Regionalism: (1) modern architecture and cultural identity

The phenomenon of universalization. while being an advancement of mankind. at the same time constitutes a sort of subtle destruction. not only of traditional cultures. which might not be an irreparable wrong. but also of what I Shall call for the time being the creative nucleus of great civilizations and great culture, that nucleus on the basis of which we interpret life. what Inhale call in advance-the ethical and mythical nucleus of mankind. The conflict …showed first 75 words of 1256 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1256 total…timberwork of China and Japan. The intention behind these procedures of deconstruction and re-synthesis seems to be as follows: first, to revitalize certain devalued Occidental forms through an Oriental recasting of their essential nature; and second to indicate the secularization of the institutions represented by these forms. This is arguably a more appropriate way to render a church in a secular age, where traditional ecclesiastical iconography always risks de- generating into kitsch. to be continued...