Modernism has ceased to exist as a movement in architecture and urbanism since at least the 1980s. In architecture, movements such as Japanese Metabolism and deconstructivism helped to move past the remnants of modern architecture. In urban planning, figures like Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander, as early as the 1960s, helped bury the premises of modern urbanism.
Yet, despite more than 50 years of work by Jane Jacobs and Christopher Alexander, and having moved past modern architecture as an architectural style, we still frequently discuss modern architecture and urbanism. Ultimately, why does talking about them still matter?
