ArchDaily | Broadcasting Architecture Worldwide https://www.archdaily.com/ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://assets.adsttc.com/doodles/archdaily-logo-feedly.svg 026CB6 https://www.archdaily.com/1038681/playful-and-ironic-the-legacy-of-postmodernist-architecture-in-the-united-states Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000 Olivia Poston https://www.archdaily.com/1038681/playful-and-ironic-the-legacy-of-postmodernist-architecture-in-the-united-states Postmodernism in the United States turned architecture into a stage for cultural memory, irony, and heritage at a moment when the built environment was becoming less civic and more commercial and curated. By the late twentieth century, architectural investment no longer centered on monumental public institutions or shared federal commitment to civic space. Private development, corporate expansion, and consumer environments increasingly shaped cities across the country. Buildings took on a new role as cultural images, expected to communicate identity and meaning as much as they provided function.

]]> https://www.archdaily.com/603156/ten-buildings-which-epitomize-the-triumph-of-postmodernism Fri, 27 Feb 2015 04:00:51 +0000 James Taylor-Foster https://www.archdaily.com/603156/ten-buildings-which-epitomize-the-triumph-of-postmodernism Being such a recent movement in the international architectural discourse, the reach and significance of post-modernism can sometimes go unnoticed. In this selection, chosen by Adam Nathaniel Furman, the "incredibly rich, extensive and complex ecosystem of projects that have grown out of the initial explosion of postmodernism from the 1960s to the early 1990s" are placed side by side for our delight.

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