MULTIFORM Architecture in an Age of Transition

摘要

Our current moment is one of profound political and economic change. Historically, these moments of transition have seen a parallel period of cultural - and notably architectural - flux. In the late -1970s this was manifested in Postmodernism. Today, a number of architects are looking again at this movement and redeploying a range of its tactics and approaches using contemporary methods and techniques. These include different modes of collage, formal reference and quotation, stylistic eclecticism, symbolism in form, material and ornament, and the bold, expressive use of colour, both natural and synthetic.