Deconstructivism is a development of Postmodern architecture
beginning in the late 1980s. It is characterized by ideas of
fragmentation, non-linear processes of design, an interest in
manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and apparent
non-Euclidean geometry, which serve to distort and dislocate some of
the elements of architecture, such as structure and envelope. The
finished visual appearance of buildings that exhibit the myriad
deconstructivist "styles" is characterized by a stimulating
unpredictability and a controlled chaos. Some of the architects
involved have been influenced by the writings of the French
philosopher Jacques Derrida and his ideas on Deconstruction; others
have been influenced by the idea of reiterating the geometric
imbalances of the Russian Constructivist movement. Important events
in the history of the deconstructivist movement include the 1982 Parc
de la Villette architectural design competition (especially the
entries by Jacques Derrida and Peter Eisenman and Bernard Tschumi's
winning entry), the 1988 Museum of Modern Art’s Deconstructivist
Architecture exhibition in New York, organized by Philip Johnson and
Mark Wigley, and the 1989 opening of the Wexner Center for the Arts,
Columbus, Ohio, designed by Peter Eisenman.
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1880:
Australian outlaw and folk hero Ned Kelly was captured in Glenrowan,
Victoria.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ned_Kelly)
1914:
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was killed by Serb nationalist
Gavrilo Princip in the Assassination in Sarajevo, catalysing the
outbreak of World War I.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_in_Sarajevo)
1919:
The Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Versailles)
1978:
The United States Supreme Court, in Regents of the University of
California v. Bakke 438 US 265 1978, barred quota systems in college
admissions but affirmed the constitutionality of programs giving
advantage to minorities.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regents_of_the_University_of_California_v._Bak…)
1990:
Paperback Software, a company founded by Adam Osborne, was found
guilty by a U.S. court of copyright violation for copying the
appearance and menu system of Lotus 1-2-3 in its competing
spreadsheet program.
(
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Osborne)
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Wikiquote of the day:
"Hatred, as well as love, renders its votaries credulous." --
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jean-Jacques_Rousseau)