deconstructivism

English

Etymology

deconstructive +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪzəm/, /diːkənˈstɹʊktɪvɪzəm/

Noun

deconstructivism (uncountable)

1. (architecture) A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate.
   • 2007 February 18, “English Renaissance; ‘Not for Sale’; Abu Dhabi Arts District; Robert Moses”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     As an artist I have to ask: How much God is there in art theories like appropriation, deconstructivism, simulation and consumerism, which from the mid-1970s on have dominated the syllabus of many institutions that teach, critique and exhibit art?

Synonyms

• deconstruction

See also

• constructivism