Work

Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance

1983
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Theory on how architecture can mediate between global influences and local cultural/climatic contexts, resisting homogenisation and fostering identity.

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Details

Type
Essay

Classifications

Holder
Individual
Source of authority
ReasonLived experience
Subject
Human centred
Political position
Subaltern resistant
Mode of transmission
Text drawing
Knowledge type
Relational embodied
Epistemic cluster
Western philosophical

Connections

Referenced by

Sources

  1. Kenneth Frampton. Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance. Bay Press, 1983.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Towards a Critical Regionalism: Six Points for an Architecture of Resistance." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/towards-a-critical-regionalism/. Accessed July 17, 2026.