'The Brits who built the Modern world'.
The architects discussed in this part 2 documentary worked at a time where modern architecture was under attack, 1980s. People believed that Norman Foster, Nicholas Grimshaw, Terry Farrel, Micheal Hopkins and Richard Rogers should return to more historical styles. All of the architects listed were rivals within the architectural development, but today are arguably the most successful generation of architects.
Terry Farrel had said that he didn't want to return to this historical style however he didn't want modern. He wanted a style that would have aspects from both which created post modernism. I believe that there works are influential and significant, partly because of such aspirations which have changed the way view architecture.
'Postmodernism was a response to dreary, dull, mechanical modern architecture.'
I found the documentary on BBC Four was more interest to me than the lecture as I was able to watch it more than once and learn a lot more about the significant architects in the 1970s and 1980s who helped to design the world of architecture. However the lecture touched up on different aspects of the topic which was interesting. Designs we create should be influenced by the historical style otherwise like the documentary discussed designs wouldn't have any meaning.
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