Ecomannerism

Gabriel Peña and Carmela Cucuzzella
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Gabriel Peña: Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada
Carmela Cucuzzella: Department of Design and Computation Arts, Concordia University, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8, Canada

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 3, 1-21

Abstract: Mannerism was the bridge between late Renaissance and the Baroque between 1520 and the 1600s. This movement was characterized by the destabilization of compositional elements through repetition and expressiveness, regardless of their function. This phase in history echoes a trend in contemporary architecture based on the repetition of functionless elements that constitute a ‘green aesthetic’ in detriment of sustainable systems. Ecomannerism is a conceptual vehicle to identify and evaluate iconic contemporary projects that are positioned between ecologies of practice and ecologies of symbols, which are directly related to the sustainable performance of the built environment.

Keywords: environmental design; public art; didacticism; environmental architecture; mannerism; ecologies of practice; ecologies of symbols; ecomannerism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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