“Postmodernism” in architecture is regaining our attention. Already in 2016, James Stirling’s No. 1 Poultry complex in the City of London (designed in 1985, but not constructed until 1997) was listed by the British Government, the most recent building to receive such recognition. Last year, a proposal by the Oslo and New York firm, Snøhetta, to renovate the portico of Philip Johnson’s 1984 AT&T (now known as 550 Madison) building in New York triggered its listing by the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission.
History courses covering postmodernism are appearing on the curricula of many architecture schools. Then, last November, the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal opened a major exhibition curated by Sylvia Lavin, professor of the history and theory of architecture at Princeton University, which closes April 7.
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