This book remains the definitive introductory text on the theory and history of regionalist architecture in the context of globalization. It addresses issues of identity, diversity, community, inequality, geopolitics, and sustainability. From the authors who coined the concept of Critical Regionalism, this new edition enhances the understanding of the complex evolution of regionalism and its rival, unchecked globalization.

Covering a rich selection of the most outstanding examples of design from all over the world, Liane Lefaivre and Alexander Tzonis, who introduced the concept of Critical Regionalism to architecture, present an enlightening, concise historical analysis of the endurance of regionalism and the ceaseless drive for globalization. New case studies include current cutting-edge projects in Japan, Africa, China, and the United States.

Architecture of Regionalism in the Age of Globalization offers undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, geography, history, environmental studies, and other related fields an accessible, vivid, and scholarly perspective of this major conflict as it relates to the design and to the future of the human-made environment.

About the Author

Liane Lefaivre is Professor and Chair (retired) of Architectural History and Theory at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. Her latest book is Rebel Modernists: Viennese Architecture since Otto Wagner, London 2017.

Alexander Tzonis is Professor Emeritus at the at the Technical University of Delft, Netherlands. He has taught at Harvard, Yale, and, in Paris, the College de France among others.

Among several books Lefaivre and Tzonis co-authored are Times of Creative Destruction: Shaping Buildings and Cities in the late C20TH (2017) and Emergence of Modern Architecture (2004).

Book Information
ISBN 9780367281168
Author Liane Lefaivre
Format Paperback
Page Count 282
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 520g