Deconstructivism is a postmodern architectural style that began in the late 1980s and was influenced by deconstruction theory. It is characterized by fragmented, non-rectilinear designs that appear to distort structures and play with a building's surfaces and skin. The Dancing House in Prague was built between 1992-1996 on the site of a building destroyed in World War 2 bombing. The uniquely shaped building, designed by Frank Gehry in collaboration with Vlado Milunic, resembles two dancing figures - a glass tower for the female dancer and a rock tower with an imaginary hairpiece for the male dancer.

1. Deconstructivism
In the late 1980s, Deconstructivism is began.
Deconstructivism is a development of
postmodern architecture. It is influenced by the
theory of "Deconstruction", which is a form of
semiotic analysis. It is characterized by
fragmentation, an interest in manipulating a
structure's surface, skin, non-rectilinear shapes
which appear to distort and dislocate elements of
architecture.
Description of The Dancing House
The Dancing house was built in the years 1992 - 1996. The house that stood there before
was destroyed during the American air bombing of Prague on the 14th February of 1945. In
1992 the land was bought by the Netherlander insurance company Nationale Nederlanden.
They selected the building project from the architect Vlado Milunic and the worldwide
acknowledged architect and designer Frank O. Gehry was invited to cooperate.
In the interior of a square of buildings in the eighteenth and nineteenth century, the
Dancing House has two central bodies.
The building is called the Dancing House or also Ginger and Fred. It is named this way
because of the towers reminding of the famous dancers Ginger Rogers and Fred Astair. The
male part of the dancing couple is represented by a rock tower and the woman is
symbolized by a tower made of glass. The top of the male tower is covered with imaginary
hair.