Search for dissertations about: "Vernacular architecture"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words Vernacular architecture.
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1. A future for the past of desert vernacular architecture : testing a novel conservation model and applied methodology in the town of Balat in Egypt
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2. A Future for the Past of Desert Vernacular Architecture
Abstract : Desert vernacular architecture has always been the product of a sustainable building cycle. People inherited the traditional way of building from their ancestors and the knowledge was transferred and developed from one generation to another. READ MORE
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3. Tracing a Sacred Building Tradition. Wooden Churches, Carpenters and Founders in Maramures until the Turn of the 18th Century
Abstract : The increasing interest in the European historical log construction has heightened the need for comprehensive studies in different parts of the continent to view both the common features and the particular ones. The advanced Scandinavian research has revealed the problems of studying in depth and maintaining the log heritage when links to traditional carpentry are lost. READ MORE
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4. Let's Eat Together: Methods and Tools for Inclusive City Design Practice
Abstract : This thesis studies how the practice of eating together impacts on liveable city making. In this thesis, the practice of eating together is called commensality, which is a collective action that creates shared environments. Through time these environments are turned into recognized meeting places where locals gather. READ MORE
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5. Machiya : architecture and history of the Kyoto town house
Abstract : Machiya is the term for a traditional house type, a merchantand artisan dwelling found in the cities. The focus of the thesisis on the spatial qualities and technical structure of themachiya in relation to the specific use of the house type. READ MORE
