"Boomerang effect" the repercussions of critical regionalism in 1980s Greece
"This chapter shows how the border-crossing theory of critical regionalism acquired historical agency through the conditions of its production and dissemination in 1980s Greece. It highlights the unforeseen "boomerang effects" of the refracted "return" of critical regionalis...
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| Sprache: | English |
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2021
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| Zusammenfassung: | "This chapter shows how the border-crossing theory of critical regionalism acquired historical agency through the conditions of its production and dissemination in 1980s Greece. It highlights the unforeseen "boomerang effects" of the refracted "return" of critical regionalism as an "international" theoretical construct to its "originating" locus. Owing to the competing -regional and international- agendas that were historically invested in it, Greek architects used critical regionalism both as an unreflective modernist haven from the international sirens of postmodernism, and as a plea for a national traditionalism that went against modernism. What had theoretically been devised to expand the international reach of Greek architecture had the opposite effect of turning the regional architectural culture inwards. It also contributed to the eventual implosion of Atelier 66, the collaborative practice around which this theory was originally moulded. These inward-looking ramifications of critical regionalism in 1980s Greece practically short-circuited the original theoretical intentions of its authors." |
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| Beschreibung: | Illustrationen, Pläne |
| ISBN: | 978-1-3501-5317-2 |