Regionalist architecture, tourism and the yearning for a more authentic life, 1890-1940. A European perspective

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Regionalist architecture, tourism, artisanal work, regional patrimony, everyday life

Abstract

Regionalist architecture was an international trend during the first half of the twentieth century, and was particularly popular in tourist areas. The propagandists of regionalism wanted a more authentic building style, a simple family life in close contact with nature and the adoption of artisanal traditions. This could express itself in a nostalgic version, exalting the values and patrimony of the countryside. Others propagated a more reformist version: modern hygiene, air and light, constructive honesty and social equality. Based on the specialized press of the time three types of practices related to architectural regionalism will be analyzed: work, the use of space and daily life.

Author Biography

Eric Storm , Universiteit Leiden

Professor of European history at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands). He is a specialist in 19th and 20th century Spanish cultural history and his research focuses lately on the construction of regional and national identities from a comparative perspective. He has recently edited with Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas Regionalism and Modern Europe (Bloomsbury 2019), with Stefan Berger Writing The History of Nationalism (Bloomsbury 2019) and with Joep Leerssen World Fairs and the Global Moulding of National Identities (Brill 2021). He is currently completing A World History of Nationalism, to be published by Princeton University Press.

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Published

2024-02-09

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No. 107 (2023)

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Dossier