In the struggle against the homogenizing forces of an increasingly globalized architectural culture,the particularized interventions of Patkau Architects in the Canadiansouthwest proffer a means of resistance, grounded in the immediacy of context and the sacrosanctity of nature. Combining local fabric palettes with a rich tectonic vocabulary that borrows from the diverging currents of modernity and vernacular practice, and the firm’s projects are dynamic and eminently sui generis,the results of an inspired pursuit at the nexus of regionalism, technology, and critical theory.
Source: archdaily.com