Critical Regionalism Reloaded

Hartoonian, Gevork

doi:10.1080/10331867.2006.10539591

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 8 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…While the notion of critical regionalism has not been universally accepted (e.g., Colquhoun 1997;Eggener 2002), it is widely recognized, even by its critics, as having raised 'significant questions about modernity, tradition, cultural identity, and place' (Eggener 2002: 230) and is periodically revisited (Hartoonian 2006). What I would like to suggest here, albeit briefly, is that the concept of critical regionalism can be usefully adapted to a broader, more flexible, ethnographically grounded approach to thinking about the intersections of art worlds and also, by implication, that understanding the dynamics of art worlds cannot be usefully separated from wider 'community worlds'; these in turn cannot be separated from the political-economic contexts in which they are inevitably grounded.…”

Section: Critical Regionalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Negotiating Architecture Worlds in Indonesia: The Work of Eko Prawoto

MacRae¹

2013

cjas

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

The notion of 'art worlds' is useful for thinking about meetings of meaning in art, and by implication architecture, across boundaries of nation, culture and identity. Because architecture is less easily separated than some other arts from the conditions of its material production, it inevitably sits, often uneasily, between these material conditions and its status as 'art'. The aim of this article, which began life as an exploration of the relationship between contemporary architecture and national identity in Indonesia, is to adapt the notion of 'art worlds' to architecture and to use it to consider the production of contemporary architecture in Indonesia, especially by reference to the approach of one architect who explicitly thinks and speaks of his work in terms both of 'art' and 'worlds'.

show abstract

Section: Critical Regionalismmentioning

confidence: 99%

Negotiating Architecture Worlds in Indonesia: The Work of Eko Prawoto

MacRae¹

2013

cjas

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…This critical expression of Regionalism is necessary through honest interpretation from the visual and sensory approach of the human being. Hartoonian [3] interprets the idea of Liane Lefaivre and Alexander Tzonis and Frampton as an emphasis on specific elements where the building needs to reflect its own identity and deliver clear (explicit) messages, as well as implicit messages (implicit) capable of being interpreted by users and providing information to user's local identity. This critical regionalism approach is essential as it can foster the formation of a national identity architecture that can contribute to the unity of the community and foster the sentiment of nationalism in the multi-racial society today.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Critical Regionalism Approach for Djami Mosque Design Towards the Aesthetics of Sustainability

Masridin

Ismail²

2022

JIA

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Sustainable architecture seeks to minimize the negative environmental impact of buildings by efficiency and moderation in the use of materials, energy, development space and the ecosystem at large. It adopts a conscious approach to energy and ecological conservation in designing the built environment. This conscious process involves the embodiment of phenomenology as embedded in the critical regionalism approach that explains 'human experiences as being' in the built environment. In this sense, the aesthetics of sustainable architecture may be accomplished when three factors (the visual perception of space, spatial, experiential perceptions, and the cognition of the natural environment) are incorporated together. This paper aims to identify and unveil how the critical regionalism approach contributes to sustainable architectural design based upon five determinants - placemaking, genius loci, the phenomenology of senses, climatic and environment responsiveness, and communal and humanity tectonic. In Malaysia, the critical regionalism approach is not widely explored and defined due to a lack of value application and awareness amongst local designers in public building design. Hence, it resulted in public building design like Mosque that emphasizes only superficial aesthetics, which lacks importance on the user's needs. The study used the hermeneutic method through the interpretivism paradigm to understand this. As a case study, the two indicators of architectural elements, form making and spatial elements of mosque buildings, are analyzed to document the value of critical Regionalism that embraces adaptability, reinterpretation and realization of reality. This study will benefit many parties in providing recommendations for mosque design, referring to the critical regionalism approach toward sustainable architecture. This critical regionalism approach can foster the formation of a national identity architecture that can contribute to the unity of society and strengthen the sentiment of nationalism in the present Muslim and multi-racial society. In addition, by having a better-quality design, the built form can readily be accepted and adopted in terms of functions for the benefit of the entire community.

show abstract

Geography: A Hidden Antidote to Rescue Modern Architecture

Norouzi

Khademi

2021

Key Challenges in Geography

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Critical Regionalism Reloaded

Cited by 3 publications

References 8 publications

Negotiating Architecture Worlds in Indonesia: The Work of Eko Prawoto

Negotiating Architecture Worlds in Indonesia: The Work of Eko Prawoto

Critical Regionalism Approach for Djami Mosque Design Towards the Aesthetics of Sustainability

Geography: A Hidden Antidote to Rescue Modern Architecture

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About