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.