Lefaivre, Liane.

Critical regionalism : architecture and identity in a globalized world / Liane Lefaivre, Alexander Tzonis. - Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2003. - 159 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. - Architecture in focus .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 154-156).

Preface.-Introducing an architecture of the present critical regionalism and the design of identity.- Critical regionalism.- Projects.- Oscar Niemeyer.- Richard Neutra.- Alvar Aalto.- Dimitris Pikionis.- Ricardo Porro.- Moshe Safdie.- Renzo piano building workshop.- Berger + Parkkinen.- Jacques Ferrier and Jean-Francois Irissou.- Christopher Benninger.- Jose Antonio Martinez Lapena & Elias Torres Tur.- German del Sol.- Kengo Kuma.- Leslie Elkins and James Turrell.- MVRDV.- Santiago Calatrava.- Navarra office walk architecture.- Foreign office architects.- Gary Chang / Edge Design Institude Ltd.- Ateliers Jean Nouvel .- The architects.- Selected bibliography.- Author biographies.-Illustration credits.

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Regionalism in architecture.
Architecture, Modern--20th century.
Architecture, Modern--21st century

724.6 / LEF