The Thought,Evolution,Criticism And Accumulation Of Archigram

After the World WarⅡ,the society changed rapidly,the modernist masters entered their twilight years,and the authority of modernism reached a deadlock.The Avant-garde groups continued to experiment,explore,innovate and even challenge the authority of European modernism and its traditional forces.In Britain in the 1950s and 1960s,there were such a group of young people who studied and taught at the Architectural Association School of Architecture(AA).They were taught by Cedric Price,Alison and Peter Smithson,Reyner Banham and other pioneers who promoted the transformation and diversification of British Modernism.And they inherited and continued "the idea of returning to the spirit of modernism pioneer".They are the so called the Last Avant-garde—Archigram.In the 1960s,Archigram resisted the monumental functionalism of Modernism and its machine aesthetic paradigm with a kind of phenomenal behavior.Meanwhile,under the influence of British technology pedigree,pop art and mass consumption culture influence,they put forward a series of Utopian ideas and "architecture manifestos",to explore new possibilities of urban forms,to redefine the nature of architecture,to expand the diversity and essence of architecture;They established the position of "Architecture—as a means of communication" by means of exhibition,poetry,writing,speech,teaching and illustration,promoted the innovation of architectural theory and values,and enriched the diversity of modernism.This paper takes "History—Theory—Criticism" as the main line of writing,and completes the research of Archigram from three aspects:history depth,theory vision and comment criticism.Under the background of the relationship between Archigram and other avant-garde groups in the same period,and the architects’ inheritance of Archigram,it digs deeply into the work ideas and historical phenomena of Archigram and its later period.Then peeling off its historical appearance,this paper explores the avant-garde theory and spiritual core behind it.Finally,based on the theoretical basis,the author establishes a dialogue between the contexts of the different times,and completes the criticism and comment on Archigram.At the same time,this paper precipitates its thoughts,and explores its pioneering reference to Chinese architectural practice and architectural education.