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| Terry Farrell's MI6 HQ in Vauxhall, London "whose robotic forms a peevish critic once compared to Arnold Schwarzenegger" Photo: Tim Ireland/PA Archive |
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| Johnson's AT&T Building in Manhattan, now the Sony Building, was completed in 1984 "and drew immediate comparison with a Chippendale bookcase". Photo: Alan Schein/Corbis |
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| By one definition, postmodernist architecture "favored ornament, ironic wit and bright colors". Terry Farrell's TV-am Building exterior in Camden, 1983 is a prime example of the style. Photo: V&A Images |
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| Another corporation that adopted postmodernism's style was Disney. The Swan and Dolphin Resort at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, designed by Michael Graves opened in 1990. Photo: Victoria Slater-Madert/V&A Images |
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| Michael Graves' municipal building in Portland, Oregon, with its distinctive block-like design and square windows, was postmodernism's "first major monument". It opened in 1982. Photo: Harry Melchert/Corbis |
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| Michael Graves (for Alessi), kettle, 1983 – a postmodern design intended for the mass market. Photo: V&A Images |
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| Casablanca sideboard, Ettore Sottsass made by Memphis, 1981. Its bright colour, pattern and odd shape went against the Modernist belief that form should follow function. Photo: V&A Images |
Source: Postmodernism – In pictures
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