{"product_id":"multiform-isbn-9781119717669","title":"Multiform","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuest-edited by Owen Hopkins and Erin McKellar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur current moment is one of profound political and economic change. Historically, these moments of transition have seen a parallel period of cultural – and notably architectural – flux. In the late-1970s this was manifested in Postmodernism. Today, a number of architects are looking again at this movement and redeploying a range of its tactics and approaches using contemporary methods and techniques. These include different modes of collage, formal reference and quotation, stylistic eclecticism, symbolism in form, material and ornament, and the bold, expressive use of colour, both natural and synthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the design that results from these ‘multiform’ tactics and approaches has been seen as a kind of neo-Postmodernism, this issue argues that this is a simplistic and superficial reading. Instead, it posits this phenomenon as the architectural attempt – both conscious and unconscious – to reflect, grapple with and make sense of the current political and economic transition and the backdrop of the climate emergency. Rather than responding to this situation by attempting to marshal architecture around a single unifying narrative, this issue makes the case for the transformative possibilities offered by an approach that is ad hoc, eclectic and pluralist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors:\u003c\/b\u003e Mat Barnes, Jennifer Bonner, Graham Burn, James Crawford and Alexander Turner, Mario Carpo, David Knight and Cristina Monteiro, David Kohn, Stephen Parnell, Lera Samovich, Geoff Shearcroft, Dirk Somers, Catrina Stewart and Hugh McEwen, Léa-Catherine Szacka, and Amin Taha.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeatured architects:\u003c\/b\u003e AOC Architecture, Bovenbouw Architectuur, CAN, Groupwork, David Kohn Architects, DK-CM, Fala Atelier, MALL, Studio MUTT, Office S+M, Walala Studio, Yinka Ilori Studio \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Guest-Editors 05\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwen Hopkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin McKellar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction \u003c\/b\u003eWhat is Multiform? 06\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwen Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAiming for Personality\u003c\/b\u003e An Exercise of Continuous Improvisation 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLera Samovich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoMo, Collage and Citation\u003c\/b\u003e Notes Towards an Etiology of Chunkiness 18\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMario Carpo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNothing New\u003c\/b\u003e Referencing, Remixing and Sampling 26\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGraham Burn, James Crawford and Alexander Turner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarni Sweaters and Rugby Shirts\u003c\/b\u003e Colour Blocking in Architecture 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJennifer Bonner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore With Less\u003c\/b\u003e Responding to Austerity 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCatrina Stewart and Hugh McEwen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Birth and Rebirth of a Movement\u003c\/b\u003e Charles Jencks’s Postmodern Odyssey in 2 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStephen Parnell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePluralism and the Urban Landscape\u003c\/b\u003e Towards a Strategic Eclecticism 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDirk Somers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#Architecturez\u003c\/b\u003e Rackz, Shackz and the Opportunities In Between 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMat Barnes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExploring, Building, Completing \u003c\/b\u003eContext and Craft 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmin Taha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScreen’s Domesticity\u003c\/b\u003e From the Postmodern House to Our House 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLéa-Catherine Szacka\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTaking Joy Seriously \u003c\/b\u003eAn Interview with Artist and Designer Camille Walala 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOwen Hopkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerceiving Postmodernism\u003c\/b\u003e Learning from London’s Marshlands 92\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Kohn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorking in Public\u003c\/b\u003e Political and Design Inheritances in the Work of DK-CM 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Knight and Cristina Monteiro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Joy of Architecture\u003c\/b\u003e Evoking Emotions Through Building 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGeoff Shearcroft\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRemembering in Colour\u003c\/b\u003e In Conversation with Artist \/ Designer Yinka Ilori 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eErin McKellar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Another Perspective \u003c\/b\u003eIconic Iconoclasm: David Connor 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNeil Spiller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuest-edited by Owen Hopkins and Erin McKellar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOur current moment is one of profound political and economic change. Historically, these moments of transition have seen a parallel period of cultural – and notably architectural – flux. In the late-1970s this was manifested in Postmodernism. Today, a number of architects are looking again at this movement and redeploying a range of its tactics and approaches using contemporary methods and techniques. These include different modes of collage, formal reference and quotation, stylistic eclecticism, symbolism in form, material and ornament, and the bold, expressive use of colour, both natural and synthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the design that results from these ‘multiform’ tactics and approaches has been seen as a kind of neo-Postmodernism, this issue argues that this is a simplistic and superficial reading. Instead, it posits this phenomenon as the architectural attempt – both conscious and unconscious – to reflect, grapple with and make sense of the current political and economic transition and the backdrop of the climate emergency. 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