REGIONALISM AS SIGN

Mud Houses Part I

What is the difference between REGIONAL and REGIONALIST?

What is the connection between Regionalism and Modernity What is the connection between Regionalism and Modernity? When did Regionalism begin?

Alexander Pope, 18th c. regionalist poet, Own House

Which words or phrases indicate a regionalist approach? ODE ON SOLITUDE Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blest! who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day, Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most doth please, With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown; Thus unlamented let me dye; Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where I lye Alexander Pope

ODE ON SOLITUDE Happy the man, whose wish and care A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground. Whose herds with milk, whose fields with bread, Whose flocks supply him with attire, Whose trees in summer yield him shade, In winter fire. Blest! who can unconcern'dly find Hours, days, and years slide soft away, In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day, Sound sleep by night; study and ease Together mix'd; sweet recreation, And innocence, which most doth please, With meditation. Thus let me live, unseen, unknown; Thus unlamented let me dye; Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where I lye Alexander Pope

John Ruskin, Seven Lamps of Architecture, 1849

William Morris (1834-96), Furniture designs

Philip Webb and William Morris, Red House,, 1859

Philip Webb and William Morris, Red House, plan, 1859

Philip Webb and William Morris, Red House, 1859

Morris, William, settle in red house

A classic on the topography, geology, hydrography and the glaciers of the Mont Blanc and his surroundings. The original edition in French published in Paris, 1876 cover

Albert Speer, Nurenberg party rally, 1934

Architecture of the Kleinsiedlung

Housing development, Aachen

Airforce Ministry weather service broadcasting station

Autobahn Garage, Mille-Lane

Hitler Youth Hostel

Kleinsiedlung, Leipzig

Bay Region Style William Wurster, Gregory farmhouse, Santa Cruz, 1926-27 (486)

Le Corbusier, Maison de Mandrot, Toulon, 1929-32                                                              Le Corbusier, Maison de Mandrot, Toulon, 1929-32

Le Corbusier, Maison de Mandrot, Toulon, 1929-32

Le Corbusier, Maison de Mandrot, Toulon, 1929-32

Le Corbusier, Weekend House, Paris, 1935

Le Corbusier, Weekend House, Paris, 1935

1964

Mud Houses Part II

Hassan Fathy, New Gourna, 1976

Hassan Fathy, New Gourna, 1976

Giancarlo de Carlo, Residence, Venice, 1979

China Pavilion, Expo 2010

Reason for using regionalist vocabulary Architect Movement Date Reason for using regionalist vocabulary Alexander Pope   Arts and Crafts 1930’s Germany Le Corbusier Hassan Fathy Bernard Rudofsky Giancarlo de Carlo

DIFFERENT AIMS OF REGIONALISM. Date. Aim Pope:. 18th. Nationalism DIFFERENT AIMS OF REGIONALISM Date Aim Pope: 18th Nationalism Ruskin, Morris: 19th Economic Anti-capitalist Hitler: 1930s Nationalism Hassan Fathy: 1970s Cultural preservation Rudofsky: 1960s Nostalgic Giancarlo de Carlo 1980s Postmodern formalism

CONSIDERATION Is the regional vocabulary used as a «style» to «mean» something (e.g. Nationalism; reminder of the past) or does it arise from the immediate contextural concerns? What is the difference between the «authentic thing» and its «representation»?