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Bioclimatic and sustainable features on vernacular architecture in Ternate

open access: yes, 2022
This study aims to identify the response of the vernacular building to climate and sustainability by literature study and field observations. The results show that the vernacular building in Ternate Island develops based on the characteristics of the ...
M. Rahim
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Sustainability, Risks and Resilience of Vernacular Architecture

open access: yesInternational Journal of Architectural Heritage, 2022
Vernacular architecture, with its multiple morphologies, variants, materials and constructive solutions, forms part of the cultural identity of a given country, region or place.
F. Vegas   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Considering Intermediaries as Relational Localizers: A Case Study of Localization in the Thai–Southeast Myanmar Border Humanitarian Response

open access: yesPublic Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Two conceptualizations of pathways to moderating power asymmetries in humanitarian practice have emerged in localization discourse—one emphasizing procedural reforms and the other highlighting relational transformation. Dominant Global North‐mediated localization frameworks emphasize procedural approaches with a focus on shifting to a direct ...
Meghan Sullivan
wiley   +1 more source

Local seismic culture in Iranian vernacular architecture: evidence from Yazd earthen architecture

open access: yesBuilt heritage, 2022
Iran, located in one of the most earthquake-prone regions of the world, has experienced a very large number of destructive earthquakes that brought about considerable loss of human life and economic consequences.
H. Azizi-Bondarabadi, Neda Haji Sadeghi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Repositories of biocultural diversity: Toward best practices for empowering ethnobotany in digital herbaria

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Societal Impact Statement As herbaria digitize millions of plant specimens, ethnobotanical information associated with them is becoming increasingly accessible. These biocultural data include plant uses, names, and/or management practices of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Robbie Hart   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

Explaining the role of the event patterns derived from natural and cultural factors in shaping the spatial patterns of vernacular architecture; Case study: Sar Agha Seyyed village [PDF]

open access: yesمسکن و محیط روستا, 2022
Iranian vernacular architecture has a wide geographical scope and sustainability principles that need more than ever to be analyzed, reread and criticized scientifically and fairly.
Seyyed Mohammadmahdi Hosseinikia   +3 more
doaj  

The Influence of Mediterranean Modernist Movement of Architecture in Lefkoşa: the First and Early Second Half of 20th Century [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The twentieth century modern architectures in Lefkosia in North Cyprus are changing especially in residential building. This change is occurs based on the client\u27s orders or because of the dilapidated condition of the buildings.
Al-Din, S. S. (Salar)
core   +3 more sources

The ‘preservation by relocation’ of Huizhou vernacular architecture: shifting notions on the authenticity of rural heritage in China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Heritage Studies (IJHS), 2021
The practice of ‘preservation by relocation’ is representative of China’s ‘heritage fever’. It is the source of a controversial debate regarding heritage conservation, and it remains understudied from a critical perspective.
Plácido González Martínez
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tracing change in the public perception of plants: insights from archives and social media in China

open access: yesPLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
As urbanization accelerates, historic gardens serve as vital cultural treasures that offer spiritual and cultural support to the public. This study proposes an innovative approach that merges historical records from the Qing Dynasty with contemporary social media data to explore changes in public perceptions of these gardens.
Dong Xu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Hierarchy Materialized: Korean Vernacular Houses as a Medium to Transfer Confucian Ideology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Buildings reveal the social values of a society through their forms and configuration. During the Choseon dynasty, Confucianism was the national ideology and basis for governing principles.
Ryoo, Seong-Lyong, Seo, Kyung Wook
core   +2 more sources

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