The Influences of Globalisation and Architectural Resistance within Tropical Climate by: Willie Yogatama, University of Nottingham
Figure 129 Interior of Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro_Cathedral
3.2.4.2 Conclusion of Architectural Resistance Through those three analyses, a few points could be concluded as the answer of the research question about the architectural resistance and the current developments in Mumbai, Lagos, and Rio de Janeiro. In terms of architectural resistance 1. Every phase in history determined the evolution of the architectural style from time to time. This suggested that architectural style keeps changing following the changes in cities, countries, and the world. 2. Every evolution in architectural style will involve acculturation process. This indicates the reaction of each cities and countries in adopting any outside influences. However, the level of adaptation are varies from one place to another depends on their architectural resistance. 3. The period between independence and modernisation played an important role in creating architectural resistance. This could be seen in the comparison of architectural timeline. Rio went through a long post-colonisation period as the identity seeking phase. During this period Rio developed Portuguese Baroque style as its architectural identity. This enabled Rio and Brazil to „settle downâ€&#x; as a city and a country before facing modernisation. Therefore, there was a counter reaction in the implementation of modernisation and globalisation in Rio by the creation of tropical modernism. While Mumbai and Lagos had to deal with both identity seeking period and globalisation in the same time. As a result they tend to replicate the International Style baldly and their reactions towards globalisation just happen recently after a few years of failure. 115