The article discusses the challenges of regional identity in architecture, particularly in large developments like high-rises. It critiques the tendency for modern designs to focus on innovation at the expense of authenticity, resulting in buildings that lack context and connection to their surroundings. The featured high-rise, located in Zhuhai, aims to redefine this approach by incorporating local climate considerations and promoting a connection with nature, using concrete as a medium to express structural honesty without superficial decoration. The design intends to create an office space that embodies creativity and academic rigor.
In architectural discourse, regionalism is no longer a novel concept. For small-scale projects, increasing numbers of architects strive to interpret locality.
Most designs still place their focus on being formally innovative with the aid of evolving curtain wall technologies, stripping architecture of authenticity.
This rigid separation of 'bones' and 'skin' subtly regresses modernism into classical formalism, reducing architecture to ornamented objects disconnected from their sites.
We believe timeless architecture must be honest: stripped of superficial decoration, expressed through authentic structural language.
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