In the latter half of the 20th century, architects broke free from the restraints of individual traditional styles and found new inspiration in a mix of them, creating combinations of bright colors and asymmetrical shapes interpreted in a variety of materials. Modern architecture specialist Bill Keene surveys the diverse threads linking the elements in this approach to design as seen in the works of I.M. Pei, Philip Johnson, Frank Gehry, Michael Graves, and other Postmodern creators who rejected the formal for the unusual, the colorful, and the unexpected. (World Art History Certificate elective, 1/2 credit)