Main entry:

Lefaivre, Liane.

Title & Author:

Critical regionalism : architecture and identity in a globalized world / Liane Lefaivre, Alexander Tzonis.

Publication:

Munich ; New York : Prestel, ©2003.

Description:

159 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm.

Series:

Architecture in focus

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-156).
Introducing an architecture of the present : critical regionalism and the design of identity / Alexander Tzonis -- Critical regionalism : a facet of modern architecture since 1945 / Liane Lefalvre -- Projects -- Oscar Niemeyer : Dance Hall, Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil 1942 -- Richard Neutra : the Kaufmann Desert House, Palm Springs, California, USA 1946-47 -- Alvar Aalto : Saynatsalo Town Hall, Saynatsalo, Finland 1948-52 -- Dimitris Pikionis : pathway up the Acropolis and the Philopappos Hill, Athens, Greece 1953-57 -- Ricardo Porro : School of Plastic Arts, Havana, Cuba 1961-65 -- Moshe Safdie : Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem, Israel 1976-88 -- Renzo Piano building workshop : Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, Noumea, New Caledonia 1993-98 -- Berger + Parkkinen : the Nordic Embassies, Berlin, Germany 1995-99 -- Jacques Ferrier and Jean-Francois Irissou : Siege Social de Total energie La Tour-de-Salvagny, Lyon, France 1998-99 -- Christopher Benninger : the Mahindra United World College, Pune, India 1997-2000 -- Jose Antonio Martinez Lapena & Elias Torres Tur : La Granja Escalator, Toledo, Spain 1997-2000 -- German del Sol : Hot Springs Landscape, hotel and horse stables, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile 1998-2000 -- Kengo Kuma : Hiroshige Ando Museum, Batoh, Tochigi prefecture, Japan 1998-2000 -- Leslie Elkins and James Turrell : Live Oak Friends Meeting Hall, Houston, Texas, USA 1995-2001 -- MVRDV : Hageneiland, Ypenburg, the Netherlands 1997-2001 -- Santiago Calatrava : Ysios Winery, Laguardia, Alava, Spain 1998-2001 -- NavarraOfficeWalkArchitecture : strip park between Caltagirone and Piazza Armerina, Catania, Italy 2001 -- Foreign office architects : Yokohama international port terminal, Yokohama, Japan 1995-2002 -- Gary Chang / Edge Design Institute Ltd. : Suitcase House, Beijing, China 2001-02 -- Atellers Jean Nouvel : museum on Qual Branly, Paris, France, since 1999.

Summary:

"This richly illustrated and designed book in the "Architecture in Focus" series reconsiders critical regionalism and demonstrates the global viability of one of the most visible trends in contemporary architecture. As globalization increasingly enters every facet of our lives, its homogenizing effects on architecture, urban spaces and the landscape have compelled architects to embrace the principles of critical regionalism, an alternative theory that respects local culture, geography and climate. In this reexamination of critical regionalism, two prominent architectural critics argue for a truce between the seemingly antithetical philosophies of critical regionalism and globalization. The authors trace the genesis of critical regionalism to its ancient historical and political roots, and focus on its modern expression in the works of Alvar Aalto, Richard Neutra, Oscar Niemeyer and others. They point to the increasing use of the theory in the recent works of a truly global selection of visionary architects - including Santiago Calatrava in Spain, Renzo Piano in the South Pacific and Berger and Parkkinen in Germany. Discussions of Tropical Architecture and contemporary work in Asia round out this important contribution to a topical debate about architecture's role in the world."--Amazon.

ISBN:

3791329723 (paperback)
9783791329727 (paperback)

Subject:

Regionalism in architecture.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Modern 21st century.
Régionalisme en architecture.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Architecture 21e siècle.
Regionalismo.
Arquitectura.
Architecture, Modern.
Architektur
Regionalismus
Traditionale Kultur
Bouwkunst.
Regionalisme.
Arquitetura moderna.
Globalização.

Added entries:

Tzonis, Alexander.
Architecture in focus.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 231153
Call No.: NA682.R44 L4 2003
Status: Available