2024-05-07T12:32:08-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/29809/charles-jencks-being-iconic John Jourden 2005-12-11T18:10:00-05:00 >2022-03-16T09:16:08-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/fo/fo4eot7ikspxksvr.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Charles Jencks is an author, architect, historian, critic, and occasional <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/027549280X/ref=nosim/archinectarchite" target="_blank">soothsayer</a>. He is synonymous with the concept of the Postmodern in architecture, as he was the first to extend those ideas into architectural discourse with his book <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0847813592/ref=nosim/archinectarchite" target="_blank">The Language of Post-Modern Architecture</a></em> . His numerous books are a perpetual mapping of the trends and paradigm shifts in the lexicon of architecture. Jencks' massive success as a writer and a historian comes not only from his brilliant mind, but also, his accessible writing style, which is a testament to his long-standing credo of pluralism.</p> <p><em>Editor's Note: This article was originally published in December, 2005, but is being featured again in light of Charles Jencks' <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150164458/charles-jencks-historian-of-late-modern-architecture-dies" target="_blank">recent passing</a></em></p>