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Sunday, January 21, 2018

who won? modernism or post-modernism?


If we want to consider this question objectively then we should admit that Colonial Revival architecture has always been the winner. After all, towers of ilium owns significant stock in companies that make vinyl siding. In the realm of commercial architecture the answer is less clear. Modernism won the battle for the high rise, but Post-Modernism appears to be winning the battle for the low-rise strip. This outcome makes sense from a business perspective. At street level--or car windshield level--the rudimentary details of post modernism draw the eye more effectively. For anything over 6 stories high the world still belongs to Mies.

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