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Review: Kenneth Frampton: Towards a Critical Regionalism

In Frampton’s writing, he critiques architecture—more specifically, the failings of Modernist architecture and the principles it espouses. He argues that Modernism, in its disregard for culture, nature, and history, has led to the erasure of localized identities; replacing them with structures that adhere to a homogenized and universal aesthetic. Frampton focuses on how architecture can resist the dominant tropes of Modernism, such as the statement “form follows function”, which he believes have had catastrophic consequences. ...