Essays about: "vernacular architecture"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 31 essays containing the words vernacular architecture.

  1. 21. Improving indoor thermal comfort in residential buildings in Nepal using energy efficient building techniques

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Byggnadsfysik

    Author : Isabell Borgkvist; [2017]
    Keywords : energy efficient buildning techniques; passive solar heating; insulation; Nepal; thermal comfort; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Research within the field of energy efficient building techniques applied on Nepalese residential houses are a rare sight. Previous researchers have studied vernacular architecture in the country in aspects of climate-responsive design, but it is hard to find case studies on how material or architectural changes can improve the indoor climate in specific house types and climate zones in the country. READ MORE

  3. 22. Context Awareness

    University essay from Konstfack/Inredningsarkitektur & Möbeldesign

    Author : Chia-Hao Wang; [2017]
    Keywords : context; awareness; interior; spatial; architecture; contextualization; contextualized; regionalism; vernacular; light; sunlight; reflection; refraction; shadow; vision;

    Abstract : From anti-modernism to the movement of regaining identity, in one way or another, we are all somehow looking for ways to find the harmony in this world. Respecting nature, be aware of the environment and co-exist with it, is worth further investigation. READ MORE

  4. 23. Learning from Finnish food culture : Using food culture as a way to investigate Finnishness and translating it into architecture

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Josefina Petrycer; Jesper Levén; [2015]
    Keywords : Stockholm; Finland; food; architecture; vernacular; culture; restaurant; gallery; bar; event; travel;

    Abstract : Frågeställning Hur översätter man och representerar ett lands kultur genom arkitektur?  Går det att skapa en mer lättillgänglig arkitektur genom vår metod och ingång? Ingång/Metod Genom en folklig ingång studera landets matkultur/traditioner kring mat samt tillhörande miljöer lära sig om landet. Tillämpning Finska institutet är en kulturinstitution avsedd att främja finsk kultur och sprida denna i Sverige. READ MORE

  5. 24. Deciphering the inherent

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Alexander Hammarstrand; [2015]
    Keywords : Timber; fabric casting; Sillre; Bath house; saw mill; Timmer; badhus; sågverk; tekstilgjutning;

    Abstract : Deciphering the Inherent   Looks at how vernacular timber architecture can be looked at as not merely a traditional means of constructing spaces in timber.   But rather focusing on expanding the possibilities that it capacitates, exploring the material itself and timbering techniques as formwork for casting in concrete. READ MORE

  6. 25. Desertopia

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Samuel Rizk; Johanna Wickström; [2015]
    Keywords : architecture; urban design; Egypt; desert; desertification; sustainable; rurban; planning; region; ecosystem; nutrient flows; food; water; desalination; seawater greenhouse; train; farming; community; neighborhood; empowerment; network; city; town; village; development; climate change; poverty;

    Abstract : Today over 80 million Egyptians and the majority of the country’s agricultural land are squeezed into an area the size of Stockholm county. This doesn’t have to be the case since Egypt also has an area about twice the size of Sweden covered by unutilized desert land. READ MORE