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An 8 page paper discussing how resistance influences change. Two authors, Kenneth Frampton and Karsten Harries, discuss both change and the lack of change in architecture. Each finds reasons for resistance to change over time; Frampton attributes that resistance to regionalism. Where regionalism is strong (such as in New England), there are many restrictions, both written and unwritten. Where regionalism is not as strong (1920s California, as example), individuals are more willing to take risks with architecture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and Karsten Harries, discuss both change and the lack of change in architecture. Each finds reasons for resistance to change over time; Frampton (year) attributes that resistance to regionalism.
Where regionalism is strong, there are many restrictions, both written and unwritten. Some things simply are not done, and it is likely that no one individual will be
able to explain why. Where regionalism is not as strong, however, individuals are more willing to take risks with architecture. They are
willing to incorporate features emanating from other regional cultures and are more likely to gain a result of a blend of qualities from several schools of thought. The purpose
here is to discuss the resistance to change underlying strong regionalism and other factors. The Resistant Culture A fishing village on the New
England coast is one of the least likely locations in which a client will ask an architect to design a soaring and modern residence filled with glass walls, tile floors
and perhaps a stucco exterior. New England is characterized as possessing a resistant culture in which tradition is strong and things are done they way they are for a
reason. No one may be able to recall any specific reason, except perhaps that "things" have been done in a specific way for longer than anyone can remember.
This is a regional culture that looks backward for its identity, to live in the present that which is found in the past.
"It is my contention that only an arri?re-garde has the capacity to cultivate a resistant, identity-giving culture while at the same time having discreet recourse to universal technique" (Frampton, year;
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