Critical regionalism is an architectural style that neither fits internationalism nor historical regional concepts. It advocates adopting modern architecture for its progressive qualities but also valuing geographical context. Elements from a place's context can be used in unfamiliar ways to disrupt expectations rather than directly reference the context. The document provides examples of buildings designed in the critical regionalism style, including works by Aalto, Utzon, Rewal, Correa, and Bawa that adopted modern designs suited to their local contexts and histories.

1. CRITICAL
REGIONALISM
HUMANITIES

2. INTRODUCTION
• Described as a contemporary architecture which could neither be
branded as internationalism nor as a historical concept of region
and architecture.

3. Alexander Tzonis & Liane Lefaivre
• Critical regionalism need not directly draw from the context; rather elements
can be stripped of context but used in unfamiliar ways.
• Aim: Disruption and loss of place.
• Through reflection and self evaluation.

4. Paul Ricoeur & Kenneth Frampton
• Framton recalls Ricoeur’s-How to become modern and to return sources;
how to revive and old dormant civilization and take part in universal
civilization.
• Critical regionalism should adopt modern architecture , critically for its
universal progressive qualities but at the same time value should be placed on
the geographical context of the building.
• For Ricoura , ways of building formation, forms, due to the history and the
context of the place and its geography, were important.

5. Aalto
Säynätsalo Town Hall 1952

6. Jorn Utzon
Bagsvaerd Church
1973-76

7. Raj Rewal-British High Comitee Housing
New Delhi
Ambasada Francuska
New Delhi

8. Charles Correa
Sabarmati ashram
Ahmedabad
India
Sabarmati Ashram
Ahmed, Indie

9. • Kandalama
Hotel
Geoffrey Bawa
Kandalama
Hotel

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