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“The World’s First Horror Film Was All About Modern Architecture. Change My Mind.”

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At some point in the school year, a student in my AP Literature class will ask the dreaded question: what is “Modernism?” Even though modern art seems “weird” to casual museum-goers, there was a method to the madness. Modern artists rejected representational conventions in pursuit of honest expression.

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The legacy of deconstructivism "makes me want to retreat to the back of the room" says Bernard Tschumi

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Deconstructivism was built on intellectual rigour and a desire for exploration that contemporary architects do not share, says French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi in this exclusive interview as part of our series on the style. Not the official modernism, but surrealism, futurism, constructivism and expressionism in cinema.

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"Deconstructivism started well over a century ago and still continues today"

Deezen

The very notion of a renaissance whole was put on the couch, revealed as a fiction, along with functionalist Bauhaus modernism, based on notions of serial industrial production and the normative. Deconstructivism in its diversity and focus on difference acknowledged the individuality that industrialized modernism stamped out.

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Manchester School of Architecture spotlights nine architecture and humanities student projects

Deezen

The tests took into account quantitative variables: speed of drying and weight as well as qualitative variables in the safety of prototype construction, deconstruction and re-use, climate performance and building and life safety of the design.

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The Chiu, Hangzhou // NATURE TIMES ART DESIGN

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” The contemporary era calls for a new lifestyle and life state that makes people feel particularly comfortable and relaxed, and art is the best way to realize an aesthetic experience.Among the seven private rooms, some are gentle and reserved, while others are intense and glowing. © NATURE TIMES ART DESIGN. © NATURE TIMES ART DESIGN.

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The Chiu | Nature Times Art Design

ArchiDiaries

As designing this restaurant, Nature Times Art Design deconstructed the existing definition of Jiangnan and explored more design possibilities about life by adopting novel spatial languages and creative ideas. Besides, the lanterns hanging at the corner together with the contemporary curved furniture embody a still aesthetic.

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La Hacienda Jardín, Tepoztlán: Morelos home

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In this way, the large courtyard becomes the diaphragm that regulates the interactions, deconstructing the hermetic division between public and private spaces. The distribution of the perimeter wall and the definition of the layout on the ground plan unfold the walls in the form of staples and lattices that produce a play of light and shadow.

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