienna, Austria

16. Post-Modernism Austrian Travel Bureau Austrian Travel Bureau Located in Vienna, Austria Located in Vienna, Austria 1978 1978 Gains influence from the Piazza d’Italia Gains influence from the Piazza d’Italia Features Features Oriental pavilion Oriental pavilion Chessboard seating area Chessboard seating area

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18. Post-Modernism Philip Johnson Philip Johnson The most powerful figure of American Post- Modernism The most powerful figure of American Post- Modernism The reigning dean of American architecture The reigning dean of American architecture Notable structure Notable structure AT&T Building in New York City AT&T Building in New York City

19. Post-Modernism AT&T Building AT&T Building Located in New York City Located in New York City Now known as the Sony Building Now known as the Sony Building 647-ft 647-ft Granite clad Granite clad 36 oversized stories 36 oversized stories

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22. Post-Modernism James Stirling James Stirling Designed a key work of Post-Modernism Designed a key work of Post-Modernism The expansion of the Staatsgalerie The expansion of the Staatsgalerie

23. Post-Modernism Staatsgalerie Staatsgalerie Located in Stuttgart Located in Stuttgart Features Features Grand historical collage of structures Grand historical collage of structures Theater and museum Theater and museum Gains influence from Egypt, Mycenae, and the Athenian Acropolis Gains influence from Egypt, Mycenae, and the Athenian Acropolis

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28. Post-Modernism Aldo Rossi Aldo Rossi A Post-Modern architect from Milan A Post-Modern architect from Milan Enjoyed cult-figure status as the leader of the Neo- Rationalists Enjoyed cult-figure status as the leader of the Neo- Rationalists Poorly understood but widely admired group of Italian architects Poorly understood but widely admired group of Italian architects Believed the architecture of a city is reducible to a limited number of types Believed the architecture of a city is reducible to a limited number of types

29. Post-Modernism Teatro del Mondo Teatro del Mondo Rossi’s best known work Rossi’s best known work A re-creation of the Theatrum Mundi A re-creation of the Theatrum Mundi Sixteenth-century floating festival theater in Venice Sixteenth-century floating festival theater in Venice Literally floats on the waters of Venice, Italy Literally floats on the waters of Venice, Italy

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32. References Sullivan, Mary; http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ Sullivan, Mary; http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/ http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wdpt1.html http://www.brynmawr.edu/Acads/Cities/wld/wdpt1.html Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity Trachtenburg/Hyman; Architecture: From Prehistory to Postmodernity Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western Architecture Wodehouse/Moffett; A History of Western Architecture

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