A span of years within a decade where we feel this aesthetic was most relevant. These years are usually given Early/Mid/Late modifiers, roughly corresponding to the beginning, middle, or end of a decade:
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Pomo Faux Ruins

Namesake: Short for "Postmodern Ruins".

Intentionally distressed and crumbling structures as an architecture storytelling element (ex. Best stores). Ranges from 'contemporary ruins', eg. then-current spaces with distressed, crumbling, ripped, or decayed elements, to 'ancient ruins', which specifically reference motifs from Classical antiquity. 

Links

  1. Are.na - https://www.are.na/consumer-aesthetics-research-institute/pomo-ruins
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