Forwarded from Negede Abreha
The term critical regionalism was first used by Alexander Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre and later more famously by Kenneth Frampton. According to Frampton, critical regionalism should adopt modern architecture critically for its universal progressive qualities but at the same time should value responses particular to the context. Emphasis should be on topography, climate, light, tectonic form rather than scenographic and photogenic driven design and the tactile sense rather than the visual. In the employment of tectonics the designer is considerate of available resources, skills and the associated traditions of local craft and construction.
Forwarded from Negede Abreha
This is Alvar Aalto's Säynätsalo Town Hall, one of the most famous Critical Regionalist buildings. The building is designed with emphasis on function and rationality, yet draws influence from traditional styles and uses traditional materials like brick and wood accents to reflect and complement the heavily forested surroundings. Also check out the works of Tadao Ando, one of the most successful and prolific Critical Regionalists.👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
Forwarded from Negede Abreha
In addition to Aalto and Tado, the following architects have used Critical Regionalism (in the Frampton sense) in their work: Studio Granda, Mario Botta, Eduardo Souto de Moura, Mahesh Naik, Sahil Ahmed, Mazharul Islam, B. V. Doshi, Charles Correa, Christopher Benninger, Alvaro Siza, Jorge Ferreira Chaves, Rafael Moneo, Geoffrey Bawa, Raj Rewal, Dharmesh Vadavala, Ashok "Bihari" Lall Neelkanth Chhaya (Kaka), Soumitro Ghosh, Nisha Mathew Ghosh, Ngô Viết Thụ, Utzon..............the list goes on. 🙂
Forwarded from Negede Abreha
The project of Critical Regionalism seems to emerge in the present day with new potential and new urgency. As we increasingly recognize the magnitude of architecture’s own contribution to global warming, and its unsustainable consumption of natural
resources, alternatives to these practices must be developed. An architectural approach which combines the evolved intelligence of the local with the most effective capabilities of current technology must hold great sway. Kenneth Frampton’s texts are critical, but they may also be instrumental in the development of architectural practices that revitalize local character and culture, intelligently engage the natural environment through low and high-tech means, and recover the humane experiential potential of architectural place-form.
resources, alternatives to these practices must be developed. An architectural approach which combines the evolved intelligence of the local with the most effective capabilities of current technology must hold great sway. Kenneth Frampton’s texts are critical, but they may also be instrumental in the development of architectural practices that revitalize local character and culture, intelligently engage the natural environment through low and high-tech means, and recover the humane experiential potential of architectural place-form.