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Deconstruction vs Deconstructivism - What's the difference?

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Deconstructivism is a synonym of deconstruction.



As nouns the difference between deconstruction and deconstructivism

is that deconstruction is a philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis while deconstructivism is a development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate.

deconstruction

English

Noun

(wikipedia deconstruction) (en noun)
  • a philosophical theory of textual criticism; a form of critical analysis
  • The destroying or taking apart of an object; disassembly.
  • deconstructivism

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia deconstructivism)
  • (architecture) A development of postmodern architecture that began in the late 1980s, characterized by ideas of fragmentation, an interest in manipulating ideas of a structure's surface or skin, and non-rectilinear shapes which serve to distort and dislocate.
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    Synonyms

    * deconstruction

    See also

    * constructivism