The language of post modern architecture by charles jencks 1984 05 03 30 out of 5 stars 1 mass market paperback 11 offers from 1330 postmodern architecture less is a bore owen hopkins 45 out of 5 stars 23 hardcover 3821 only 14 left in stock more on the way. The language of post modern architecture by jencks charles publication date 1977 topics architecture modern 20th century communication in architectural design publisher new york rizzoli collection inlibrary printdisabled oliverwendellholmeslibrary phillipsacademy americana. Architectural critic and historian charles jencks is the author of among many other titles le corbusier and the tragic view of architecture doubleday 50m copies sold to date the language of post modern architecture and the architecture of the jumping universe. The language of post modern architecture inproceedings jencks1977thelo title the language of post modern architecture author charles jencks year 1977 charles jencks published 1977 art engineering this book now in its 6th edition has become a classic written in 1977 it was the first to define post modernism in