Postmodernism was never just about style; it was about dismantling certainty and celebrating contradiction. In South London, Peckham has become a vivid stage for this inheritance. The now‑demolished Peckham Arch, built in the 1990s, was a civic gesture of postmodern playfulness: monumental yet ironic, a gateway that symbolised regeneration while mocking the solemnity of modernist…
Postmodernism emerged in the late 20th century as a rebellion against the austerity of modernism. It dismantled the grand narratives of progress and rationality, replacing them with irony, pluralism and playful citation. Today, in the digital age, this inheritance finds new resonance: our communication, our cities and our art are saturated with postmodern gestures, transformed…
Postmodernism was born as a rebellion against the certainties of modernity. It dismantled the grand narratives of progress, rationality and universal truth, replacing them with fragmentation, irony and a pluralism of styles. What once belonged to philosophy, literature and architecture now finds a striking echo in the digital age. Our communication, our cities, our art…
In South London, architecture doesn’t just shape space — it shapes possibility. The new campus expansion at Goldsmiths, University of London is a striking example of how built form can influence cultural renewal, especially in a neighbourhood like New Cross, where art, activism, and urban grit coexist. The Goldsmiths Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA), designed…