I finally spelled architechture right!!

Postmodernism…well where to begin? Hmm... well, first of all, I think Postmodernism is a multitude of different discourses with different purposes, seeking different answers, and drawing different conclusions. In earlier times, people all had similar American dreams of having a two story luxurious house, getting married, and having kids, but now some people would rather not get married, not have kids, and spend their money on other things. As the population increased, so did the variety of cultures and ideals. In Postmodernism, there is a decentering of values with no real focal point. Postmodernists believe that there is no universal truth. Because of the numerous viewpoints there is bias told in every event. Even history books are subjective, since the stories are usually told in the winners’ viewpoint. In Postmodernism, there are binary opposites that regulate the world. One cannot exist without the other. For instance, good can’t exist without evil. They derive their meanings from one another and without evil there would be no way to define the good. Semiotics means that the two opposites must coexist; otherwise, by themselves the words are meaningless. "You see how one member of the pair is privileged. The [other] term then becomes marginalized" (102).
Postmodern architecture is characterized by rationality and materials such as steel and reinforced concrete rather than ornamentation like modern architecture. Postmodernists believe buildings should be pure absolute forms such as cubes, cones, spheres, cylinders, pyramids, and squares. The shapes of the buildings are based on a Platonic ideal that, knowledge is found in pure, eternal, complete forms which we know with our intellects, but not through our senses. Postmodern architecture consists of new techniques and old designs. By copying modern architecture and putting their own twist on it, postmodern architects parody the past. The point of postmodernism architecture like other postmodern theories, is to keep people from being alienated, in this case, by their own houses.