Postmodernism: Key Theories, Practitioners, and Project Analysis

This report provides a comprehensive overview of postmodernism, a 20th-century movement in architecture, arts, and criticism that represents a departure from modernism. It explores key theoretical concepts, including the use of narrative and eclecticisms, and examines the influence of postmodern theory on landscape architecture. The report identifies key practitioners such as Michael Graves and analyzes significant projects like the Sydney/NIDA redevelopment and the Kuala Lumpur Water Garden. It discusses the resulting influence of landscape architecture, relevance to contemporary and Australian practices, including the impact on infrastructure development. The report highlights the evolving nature of postmodernism and its relevance to current design and architecture, emphasizing the ongoing efforts to improve infrastructure using modern technology. This document is an exploration of the history, theory, and practical applications of postmodernism in the field of design and architecture.

post modernism

Post modernism
• Post modernism is a 20th century style or a concept related to architecture,
arts and criticism which helps to represent a departure from modernism.
• It is also a broad development and movement which develop in the mid-to
late- 20th century across architecture, art, philosophy and criticism which
marked a departure from modernism effectively.
• Postmodern theory, philosophy influence the language of the postmodern
landscape architectures and got materialised in the use of narrative,
eclecticisms, the Rhizome-principle.

• Postmodern landscape composition can be associated with anti-hierarchy,
unusual structure.
• Postmodern architecture can be described as a movement which is
emerged in 1960s as a reaction against the austerity, lack of variety and
formality of modern architecture, specifically in international style
effectively. e, land-form, and playful mood

Key Theoreticians
• According to Dr. Mary Klages (Associate professor), postmodernism is a
complicated term or a set of ideas emerged in as an area of academic study
since the mid-1980 effectively.
• . It is not clear exactly when the postmodernism begins efficiently.
• The movement is modernism from which the postmodernism can be
understood well. The main characteristics of modernism includes:
• An emphasis on fragmented forms, discontinuous narratives impressionism
and subjectivity in writing and how it takes place rather than what is perceived

Key practitioners
• According to David Chisholm possibly the most used and understood term in a art
disclosure happ
• He does not think that there is a problem between relationship of a composer and
audience. Composition in Australia operates largely under a historic dominant
paradigm that is black, white male or female etc. ened in the last few decades
effectively.
• He studied in American Academy in Rome and worked in offices of modernists
until 1958. he became a architecture professor at Yale University and he build his
own building Guild House in Philadelphia between 1960 and 1963.

• Michael Graves (1934-2015) designed two buildings known as Portland
and Denver Public Library which are also prominent buildings in the
postmodern style.
• Later he designed large and low cost retail sector for chins such as JC
Penney and Target.

Key Projects
• There are some key projects has been made by architectures in
Postmodernism such as Sydney/Nida. The National Institute for Dramatic
Art at Kensington, Sydney was redeveloped by Hassell with Peter
Armstrong in order to deliver stronger street address and the main focus
on campus.

WHARF 8 OVERSEAS PASSENGER TERMINAL
• The work is to do savage and the budget cuts by the authority of Sydney
ports and refurbishment was done by Teece Chesterman Willis a cargo
shed, Darling Harbour and to relocate the city for temporary oversea
passenger terminal form effectively.
• The main intervention is a large blade which helps to mark south entrance
and screens western sun. AA's designers established the graphics and
Holliday Martin.

KUALA LUMPUR: WATER GARDEN
• A Kerry Hill was designed by a Marting Palleros landscape including 25
meter swimming pool and also surrounded with black water garden in
Kuala Lumpur.
• The Australian purpose of modern Danish architecture was dominated by
three persons such as Jorn Utzon, Arne Jacobsen and Henning Larsen.
• In addition to this, Cultural Centre at Nuuk, Greenland, by Schmidt
Hammer & Lassen, Henning Larsen’s BT newspaper house in Copenhagen,
Paustian furniture showroom in Copenhagen, by Utzon Associates (1989)

Resulting influence of landscape architecture
• It can be said that dedication to architecture and the community has
resulted towards many buildings and developments are designed for the
advancement in cities such as Australia in order to manage proper
infrastructure of buildings effectively.
• This has provided a grew out of his experience with Walter Gropius at the
Architects collaboratively in Boston and Rome in the late time of 1950
efficiently.

• This will have wide influence over South Australian architecture fraternity. He
also make a contribution between 1973 towards public architecture and art.
• In addition to this, achievements of Gabriel Poole are also taken to represent
aspiration of the sole practitioners who are the backbone of such professions
effectively.
• There are nine educators in landscape architecture were approached during
May in 19988 in order to participate in study interview of architecture relative
to the incorporation of research in the design process effectively and efficiently.

Relevance to contemporary practice
• Identity: In postmodern approaches it can be said that the individual
identity is not clearly defines as well as shift over time.
• Politics: It can be said that it may be difficult to from political
implications to imagine collective action regarding landscape
architectures that social movements are changing the specific goals
towards growth and development effectively.
• Differences: There is a common feature among postmodernism which is
to reject grand theoretical approaches entirely and effectively.

• Postmodern Era: The era of postmodernism is going down as the modern
world is now become more flexible and attractive towards infrastructure
and practitioners in order to develop and improve postmodern phase
effectively.

Relevance to Australia practice
• It can be said that postmodernism has one of the major impact on
Australia infrastructure which has decided future modernism in terms of
practitioners, approaches, influences, projects and contemporary practice
effectively.
• The local authorities are also trying hard to improve and develop old
infrastructure developed by many architects in order to develop country
which helps to improve life of local people.

• There are nine educators in landscape architecture were approached
during May in 19988 in order to participate in study interview of
architecture relative to the incorporation of research in the design process
effectively and efficiently.
• . This will also help to improve such structures by modern architects using
latest technology and equipment's effectively.