So what happened to Modernism? I think it died. It had a commitment to destroying what happened before, to make room for the new. An aesthetic of destruction became an inherent part of Modernism...which ran into the second world war...and destruction as a positive became inexcusable.
It lived on as a style, but I think the hope for the "new age" they had hoped for was dead. Post-Modernism realized this lack of hope, but went on to create without hope.
We have a great hope.
Monday, November 13, 2006
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Hey Steven! I think that one way architecture is moving forward is in a sustainable direction, where buildings cooperate more with the natural and human resources they use and possibly enhance and protect. This is the short answer...I don't really know the long answer yet.
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