Dezeen's guide to deconstructivist architecture from A to Z
To conclude our deconstructivism architecture series, we round up everything you need to know about the movement from A to Z. More
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Coop Himmelb(l)au was "closest to so-called deconstructivism" says Wolf Prix
Deconstructivism aimed to break free from the constraints of traditional architectural thinking, says Coop Himmelb(l)au co-founder Wolf Prix in this exclusive interview as part of our deconstructivism series. More
"Deconstructivism started well over a century ago and still continues today"
Deconstructivism existed long before the 1970s, writes architecture critic Joseph Giovannini, who wrote the book Architecture Unbound to tell the full history of the style, in this opinion piece as part of our series revisiting deconstructivism. More
Daniel Libeskind's Museum of Military History "is a symbol of the resurrection"
Continuing our series on deconstructivism we look at Daniel Libeskind's extension to the Museum of Military History in Dresden, Germany, which features a pointed steel and glass shard that thrusts through the original building's neoclassical facade. More
Deconstructivism exhibition aimed "to rock the boat" says Mark Wigley
MoMA's seminal 1988 Deconstructivist Architecture exhibition didn't set out to define an architectural style, says its curator Mark Wigley in this exclusive interview as part of our series revisiting deconstructivism. More
Wolf Prix is the deconstructivist architect who said "architecture must burn"
Continuing our series revisiting deconstructivist architecture we profile Wolf Prix, one of the founders and principal of the radical Austrian practice Coop Himmelb(l)au. More
Gehry House extension seems to "emerge from the inside of the house"
Continuing our series exploring deconstructivist architecture we look at Gehry House, architect Frank Gehry's radical extension to his home in Santa Monica, California. More
"Deconstructivism left us with the notion that architecture can be an act of continual revolution"
There are lessons to be learned from the dying embers of deconstructivism, says Aaron Betsky in this opinion piece as part of our series revisiting the style. More
Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall is "a living room" for Los Angeles
Up next in our deconstructivism series we take a look at the iconic Walt Disney Concert Hall designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. More
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Zaha Hadid embraced the potential of deconstructivism
Continuing our series revitising deconstructivist architecture we look at the late Zaha Hadid, the "queen of the curve" who designed the Heydar Aliyev Centre and London Aquatics Centre. More
"Story of deconstructivism was never told fully or even accurately" says creator of term
Architecture critic Joseph Giovannini, who coined the term deconstructivism, sets the record straight about its meaning in this interview as part of our series on the style. More
Zaha Hadid's Vitra Fire Station is "ready to explode into action at any moment"
We continue our series on deconstructivism by looking at Zaha Hadid's first major built work, the Vitra Fire Station in Weil am Rhein, Germany. More
The legacy of deconstructivism "makes me want to retreat to the back of the room" says Bernard Tschumi
Deconstructivism was built on intellectual rigour and a desire for exploration that contemporary architects do not share, says French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi in this exclusive interview as part of our series on the style. More
Daniel Libeskind's Jewish Museum is a "foreboding experience"
Continuing our series on deconstructivism we look at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, one of the architect Daniel Libeskind's first completed projects. More
"My late father was the first to deliver the new movement to architecture"
Dezeen's deconstructivism series has overlooked the role publisher and editor Dr Andreas Papadakis played in defining the movement, according to his daughter Alexandra Papadakis. More
Daniel Libeskind is deconstructivism's "late bloomer"
We continue our deconstructivist architecture series with a profile of Daniel Libeskind who designed one of the movement's most evocative buildings, the Jewish Museum Berlin. More
Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is "the greatest building of our time"
Up next in our deconstructivism series is Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, a building that reignited the city's economy and started a global trend for landmark museums. More
Frank Gehry brought global attention to deconstructivism
Continuing our series revisiting deconstructivist architecture, we profile Frank Gehry, the Canadian architect who brought global attention to the style with the ground-breaking Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. More
Wexner Center for the Arts is "a building that is waiting to be a building"
As we continue our deconstructivist series, we look at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Ohio by architect and theorist Peter Eisenman, which he claims "has nothing to do with deconstruction or deconstructivism."
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Rem Koolhaas is the architect who built deconstructivism's legacy
Continuing our series revitising deconstructivist architecture, we profile Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas, who is the driving force behind architectural powerhouse OMA. More