regional aspirations and regionalism

Regionalism was an ideology or theoretical tendency that emphasized the influence of regional characteristics, local culture, traditions, and geographical environment on society, culture, politics, and economy. It paid attention to the uniqueness of the region and may show the importance, protection and development of local characteristics in different fields. Critical Regionalism is a kind of architectural design theory. It emphasized that architecture should be adapted to the local environment and sociocultural background. This theory developed the consideration of regional characteristics in architectural design. It required architectural design to integrate modern architectural concepts and techniques on the basis of respecting the regional environment and culture. It was not simply retro or copying traditional architectural forms, nor blindly following the modern international architectural style. Instead, it was to critically extract and transform regional elements to create buildings that could reflect regional characteristics and meet contemporary needs.

The concept of Regionalism had a long history. It could be traced back to the second half of the 18th century, the British landscape garden movement. At that time, it was called romantic Regionalism, reflecting the reflection of political movements on the cultural level. Buildings reflected nostalgia and memories of the past, showing national cultural values. New Regionalism was an important trend in the field of architectural design. It originated from traditional localism and was a part of modern architecture. New Regionalism aimed to integrate local, ethnic, or folk styles into modern architecture to form unique regional characteristics. Not only did it absorb traditional elements in its appearance, but its function and structure also met modern standards. It was a reflection of the extremes of modern architecture, resisting the erosion of regional architecture by the ideals of urban development and the rise of post-modern architecture. It also refused to copy the classical language and put together the classical symbols at will. New Regionalism's characteristics include emphasizing regional and cultural authenticity, focusing on the connection with daily life, extracting the core elements of culture and transforming them into modern concepts and technologies, advocating innovation on the basis of inheritance, creating buildings with unique personality and economic value and maintaining close ties with local society, opposing authoritative design principles and styles, paying attention to the relationship between architecture and context, etc. Its means of realization include responding to natural conditions, using local materials and technologies, absorbing architectural cultural achievements, etc. In short, the new Regionalism was a contemporary creative tendency of Regionalism in the field of modern architecture. It had a certain historical relationship with Regionalism, but it also had a unique meaning and characteristics that met the needs of modern architectural development.

Regionalism mainly emphasized the uniqueness and tradition of the region in terms of architecture and culture, and paid attention to the characteristics of the region itself. For example, in terms of architecture, it was reflected in the local architectural style and the use of materials. Critical Regionalism is a kind of architectural design theory developed on the basis of Regionalism. It not only paid attention to the natural and cultural characteristics of the region, but also emphasized the critical thinking and application of these regional elements. It required the architecture to adapt to the local environment and social and cultural background, but not simply copy or follow, but to filter, improve, and integrate modern needs and ideas with a critical attitude. For example, while considering local materials and traditional architectural styles, they also had to consider the integration of modern functional needs, social development, human spiritual needs, and other factors.

In the process of the development of Regionalism, such as the practice of Regionalism in China from the 1930s to the 1980s, it often paid too much attention to external forms. When it was implemented, it tended to "learn from the physical". The works gradually became mediocre. Most of them were modern architectural materials combined with traditional forms or piled up with traditional symbols. They only stopped at the imitation of superficial forms and did not delve into the cultural level. New Regionalism was fundamentally different. New Regionalism didn't focus entirely on the superficial modeling language. It emphasized the integration of local, ethnic, or folk styles in modern architecture to form unique regional characteristics. It also paid more attention to how traditional content could coexist with modern civilization and how to stimulate people's sense of place. New Regionalism was a reflection on the extremes of modern ideology. It was a resistance to the ideals of urban development and the erosion of regional architecture by global trends. It emphasized the authenticity of regional and culture, paid attention to the connection with daily life, extracted the core elements of culture, and transformed them into modern concepts and techniques. It advocated innovation on the basis of inheritance rather than simply imitating or abandoning tradition.

Regionalism was the English term for it.

Regionalists were people who discriminated against others because of where they lived, or people who strongly denied or affirmed a place because of unfounded impressions. In the field of architectural design, the new Regionalism was a renaissance based on traditional Regionalism. It was a fusion of tradition and modern. It absorbed the excellent ideas of traditional culture and abandoned the dross. It integrated traditional, folk, and local design concepts into modern design. It was a compromise between "modern" and "classical". Critical Regionalism was a theory of architectural design that emphasized that buildings should adapt to the local environment and sociocultural context.

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New Regionalism was an important trend in the field of architectural design. It aimed to integrate local, ethnic, or folk styles into modern architecture to form unique regional characteristics. It was a contemporary creative tendency that originated from traditional localism or vernacularism and was regarded as a part of modern architecture. New Regionalism not only absorbed traditional elements in appearance, but also met modern standards in function and structure. The rise of the new Regionalism was a reflection of the extremes of the modern world, and a resistance to the ideals of the city and the erosion of regional architecture by the world. Its historical roots can be traced back to the romantic Regionalism of the British landscape garden movement in the second half of the 18th century. At that time, the buildings reflected nostalgia and memories of the past, showing the national cultural values. Its characteristics include emphasizing regional and cultural authenticity, focusing on the connection with daily life, extracting the core elements of culture and transforming them into modern concepts and technologies, advocating innovation on the basis of inheritance rather than simply imitating or abandoning tradition, aiming to create buildings with unique personality and economic value and maintain close ties with local society, practical characteristics are diverse and easy to identify, opposing authoritative design principles and styles, and paying attention to the relationship between architecture and its context. The means to achieve this include responding to natural conditions, using local materials and techniques, absorbing architectural cultural achievements, etc., opposing international styles, advocating a sense of place and belonging. Representative figures included Albaro Siza, C. Perry, Monneo, L. Barragan, B.V. Dorsey, and others. For example, Albaro Siza was famous for his rustic complex and minimalist style. His design respected the environment and pursued the affinity between architecture and people. It was also reflected in China. For example, the concept design of Kunming West Station extracted the unique cultural temperament defined by the ancient Dian people's architectural elements, which was in line with the regional character.

Regionalism design was mainly reflected in the field of architectural design. There were two forms of critical Regionalism and new Regionalism. Critical Regionalism emphasized that architecture should adapt to the local environment and sociocultural context, which originated from the work practice of the Italian architect Carlo Scarpa. He paid attention to respecting and protecting the local culture in his design, and combined modern technology to achieve the functionality and aesthetic value of the building. Under this theory, architecture was seen as a form of cultural expression. It had to reflect local natural conditions, historical traditions, and integrate contemporary social needs and values. The architect had to take into account the technical performance, cultural significance, and social impact of the building. The works of Carlo Scarpa, such as the Palazzo Marina in Venice and the Cathedral of the Ascension of the Virgin Mary in Treviso, were typical representatives of this theory. New Regionalism aimed to integrate local, ethnic, or folk styles into modern architecture to form unique regional characteristics. It was a contemporary creative tendency that originated from traditional localism and was regarded as a part of modern architecture. The new Regionalism not only absorbed traditional elements in appearance, but also met modern standards in function and structure. In terms of practical examples, The Ned Hotel in Beirut itself was a classic representative of brutalist architecture in the Arab region. It was designed by the Lebanon architect William Cednaoui in the 1970s. Its renovation design reflected the commitment to reduce the environmental impact of construction activities and enrich the regional cultural characteristics. There were also cases where Mai Design provided a complete case design for the former Man·Jiangnan Cuisine, restoring the cultural scene of the old Tongxiang and shaping the regional cultural imprint of the food and beverage brand; the design of the Huizhou-style Chinese restaurant restored the unique regional characteristics of the Huizhou-style architecture.

Neo Regionalism was an important trend in the field of architectural design. It is a contemporary creative tendency, originating from traditional localism or vernacularism and regarded as a part of modern architecture. It aimed to integrate local, ethnic, or folk styles into modern architecture to create unique regional characteristics. While absorbing traditional elements to build the appearance, it also met modern standards in terms of function and structure. New Regionalism was also a kind of open Regionalism based on life circles. It was like a renaissance, not a complete copy of traditional Regionalism, but a re-creation based on tradition and facing the future. " New " was reflected in absorbing the excellent ideas of traditional culture, abandoning the dross and applying it to modern design. This was a compromise between " modern " and " classical ". By absorbing and drawing lessons, it sought the most essential culture in the modern city and explored the possibility of modern development in traditional culture. Through this, it could combine various design elements to express the local relationship between people and society in modern society, emphasizing regional traditional culture.