Post modernism

1. Post-Modernism
Postmodernism is a late 20th-century style and concept
in the arts, architecture, and criticism. It represents a
departure from modernism and it is characterized by the
self-conscious use of earlier styles and conventions, a
mixing of different artistic styles and media, and a
general distrust of theories.
Architecture - The idea of Postmodernism in
architecture began as a response to the perceived
blandness and failed Utopianism of the Modern
movement. Definitive postmodern architecture
rejects the notion of a 'pure' form or 'perfect'
architectonic detail, instead conspicuously drawing
from all methods, materials, forms and colours
available to architects.
Sony Building
The Sony Building (formerly AT&T building) in New York City,
1984, by Philip Johnson, illustrating a "Postmodern" spin
with the inclusion of a classical broken pediment on the top
which diverged from the boxy functional office towers
common in Modern Architecture.