Deconstruct and construct, dissemble and assemble is the concept of this style. The design is meant to shock and confuse the viewer. Deconstructionism came about during the 1980's , a school of architecture that emphasises distorted forms and different volumes. Architects were inspired from Russian Constructivism which had similar characteristics to this style. Examples of the movement include; Peter Eisenman’s Wexner Center for the Artsin Ohio, Bernard Tschumi’s Parc de la Villette in France and Zaha Hadid’s Contemporary Arts Centre in Ohio ( in order of photos). Frank GehryFrank Gerhy is said to be the pioneer of the movement that rejected form and deconstruction as the name of the style itself suggests. With fragmented forms and rectilinear shapes as characteristics of most of the buildings which today are some of the most influential and most visited. After studying architecture at university and working with a firm he decided to open up his own. Little did he know he'd later become one of the most important and famous architects of all time. Some of his most famous buildings which can also be seen below are ; the Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angelesand the Weisman Museum, Minneapolis. References
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