Transition from modernism to postmodernism in the theory of foreign architecture

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The article considers the transition period from modernism to postmodernism in the theory of foreign architecture, which demonstrates the change of leading academic scientists and practical architects views on the development of modern architecture, when there was the protest cardinal turn towards the traditional decorative and artistic orientation and polystylism. The article analyzes little known or unknown in Russia scientific works and articles, which allow deeper understanding of the global changes in world and Russian architecture in the second half of the twentieth century.

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A. A. Khudin

Nizhny Novgorod State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Email: hoodin-alex@yandex.ru

Doctor of Architecture, Professor of the Department of Architectural Design

Russian Federation, Nizhnij Novgorod

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