deconstructivism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate.
The practice of deconstructing dishes.

/diːkənˈstɹʌktɪvɪzəm/ /diːkənˈstɹʊktɪvɪzəm/

deconstructivism

From deconstructive + -ism.

deconstruction

constructivism

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