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Originally Posted by patriotizzy
Can someone clarify what pomo means? Thanks.
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Shorthand for Postmodernism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postmodern_architecture
Cliff notes: Modern buildings utilizing modern (steel, glass) or classical (brick, stone) building materials and mimicking historic architectural styles (art deco, neo classical, etc).
Chicago examples would be the Harold Washington Library, 311 S Wacker, 900 N Michigan, Franklin Center, etc...
OBP would be considered pomo because it has art deco elements in its design; stone/materials made to look like stone, wedding cake setbacks, and a defined vertical expression that are all hallmarks of the style.
Edit: fixed spelling