Tropical architecture : critical regionalism in the age of globalization

書誌事項

Tropical architecture : critical regionalism in the age of globalization

edited by Alexander Tzonis, Liane Lefaivre and Bruno Stagno

Wiley-Academy , Prince Claus Fund for Culture and Development, 2001

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注記

"The book grew out of a conference on the topic of Tropical Architecture, organized by the architect and 1997 Prince Claus Award laureate Bruno Stagno in Costa Rica" -- Foreword

Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

Tropical Architecture presents a selection of essays by architectural historians and theoreticians on key issues in tropical architecture today. Alongside these are examples of work (both architectural and urbanist) from leading tropical architecture practitioners - including emerging practitioners and established architectural stars. Contributors include Ken Yeang, Michael Pearce, Charles Correa and many more.

目次

Contributors. Foreword. Preface. Tropical Critical Regionalism: Introductory Comments (L. Lefaivre & A. Tzonis). The Suppression and Rethinking of Regionalism and Tropicalism after 1945 (L. Lefaivre & A. Tzonis). Globalization: Some Cultural Dilemmas (G. Mosquera). Tropicality (B. Stagno). Modernizing Appropriations/Appropriating Modernity (T. Beng). Architecture and National Identity (S. Porto). Architecture and City in the Caribbean: The Reinvention of Paradise (R. Segre). The Architecture of the Panama Canal: Colonialism, Syncretism and Coming to Terms with the Tropics (E. Tejeira-Davis). Designing and Building in the Tropics (B. Stagno). Architectural Responses in Tropical India (R. Mehrotra). The Green Agenda (K. Yeang). Three Tropical Design Paradigms (B. Philip). Rethinking the City in the Tropics: The Tropical City Concept (T. Soon). Index.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA52710931
  • ISBN
    • 0471496081
  • 出版国コード
    uk
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Chichester, West Sussex,The Netherlands
  • ページ数/冊数
    311 p.
  • 大きさ
    25 cm
  • 件名
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