DECONSCTRUCTIVI SM

What Is It??
An approach to the

DESIGN of a building by
trying to SEE architecture in
terms of PARTS and

PIECES

Deconstruction

And Has NO

apparent

Has NO PRINCIPLES,

REASON or

THROWS all

LOGICAL ORDER and RULES and for a

Elements viewer is OUT TRUTHS of the completely WINDOW.

ARBITRARY

But..

Its more than that.

Origin
According to Jacques Derrida, The term One of his DEFINITIONS of what is called THEORY based Deconstruction is a post-structuralist DECONSTRUCTION DECONSTRUCTION is complicated and difficult to on Inwould be the effort to take (1967) very language thesince it actively the Paris-based Jacques Derrida. WRITINGS of CRITICIZES the explainOf Grammatology this LIMITLESS context into account, to pay theinstance a philosophical theory and a It is in to first SHARPEST and BROADEST attention Derrida INTRODUCED the term needed theEXPLAIN it. This escape, for the definition possible to context, and theory directed towards the of the incessant movement of DECONSTRUCTION. thus to an concept shows the real REAL'NESS' (re)reading of RE-CONTEXTUALIZATION. PHILOSOPHICAL word we use for speaking or deconstruction or any WRITINGS. writing, of any language.

Its Philosophy
The Contradiction Between The FORM of the building and the SURROUNDINGS Differences between TRADITIONAL structure installation and DECORATION. Calls For The DISMANTLING And DEMOLITION Of All The Basic RULES Of Engineering.

Calls To RECONSIDER The Relations, Whether HUMAN Or MATERIAL.

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Deconstruction IS NOT Deconstructivism

DECONSTRUCTION : Associated With Architectural

Design Processes Which Relate To The Philosophical Approach Of The Same Name

DECONSTRUCTIVISM : More Of A Visual Style

Developed From The Russian Constructivists. While Libeskind And Eisenmann Are Examples of Deconstruction' , Hadid Is More Of Deconstructivism'

The Deconstructivists
PETER EISENMAN FRANK O. GEHRY ZAHA HADID DANIEL LIBESKIND
McCormick Tribune Campus Center

University of Phoenix Stadium

Creative Media Bergisel Ski Jump Walt Disney Concert Hall Centre CCTV HQ

REM KOOLHAAS

Denver Art Ray and Museum Maria Stata

Center

Columbus_Convention_Center

Vitra Fire Station

TIMELINE
1966 1967 1973-1984

Postmodernist and Nascent Deconstructivist Architects Publication of ROBERT VENTURIS Complexity In Contradiction In Architecture, a text that PUBLISHED Theories Alongside Each Other In The andOf Grammatology (1967) JACQUES DERRIDA Introduced the term DECONSTRUCTION. Journal Opposition .Which Marked The BEGINNING

SEPARATED Deconstructivism from the fray of Of A Decisive BREAK Between The Two Movements. MODERNISM and POSTMODERNISM.

TIMELINE
1978 1982 1988 1989

OPENING of the Wexner ARCHITECTURE exhibition Arts in DECONSTRUCTIVIST Center for thefor Parc Columbus, Bernard Tschumi's WINNING entry SANTA la de The Design Of Eisenman. The Wexner Center Frank O Gehrys Own designed by Peter York, FEATURING works by Frank was HELD in New Villette architectural design competition. Tschumi MONICA OPINIONS of of deconstructionist DECONSTRUCTS RESIDENCEKoolhaas, Peter renders Gehry, Danielthethe archetype,thethe castle and Libeskind, Rem Has Been Cited had sought its spacesPROTOTYPICAL Deconstructivist DIFFERENCE. As A and structure with CONFLICT Eisenman, Zaha Hadid and Bernard , in and preparation philosopher, JACQUES DERRIDATschumi. the Building. of his design proposal.

Prominent Figures

Frank O Gehry

Nationality Canadian, American Born February 28, 1929 Toronto, Ontario AIA Gold Medal National Medal of Arts Order of Canada Pritzker Prize

Awards

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

Zaha Hadid
Nationality Iraqi 31 October 1950 Baghdad, Iraq Pritzker Prize Stirling Prize RIBA European Award

Born

Awards

" Many people say my works are too complicated. But it is similar to nature which is also complex ... But there is also order and organization in nature, just like in my works."

Daniel Libeskind
Nationality American May 12, 1946 d, Poland

Born

Awards

RIBA International Award, Won The Competition Building WTC Memorial

To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it.

Conclusion

Deconstructivism is the LAST chapter of any Architectural History Book. Perfect Deconstructivism is SURREAL or IMAGINARY. It

can NEVER be attained.

Deconstructivist thoughts even though not acknowledged by CERTAIN section of the critics, is WIDELY popular all over the world.

Thank You
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