Author Archives: Charles Jencks

Hamburg’s masterwork is a combination of abstraction and explicit ornament

Singapore has reached the crisis of its perfection

The great architect remembered by his friend and collaborator throughout the heyday of Postmodernism, Charles Jencks

A new book by Farshid Moussavi argues that style in architecture needs to focus on individual aesthetic responses rather than shared understandings. And yet, as clients continue to commission ‘icons’, how should architects approach the question of meaning in architecture?

A new monograph on the late works of James Stirling and Michael Wilford prompts some reflections on the role of style and meaning in architecture

Charles Jencks critiques the Venice Biennale’s portrayals of democracy

‘Architecture is a better profession than doctors, lawyers, bankers, accountants and all the other options,’ argues critic, writer and godfather of Postmodern architecture, Charles Jencks

Charles Jencks critiques Fundamentals, the Biennale curated by his former student Rem Koolhaas

In this exclusive interview for The Architectural Review, Rem Koolhaas and his former architecture tutor Charles Jencks debate the morality, message and meaning behind this year’s Venice Biennale

Charles Jencks looks back at how Hans Hollein shaped the culture of Austrian architecture through his texts, exhibitions and buildings