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. Architectural critic and historian charles jencks is the author of among many other titles le . A classic account which when written in 1977 was the first to define post modernism in . The language of post modern architecture charles a jencks academy editions o london contents introduction part one part two part three notes index the death of modern architecture crisis in architecture univalent form univalent formalists and inadvertent symbolists univalent content the modes of architectural communication