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In the decade of the twentieth century 70 there are two major stylistic trends, such as Late modern and Postmodern architecture. These two styles, but parallel in time and fleeing the "Modern Movement", shall be designed so very different. The late modern style —also known as High-tech—, relied on technology and innovation, while the postmodern style introduced historical references. The main features of postmodern style are: the sharp divide of tall buildings on base, shaft and top, the introduction of classical orders and anthropomorphic configuration. «They all have in common denunciation of the principles advocated by rationalism architecture and the International Style, such as the functionalist principle, which states that the design is the result of the function, open plan and ornamental nudity.»

« To put it simply, a postmodern building challenges simultaneously at least two groups, architects and a committed minority who care about specific architectural problems and the public and site visitors interested in the problems of comfort, architecture and their traditional way of life.», Charles Jenks

The first major post-modern architects are Philip Johnson, Charles Moore, Aldo Rossi, Robert Venturi and Michael Graves. These architects were concerned with environmental issues, the recovery of historical forms and the pursuit of humor and surprise. "The use of historical elements is very free and eclectic and concern for the environment has to respect the forms and materials typical of the place."

The first major postmodern works are the Portland Public Service Building, Oregon (1980-1982), Michael Graves, the Piazza d'Italia in New Orleans (1974-1980), Charles Moore, also AT&T Building in New York ( 1978-1984), designed by Philip Johnson and John Burgee. One of the best examples of postmodern skyscrapers built in the city of New York is the Citigroup Center (1971-1977), also known as Citicorp Center, designed by Stubbins Associates in collaboration with Emery Roth & Sons.

« Postmodernism calls for an art that resonates with the life of the world. The postmodern architects defend the values of ambiguity, irony, complexity and diversity of styles, and express their eclectic in the recovery of historical references.»

Very soon you will see the first postmodern works internationally prominent architects like Oscar Niemeyer or Santiago Calatrava, which will go a step further in this movement with a style markedly plastic and sculptural, rediscovering full creative freedom. In each of his works there is a clear anthropomorphic appearance, finding a metaphor based on the inspiration of nature or the human body in the predominantly white. Very good examples of this search are the MAC Museum of Contemporary Art in Niterói (1991-1996) by Oscar Niemeyer, and the MAM Milwaukee Art Museum (1994-2001) and the Tenerife Concert Hall (1991-2003) designed by Santiago Calatrava.

Other architectural styles such as Deconstructivism, whose exponents are Frank O. Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Zaha Hadid or Daniel Libeskind, the current High-tech, whose leading figures are Norman Foster, Renzo Piano, Richard Rodgers and Jean Nouvel, among others, the New Organic Architecture of Toyo Ito and Sustainable Architecture could Also included in this important category of the blog, as they all are encompassed within postmodernity, avoiding the so-called « modern movement » that drove the Bauhaus, Walter Gropius initiated in Weimar, Germany in 1919, continued by Hannes Meyer between 1928-1930, and finally concluded that Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in 1933, and as a private institute. The works are arranged chronologically.