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Contextual architecture
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<p>Contextual architecture, also known as Contextualism is a philosophical approach in <a href="/facts/Architectural_theory/AUvIHk5W">architectural theory</a> that refers to the designing of a structure in response to the literal and abstract characteristics of the environment in which it is built. Contextual architecture contrasts <a href="/facts/Modern_architecture/T3F1gFrv">modernist architecture</a>, which value the imposition of their own characteristics and values upon the <a href="/facts/Built_environment/BdyKv5bK">built environment</a>. </p><p>Contextual architecture is usually divided into three categories: <a href="/facts/Vernacular_architecture/LvFs1x8W">vernacular architecture</a>, regional architecture, and <a href="/facts/Critical_regionalism/PdS8ISQT">critical regionalism</a> all of which also inform the <a href="/facts/Complementary_architecture/XBm1bMs1">complementary architecture</a> movement. </p>