Movie

Deconstructivist Architects (1990)

• December 31, 1990
• 58m

Overview

By the end of the 1980's a new architectural sensibility challenged the prevailing post-Modern attitude and brought forth new and daring designs. Driven by the philosophy and theory of Jacques Derrida, the architects of Deconstructivism are rooted in a movement that urges us to examine the space we move through. Deconstructivist Architects documents explosive and seemingly chaotic structures from Vienna to L.A., and interviews those who pursue its aesthetic issues. Filmed on location with the architects and at the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition Deconstructivist Architecture, which was curated by Philip Johnson.

Director

Michael Blackwood

Writers

Joseph Giovannini

Starring

Jacques Derrida, Peter Eisenman, Frank Gehry