Deconstructivism is a development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s. It is influenced by the theory of `Deconstruction`, which is a form of semiotic analysis. It is characterized by fragmentation, an interest in manipulating a structure`s surface, skin, non-rectilinear shapes which appear to distort and dislocate elements ......
[n] - a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction
noun a school of architecture based on the philosophical theory of deconstruction