Post-Modernist
Dublin Core
Title
Post-Modernist
Subject
Post Modernist Architecture and Items
Description
This is a collection primarily post-modernist architecture and other items as collected by the students.
Creator
Students of COM/ENG 395
Contributor
COM 395 Students
Format
Digital Images
Collection Items
Prague Building
This is a building in Prague I saw when I went last summer. I believe this fits into the postmodernist category because of the nonfunctional adornments on the facade and the stacked roof. Postmodernism was a rebellion against the uniformity and…
Postmodernist House
This house is located in the center of a residential area north of NC State's campus and its architecture stands out starkly against the other houses in the area which are more traditionally styled. Where Modernism was intended to be sleekly…
Čůrající postavy (Piss)
In front of the Kafka Museum in Prague are a pair of urinating statues. This is an example of rebellion against main-stream art as such a piece of art is a vulgar display. Created by the sculptor David Černý, this art display is an example of kinetic…
Postmodern Bank Building
This is a bank building located in Cameron Village, a shopping center located in Raleigh, NC. The building is situated on the corner of a busy street.
It is a one-floor building with columns on the roof. In a post-modern style, it is an eclectic…
It is a one-floor building with columns on the roof. In a post-modern style, it is an eclectic…
Extra-Space Storage
I was somewhat unsure of what to look for to identify a building as post-modernist in Raleigh, but I drove past this Extra-Space storage building and thought it had some characteristics that may place it into that category. First, its shape gives it…
Petronas Towers
The Petronas Towers are twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, designed by renowned Argentine architect César Prelli. They held the title of tallest buildings in the world from their completion in 1998 until 2004, and remain the tallest…
SAS Hall
SAS Hall is a recognizable mathematics and statistics building on NC State's main campus. The relatively new hall has "state-of-the-art" technologies, tutorial centers, and a few lounges/study areas (a few of which not everyone has access to).
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PostModernism
A postmodern brick building. While reading the description and learning more about postmodern architecture I began to get the sense that buildings that were designed for a specific purpose and were renovated for another would be considered as such.…
Postmodern House
This is a house that is down the street from my apartment.
One should note that this house looks very different from the other homes in the neighborhood, which are mostly all a more traditional style. While the house itself is very wide, it is…
One should note that this house looks very different from the other homes in the neighborhood, which are mostly all a more traditional style. While the house itself is very wide, it is…
Walt Disney Concert Hall
This photo of postmodern architecture is Walt Disney's Concert Hall, located in Los Angeles, California. This building falls under the category of postmodernism because of its futuristic style and fragmented structure. The metal peaks stick out…