19 Oct 2015 Synopsis No 4: REGIONALISM Name: 1. Tan Wei How 2. Teh Xue Kai 3. Vendy William 4. Yap Zhong Lin Text: “Towards a Critical Regionalism” Author: Kenneth Frampton (1981) Year Written: Purpose of the theory (Please tick X; you may tick more than one box) X X X
Identifying an issue or problem within the contemporary context Analyzing an architecture to identify a problem or solve a problem Solving an issue in a broader context outside of architecture: presenting a theory/manifesto Solving an issue within the context of architecture: presenting a design method Solving an issue within the context of architecture: presenting a theory Others:
Please complete the following: What are the issues addressed?
-sense of placelessness –visually -contextually -usage of universal technique and tireless repetition
What are the design methods/strategy/theories proposed?
-critical regionalism embrace topography -paying particular attention to the climatic response -tectonic to present the structural poetic
Relate the text to architectural/urban forms by illustrating one key image. Justify the selection.
China Pavilion -traditional technique instead of universal technique -modern material -tectonic to present the structural poetic -enhance on natural lighting