Architecture of regionalism in the age of globalization : peaks and valleys in the flat world

The definitive introductory book on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization, this text addresses issues of identity, community, and sustainability along with a selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world. Alex Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre give a readable, vivid, scholarly account of this major conflict as it relates to the design of the human-made environment. Demystifying the reasons behind how globalization enabled creativity and brought about unprecedented wealth but also produced new wastefulness and ecological destruction, the book also looks at how regionalism has also tended to confine, tearing apart societies and promoting destructive consumerist tourism. Architecture of Regionalism in the Age of Globalization Peaks and Valleys in the Flat World Copyright Contents Illustration credits Preface: The Never-Ending Challenge of Regionalism Introduction: The End of Geography? Chapter 1 The Regional and the Classical Imperial Chapter 2 The First Regionalist Building-Manifesto Chapter 3 A Flat Archipelago of Garden-Villas Chapter 4 ‘Consult the Genius of the Place in All’ Chapter 5 From the Decorated Farm to the Rise of Nationalist Regionalism Chapter 6 From Regions to Nation Chapter 7 Gothic Communalism and Nationalist Regionalism Chapter 8 Homelands, World Fairs, Living-Spaces, and the Regional Cottage Chapter 9 International Style versus Regionalism Chapter 10 Regionalism Rising Chapter 11 Regionalism Redefined Chapter 12 Regionalism Now Coda Notes Index The definitive introductory book on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization, this text addresses issues of identity, community, and sustainability along with a selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world. Alex Tzonis and Liane Lefaivre give a readable, vivid, scholarly account of this major conflict as it relates to the design of the human-made environment. Demystifying the reasons behind how globalization enabled creativity and brought about unprecedented wealth but also produced new wastefulness and ecological destruction, the book also looks at how regionalism has also tended to confine, tearing apart societies and promoting destructive consumerist tourism. -- Book Description Introduction. The end of geography? The regional and the classical imperial The first regionalist building-manifesto A flat archipelago of garden-villas "Consult the genius of the place in all" From the decorated farm to the rise of patriotic regionalism From regions to nation Gothic communalism and nationalist regionalism Homelands, world-fairs, living-spaces, and the regional cottage International style versus regionalism Regionalism rising Regionalism redefined Regionalism now. The definitive introductory book on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization, this text addresses issues of identity, community, geopolitics, and sustainability along with a selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world