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By the end of the past century, critical regionalism sought to apply the precepts of modern architecture to specific geographic contexts, mediating between the languages of global and local construction. In that same sense, good design from the 20th century aspired to create objects that, far from being specific things for particular contexts, would have a universal human comprehension, even when they were produced locally. 

The reach of today's digital tools puts the aspirations of universality of 20th century design to the test, while confirming that the economic, political and social …