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deconstructive

deconstructive

8.4
Showing broken, irregular shapes and strange angles in building design
  • adjective
  • /ˌdiːkənˈstrʌktɪv/
  • Specialized
translation icon : deconstructivo
  • The museum's deconstructive design featured asymmetrical shapes and fragmented spaces, challenging conventional architectural forms.

Examples

  • Many modern architects use deconstructive principles to create buildings that defy traditional symmetry and structure.

  • The deconstructive approach in this project highlights the beauty of irregular shapes and promotes innovative use of space.

  • Time, it appears, is self-deconstructive.

    Academic text (1994)

Antonyms

traditional
994 1.5

Following long-held customs and ways of doing things

conventional
175 2.8

Doing things in the usual way most people expect, not new or original

How Fragmented

deconstructive
  • Specialized
8.4
innovative
165 5.5
traditional
994 1.5

Surface Forms

deconstructive positive

Morphology

deconstructive = deconstruct (semi-transparent) = de + construct + ive

Morphologically regular ('deconstruct' + '-ive'), but the sense referring to the architectural movement is specialized and not fully inferable from the base.

Etymology

Deconstructive comes from the parts de- ('remove') and construct ('build') and is connected to the idea of deconstruction, which inspired a movement called deconstructivism in architecture. That's why a deconstructive design often looks fragmented or like it breaks normal building rules to make a new effect.