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- Title
Arkitektura at Globalisasyon sa Pilipinas: Isang Pagbabaka-sakali Tungo sa Isang Kritikal na Teoryang Kultural.
- Authors
Carino, Jovito V.
- Abstract
Within Asia and across the globe, Philippines is one of the countries where modernization is gaining ground. This is manifested, among others, by the rise of urban centers where one finds the concentration of high-rise condominiums, opulent residences and mammoth shopping malls which are themselves results of a more fluid capital inflow into the local economy. This is one of the pictures of modern life borne by globalization. Despite the apparent affluence however, one cannot simply gloss over certain aspects of globalized society which run counter to the alluring images of progress: heavy traffic congestion, inadequate housing, unmitigated urban migration, pestering garbage problem and worse of all, the emergence of a kind of mentality which pays little regard to the welfare of ecology. Hectares upon hectares offarmlands, waterways, forests and mountains have been wasted in the name of the so-called infrastructures of economic progress. This state of affairs makes an impression that financial prosperity is the only thing worth pursuing notwithstanding the environmental costs. It cannot be denied that architecture has a huge stake in this situation.. Architecture distinguishes itself as the most public among the arts. As an art form, it is free either to embrace or reject the effects of modernity. It can likewise help shape the way of life and worldview of its users, which means, all of us, consumers all of this art. Architecture therefore has a crucial role not only as an individual art form but also as cultural expression which manifests in a very concrete form\ the spirit of the times as well as the quality of life in a given locality. In the light of the foregoing, how must one view the state of architecture in the Philippines in the age of globalization? To explore this question, this paper will examine the possibility of developing a cultural theory which can serve as a basis of the critique of architecture and its relation with globalization in the Philippines. It likewise aspires to make a contribution to the articulation of a Filiipino cultural theory as well as the critical appreciation of architecture in the context of the dialectical relation between economic progress and the integrity of environment.
- Subjects
PHILIPPINES; ARCHITECTURE; GLOBALIZATION; INTERNATIONAL relations; URBANIZATION; RURAL sociology; URBAN sociology
- Publication
Malay, 2014, Vol 26, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0115-6195
- Publication type
Article