#jencks

[kasiabobula]

[designio]

theory of evolution, an overview of 20th Century architecture / Charles Jencks

[mcmansionhell]

Evolutionary Tree 2000: a Century of Architecture by Charles Jencks

Hello friends! Happy Bunny Day. Because of Bunny Day festivities, our regularly scheduled installment of dead guy bickering will be postponed. 

However, I still wanted to share some theory love with you, so I’ve included one of my favorite charts by Charles Jencks, a theorist known for his writing on Postmodern architecture. 

Jencks’ charts in the various editions of The Language of Postmodern Architecture were how high-school me began building up a large lexicon of buildings, architects, and ideas. Even now, I use them to think about questions of interrelatedness, and to quiz myself on my own memory!

Have a great week everyone - I’ll see you Wednesday! 

[designio]

Pruitt-Igoe Housing / Minoru Yamasaki Associates / Saint Louis, 1954

[kasiabobula]

[4directionsheart]

Escaping the confines of museums

Title:        The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

Artist:       Charles Jencks

Medium:  Landscape

Year:        Started in 1988

[ingelnook]

Portrack House by Paul Macrae Via Flickr: Charles Jencks' 'Garden of Cosmic Speculation', Portrack House, near Dumfries