"I look at the strength and energy of a building and how that can best be expressed through a language of architecture."

Charles Jencks (1939 - 2019)
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About Charles Jencks

Charles Jencks was a renowned American cultural historian, landscape architect, and architectural theorist. He was a leading figure in postmodernism, known for his writings and designs blending the fields of architecture, nature, and cosmology. Jencks popularized the term 'iconography' in architecture and played a significant role in shaping the conversation around contemporary architectural thinking.

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