Monday, June 3, 2013

Post Modern Architecture in Ohio




This is The Wexner Center for the Arts at Ohio State University and is a perfect example of Post Modern Architecture in Ohio. As seen in all three pictures there is a white awning like structure, but it does not have a roof. Other then hanging posters it has no functional purpose so it is ornamental. Another Part of this structure that makes it Post Modern is the series of columns that are located around the building that aren't holding anything up. Ornamental features are really the only way to definitively say that something is Post Modern, this building has many ornamental features, which make me positive it is Post Modern.
The The Wexner Center was designed by architects Peter Eisenman of New York and the late Richard Trott of Columbus with landscape architect Laurie Olin of Philadelphia. The Wener Center is used for art exhibitions, premiering of new and different kinds of movies and films, and for preforming the preforming arts. The Wexner center also awards the Wexner Prize to those artists whose work reflects exceptional innovation and the highest standards of artistic quality and integrity.  The Wexner center was built for use by the students of The Ohio State University and university scholars. The Wexner Center's main goal is to explore and advance contemporary art.

Source: http://wexarts.org/about/history

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