His writings announced the death of Modernism, and the public spaces he designed were full of adventurous shapes and ideas. By Neil Genzlinger Charles Jencks, whose writing on architecture helped ...

“Postmodernism” in architecture is regaining our attention. Already in 2016, James Stirling’s No. 1 Poultry complex in the City of London (designed in 1985, but not constructed until 1997) was listed ...

Postmodern architecture is a style of building design that emerged in the ’70s and ’80s as a reaction against the dogmas and ideals of modernism and the international style. “It saw a whole range of ...

Jencks is well-known for his architectural writing on postmodern theories. He wrote many books and essays criticizing and exploring the topic, among which are The Language of Post-Modern Architecture ...