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DECONSTRUCTIVISM ARCHITECTURE
PRAVARA RURAL COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, LONI

NAME: ABHANG ANUSHKA LAXMAN
CLASS: THIRD YEAR B.ARCH
SUBJECT: ELECTIVE-1
GUIDED BY: AR.KAPIL BURHADE SIR
AR.TEJASWINI GHOLAP MAM
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INDEX:
 1. INTRODUCTION
 2.TIMELINE
 3. SPECIALITY OF DECONSTRUCTIVISM STYLE
 4.CRITICISM OF DECONSTRUCTIVISM STYLE
 5. ARCHITECTS OF DECONSTRUCTIVISM STYLE
 6. CONCLUSION
 7. REFERENCES
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INTRODUCTION:
 Deconstructivism is a movement of postmodern architecture which appeared

in the 1980s.
 It gives the impression of the fragmentation of the constructed building, commonly
characterised by an absence of obvious harmony, continuity, or symmetry.
 The term does not inherently refer to the style's deconstructed visuals as the
English adjective suggests, but instead derives from the movement's foundations
in contrast to the Russian Constructivist movement during the First World War that
"broke the rules" of classical architecture through the French language.
 Besides fragmentation, deconstructivism often manipulates the structure's surface
skin and deploys non-rectilinear shapes which appear to distort and dislocate
established elements of architecture.
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TIMELINE:
 Deconstructivism (c. 1985-2010)
 Deconstructivism appeared in the early 1980s, but only truly started to grow

in the 1990s.
Timeline of Deconstructivism
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SPECIALITY OF DECONSTRUCTIVISM
STYLE:
 Deconstructivism allows architects to produce buildings with highly respectable
aesthetic sense through its excellent manipulation of the building design structure
into unpredictable shapes or form.
 Stylistic features include:
• Unrelated forms.
• Abstract nature.
• Smooth exterior surfaces.
• Contrast of shapes and forms.
• Large expanses of a single material (glass, metals, masonry, etc.).
• Window frames often hidden in the walls.
• Simple metal frame doors.
• Exposed materials.
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CRITICISM OF DECONSTRUCTIVISM STYLE:
 Deconstructivism criticism follows the belief that objects have meaning

because that it was it has been defined as through language.
 Deconstructivism may be confused as an act of defiance against the current
architectural designs because it is considered as a leap ‘out of the box’.
 However, deconstructivism does not necessarily ignore the significance of
structural stability and the utilization of the purpose of the building.
 It breaks the rules of modern architecture because it defies the geometric norms
but the rules of the current architecture can still be applied while integrating the
idea of deconstructivism to create a design that emphasizes not only the functional
purpose of the building but also the uniqueness of the building.
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ARCHITECTS OF DECONSTRUCTIVISM
STYLE:
 Architects whose work is often described as deconstructivist (though in many
cases the architects themselves reject the label) include-
 Zaha Hadid - (1950 - 2016)
 Peter Eisenman - (1960 - till date)
 Frank Gehry - (1960 - till date)
 Rem Koolhaas - (1980 - till date)
 Daniel Libeskind - (1985 - till date)
 Bernard Tschumi - (1960 - till date)
 Coop Himmelb(l)au - (1980 - till date )
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1. ZAHA HADID
 Zaha Hadid was an architect known for her radical deconstructivist

designs.
 She was the first woman to be awarded the Pritzker Architecture Prize,
in 2004.
 Her style was intensely futuristic architecture characterized by
curving facades, sharp angles, and using materials such as
concrete and steel.
 Zaha Hadid was known as the “Queen of the Curve” for her swooping
designs. Zaha Hadid
 Zaha Hadid's design philosophy:
Hadid stated that her architectural designs were not intended as a
personal stamp on the world, or an act of self-indulgence.
Rather, addressing 21st-century challenges and opportunities is the
cornerstone to Zaha Hadid's style and creations.
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FAMOUS WORKS:
a) Maxxi Museum, Rome:
 MAXXI is a national museum of
contemporary art and architecture in the
Flaminio neighborhood of Rome, Italy.
 MAXXI consists of two museums: "MAXXI
art" and "MAXXI architecture".The outdoor
courtyard surrounding the museum
Fig(1):
provides a venue for large-scale works of Maxxi Museum,Rome (2010)
art. Exterior View
 The MAXXI building is an abstract

structure made out of glass, concrete,
and steel that doesn't have a simple
square or rectangular shape. The
building is made of a series of overlapping
platforms that create a multidimensional
structure.
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ELECTIVE-1 Maxxi Museum,Rome (2010)
DECONSTRUCTIVISM Interior View
2. FRANK GEHRY
 Frank O. Gehry is the leading exponent of

Deconstructivism, a postmodernist style of architecture.
 His style is considered deconstructivist.
 His architecture is typically characterized by flowing lines,
and surfaces that vary from titanium cladding to metal
Blobitectural modular parts.
 Gehry sees the world as a collision of thoughts
represented through buildings, music, and art that is
not properly expressed through the simplicity of the
neat, clean squares of Modernism. Frank Gehry
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FAMOUS WORKS:
a) Walt Disney Concert Hall:
 Concert hall is a room designed for the
enhancement of solo and orchestral
music. Well designed concert halls
provide moderate amounts of
reverberation at all frequencies to provide
sustain and fullness to music. Fig(3):
Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles (2003)
 It consists of multiple materials, Exterior View
including 165,000 square feet of
stainless steel metal panel system,
metal studs and exterior plaster, glazed
curtain wall, and pre-cast concrete. The
interior of the concert hall is designed to
accommodate a performance for 2,273
seats.
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b)Dancing House, c) Guggenheim Museum,
Prague,Czechia (1996) Bilbao,Spain (1997)
d) Museum of Pop Culture, e) Weisman Art Museum,

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CONCLUSION:
Deconstructivism building use many of unique shape. They are different from
others buildings,which uses the regular shapes such as regular, rectangular and
so on. These designers design these buildings with their own ideas. Some of them
designers design the building according to some art work or design the building
that related with some history.
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REFERENCES:
 https://www.archdaily.com/899645/what-is-deconstructivism
 https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/deconstructivism-buildings
 https://www.michaelzingraf.com/en/group/blog/architecture/contemporary
-architecture-zoom-on-deconstructivism
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DECONSTRUCTIVISM ARCHITECTURE

PRAVARA RURAL COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, LONI

 Deconstructivism is a movement of postmodern architecture which appeared

 Deconstructivism appeared in the early 1980s, but only truly started to grow

 Deconstructivism criticism follows the belief that objects have meaning

 Zaha Hadid was an architect known for her radical deconstructivist

 The MAXXI building is an abstract

 Frank O. Gehry is the leading exponent of

d) Museum of Pop Culture, e) Weisman Art Museum,

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