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Abstract
Contemporary architectural literature is abundant with projects exemplifying the integration of global architecture and modern technology into local characteristics. This approach is known as Critical Regionalist Architecture. However, projects cited in the professional literature that are planned as completed products neglect one of the most prominent characteristics of local architecture: the ability to change and adapt to the varying human and cultural conditions of the residents using them. This paper reviews projects that not only present examples of Critical Regionalist Architecture but are also evolutionary by enabling the making of structural changes over time. The paper discusses sources of inspiration for the planning and answers the following question: what is the connection between a plan that fits the place and a building's ability to constitute a primary basis for future changes?
Acknowledgements
This paper is based on a research study made possible by the generous support of the Glass-Balaban Fund. The author would like to thank the fund for its support. Thanks are also due to the interviewees and Arch. Kobi Haina who helped in the conceptual development of the subject of the paper.
Notes
1. Curtis (Citation1986), Pallasma (1988) and Frampton (Citation1987, Citation2000) emphasize that this is not a call for an uncritical formal kitschy imitation of vernacular forms. On the contrary, architects should think in a critical fashion and consider what the right values to adopt from vernacular construction are.