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Definition - Systematic Regionalism

Local is the new global. Action based on the understanding of the local environment and culture is essential for healthy communities over the long term. Local is robust and flexible, shape shifting throughout the year and years, it lives and breathes. Local is not a style, not an overlay, it is the fundamental essence of life.

Systematic Regionalism is a lens through which to amplify the impact of architecture in benefiting community. It reaches into the spirit of place and makes the vox humana tangible. Sometimes the focus is on enduring legacy, other times on celebration of the moment...