Analysis of Architectural Discourse in 1990s

Abstract:

In the flourishing social and cultural background of 1990s, architecture industry experienced a free reign to all styles of design and all schools of thought in 1990s. In this paper, the author analyses main architectural discourse in the 1990s, the main tendency in architectural discourse is still mixing all styles including the complexity paradigm. Together with three very prominent contemporary theories, post-modern, post-modern ecology and new modern, a relatively new complexity paradigm became the active style and focal point. Building design becomes more complicated and needs the integration of more related disciplines, which also spurs new discourse surrounding the tendency of complexity paradigm.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 357-360)
• Pages: 376-379
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.357-360.376
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Shao Jie Zhang, Tie Qiao Xiao
• Keywords: 1990s, Architectural Discourse, Complexity Paradigm, Post Modernism

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