Wellington housing : 'post-modernist' trends?

Abstract

A study of some of the trends in architect-designed domestic work of the last decade. Several Wellington case studies are evaluated on the basis of a paradigm for 'Post-modernism', to examine the user reactions and the architects' intentions. It is concluded that 'Post-modernism', as defined by the descriptive model, elucidates and interprets the characteristics of recent housing as exemplified by the case studies and other fieldwork, and so is a useful evaluative tool.