retromodern

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English

Adjective

retromodern (comparative more retromodern, superlative most retromodern)

  1. Alternative form of retro-modern
    • 1995, El Croquis - Volume 76, page 12:
      Consistency, strength and efficiency have been abandoned for lightness, transparency, intelligence and density of information. ln this sense, the retromodern industrial figurations of the Center Pompidou in Pans by Piano and Rogers, and the Collserola Tower in Barcelona by Norman Foster are obsolete.
    • 1997, John R. Dorsey, James D. Dilts, A Guide to Baltimore Architecture, page 231:
      Baltimore's new ballpark has been justly praised for its siting, urbanity, and retromodern design.
    • 1998, Architecture: The AIA Journal - Volume 87, Issues 9-12, page 59:
      When Meier amplifies and extends the architectural elements that infuse his houses with a retromodern charm into large buildings, the effect can be deadening, like listening to an endless Chopin etude.