scholarly journals Architectural ruins: geoculture of the anatomy of buildings as illustrated by Casa Ippolito, Malta

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lino Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Building Physics

AbstractRuins are a statement on the building materials used and the construction method employed. Casa Ippolito, now in ruins, is typical of 17th-century Maltese aristocratic country residences. It represents an illustration of secondary or anthropogenic geodiversity. This paper scrutinises these ruins as a primary source in reconstructing the building’s architecture. The methodology involved on-site geographical surveying, including visual inspection and non-invasive tests, a geological survey of the local lithostratigraphy, and examination of notarial deeds and secondary sources to support findings about the building’s history as read from its ruins. An unmanned aerial vehicle was used to digitally record the parlous state of the architectural structure and karsten tubes were used to quantify the surface porosity of the limestone. The results are expressed from four perspectives. The anatomy of Casa Ippolito, as revealed in its ruins, provides a cross-section of its building history and shows two distinct phases in its construction. The tissue of Casa Ippolito—the building elements and materials—speaks of the knowledge of raw materials and their properties among the builders who worked on both phases. The architectural history of Casa Ippolito reveals how it supported its inhabitants’ wellbeing in terms of shelter, water and food. Finally, the ruins in their present state bring to the fore the site’s potential for cultural tourism. This case study aims to show that such ruins are not just geocultural remains of historical built fabric. They are open wounds in the built structure; they underpin the anatomy of the building and support insights into its former dynamics. Ruins offer an essay in material culture and building physics. Architectural ruins of masonry structures are anthropogenic discourse rendered in stone which facilitate not only the reconstruction of spaces but also places for human users; they are a statement on the wellbeing of humanity throughout history.

scholarly journals Architectural Ruins: Geoculture of the anatomy of buildings as illustrated by Casa Ippolito, Malta

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lino Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aerial Vehicle ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Building Physics

Abstract Ruins are a statement on the building materials used and the construction method employed. Casa Ippolito, now in ruins, is typical of seventeenth-century Maltese aristocratic country residences. It represents an illustration of secondary or anthropogenic geodiversity. This paper scrutinises these ruins as a primary source in reconstructing the building’s architecture. The methodology involved on-site geographical surveying, including visual inspection and non-invasive tests, a geological survey of the local lithostratigraphy, and examination of notarial deeds and secondary sources to support findings about the building’s history as read from its ruins. An unmanned aerial vehicle was used to digitally record the parlous state of the architectural structure and karsten tubes were used to quantify the surface porosity of the limestone. The results are expressed from four perspectives. The anatomy of Casa Ippolito, as revealed in its ruins, provides a cross-section of its building history and shows two distinct phases in its construction. The tissue of Casa Ippolito – the building elements and materials – speaks of the knowledge of raw materials and their properties among the builders who worked on both phases. The architectural history of Casa Ippolito reveals how it supported its inhabitants’ wellbeing in terms of shelter, water and food. Finally, the ruins in their present state bring to the fore the site’s potential for cultural tourism. This case study aims to show that such ruins are not just geocultural remains of historical built fabric. They are open wounds in the built structure; they underpin the anatomy of the building and support insights into its former dynamics. Ruins offer an essay in material culture and building physics. Architectural ruins of masonry structures are anthropogenic discourse rendered in stone which facilitate not only the reconstruction of spaces but also places for human users; they are a statement on the wellbeing of humanity throughout history.

scholarly journals Architectural Ruins: A geocultural essay on the anatomy of buildings as illustrated by Casa Ippolito, Malta

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lino Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
History Of ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Building Physics

Abstract Ruins are a statement on the building materials used and the construction method employed. Casa Ippolito, now in ruins, is typical of seventeenth-century Maltese aristocratic country residences. It represents an illustration of secondary or anthropogenic geodiversity. This paper scrutinises these ruins as a primary source in reconstructing the building’s architecture. The methodology involved on-site geographical surveying, including visual inspection and non-invasive tests, a geological survey of the local lithostratigraphy, and examination of notarial deeds and secondary sources to support findings about the building’s history as read from its ruins. The results are expressed from four perspectives. The anatomy of Casa Ippolito, as revealed in its ruins, provides a cross-section of its construction history and shows two distinct phases in its construction. The tissue of Casa Ippolito – the building elements and materials – speaks of the knowledge of raw materials and their properties among the builders who worked on both phases of its construction. The architectural history of Casa Ippolito reveals how it met its inhabitants’ needs for shelter, water and food. Finally, the ruins in their present state bring to the fore the site’s potential for cultural tourism. This case study aims to show that such ruins are not just geocultural remains of historical built fabric. They are open wounds in the built structure; they underpin the anatomy of the building and support insights into its former dynamics. Ruins offer an essay in material culture and building physics. Architectural ruins of masonry structures are anthropogenic essays rendered in stone which facilitate not only the reconstruction of spaces but also places for human users; they are a statement on the wellbeing of humanity throughout history.

scholarly journals Architectural Ruins: A geoheritage of the anatomy of buildings as illustrated by Casa Ippolito, Malta

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lino Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Building Physics

Abstract Ruins are a statement on the building materials used and the construction method employed. Casa Ippolito, now in ruins, is typical of seventeenth-century Maltese aristocratic country residences. This paper scrutinises these ruins as a primary source in reconstructing the building’s architecture. The methodology involved on-site geographical surveying, including visual inspection and non-invasive tests, a geological survey of the local lithostratigraphy, and examination of notarial deeds and secondary sources to support findings about building’s history as read from its ruins. The results are expressed from three perspectives. The anatomy of Casa Ippolito is revealed in its ruins, which provide a cross-section of its construction history and show two distinct phases in its construction. The tissue of Casa Ippolita – the building elements and materials – addresses the knowledge of raw materials and their properties among the builders who worked on both phases. Finally, the geoheritage of Casa Ippolito – how it met its inhabitants’ needs for shelter, water and food – is examined. The case study aims to show that such ruins are not just geocultural remains of historical built fabric. They are open wounds in the built structure; they underpin the anatomy of the building and support insights into its former dynamics. Ruins are an essay in the geoheritage of material culture and building physics. Architectural ruins of masonry structures are geoheritage rendered in stone which facilitate not only the reconstruction of spaces but also places for its users; they are a statement on the well-being of humanity throughout history.

scholarly journals Architectural Ruins: A Geoheritage Essay on the Anatomy of Buildings

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lino Bianco
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Union Member ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Union Member State ◽  
Central Mediterranean ◽  
Mediterranean Island ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Building Physics

Abstract Ruins are a statement on the building materials used and the construction method employed. Malta is the smallest European Union Member State with a significantly high density of cultural heritage. Casa Ippolito, which is now in ruins, is a typical representative of seventeenth-century aristocratic country residences on this Central Mediterranean island. This paper scrutinises these ruins as a primary source in the reconstruction of the architecture of the building. It considers the building elements and materials as the essential tissue of architecture. Such ruins are not just geocultural remains of historical built fabric. They are open wounds in the built structure; they underpin the anatomy of the building and support insights into its dynamics when it was in operation. Ruins are an essay in the geoheritage of material culture and building physics. By reconstructing the mechanics of the building one can strive to comprehend how it functioned in terms of serviceability and well-being, how it provided both shelter and sensory nutrition. Architectural ruins of masonry structures are geoheritage rendered in stone. These ruins facilitate not only the reconstruction of spaces but also places for its users; they are a statement on the well-being of humanity throughout history.

Metal burial: Understanding caching behaviour and contact material culture in Australia's NE Kimberley

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-52
Author(s):  
Sam Harper ◽  
Ian Waina ◽  
Ambrose Chalarimeri ◽  
Sven Ouzman ◽  
Martin Porr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Contact Material ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Assemblage Theory ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
History Of ◽  
Human Burials

This paper explores identity and the recursive impacts of cross-cultural colonial encounters on individuals, cultural materials, and cultural practices in 20th-century northern Australia. We focus on an assemblage of cached metal objects and associated cultural materials that embody both Aboriginal tradition and innovation. These cultural materials were wrapped in paperbark and placed within a ring of stones, a bundling practice also seen in human burials in this region. This ‘cache' is located in close proximity to rockshelters with rich, superimposed Aboriginal rock art compositions. However, the cache shelter has no visible art, despite available wall space. The site shows the utilisation of metal objects as new raw materials that use traditional techniques to manufacture a ground edge metal axe and to sharpen metal rods into spears. We contextualise these objects and their hypothesised owner(s) within narratives of invasion/contact and the ensuing pastoral history of this region. Assemblage theory affords us an appropriate theoretical lens through which to bring people, places, objects, and time into conversation.

Pots on mats: mat-impressed salt-extraction pottery at Chalcolithic Provadia-Solnitsata, Bulgaria

Antiquity ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Mila Andonova ◽  
Vassil Nikolov
Keyword(s):  
Material Culture ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Salt Production ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
Late Chalcolithic ◽  
South Eastern Europe ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
The Relationship

Evidence for both basket weaving and salt production is often elusive in the prehistoric archaeological record. An assemblage of Middle–Late Chalcolithic pottery from Provadia-Solnitsata in Bulgaria provides insight into these two different technologies and the relationship between them. The authors analyse sherds from vessels used in large-scale salt production, the bases of which bear the impression of woven mats. This analysis reveals the possible raw materials used in mat weaving at Provadia-Solnitsata and allows interpretation of the role of these mats in salt production at the site. The results illustrate how it is possible to see the ‘invisible’ material culture of prehistoric south-eastern Europe and its importance for production and consumption.

scholarly journals Characteristic of materials for the 3D printed building constructions by additive printing

2018 ◽  
Vol 222 ◽  
pp. 01013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Pacewicz ◽  
Anna Sobotka ◽  
Łukasz Gołek
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Setting Time ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Printing Technology ◽  
Three Dimensional Printing ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Dimensional Printing

Three dimensional printing is a promising new technology to erect construction objects. Around the world in every moment a new prototypes constructions are made by using this method. Three dimensional printing is taken into account as technology which can be used to print constructions in automated way on the Moon or Mars. The raw materials, which can be used with three dimensional printing have to fulfil basic requirements for those which are used in construction. That means that components of printing mortars are made from ingredients easily accessible in area nearby construction site and can be reusable. The cost of printing building objects due to that requirements is comparable to costs of traditional building, which are currently available. However additive techniques of printing needs a dedicated mortars for printer supplying. Characteristic for such mortars is: setting time, compressive strength, followability in the printing system, shape stability of every printed layer, controlling the hydration rate to ensure bonding with the subsequent layer, reusable capabilities, easily accessible raw materials, cost of such mixtures shouldn’t be too high in order to keep 3D printing competitive for traditional ways of building, mortar components should be recyclable and printing process should not influence negatively on an environment and people. All properties of printing mortars are determined by the device for additive application method. In this paper review of available materials used for three dimensional printing technology at construction site is presented. Presented materials were analysed in terms of requirements for building materials technology. Due to the lack of detailed information’s in available literature, regarding to the properties of raw materials, the results of this analysis may be used in the designing of new concrete mixtures for the use in three-dimensional printing technology for construction.

Studies in the Campanian ‘Villae Rusticae.’

1931 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Carrington
Keyword(s):  
Roman Empire ◽  
Economic History ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Chronological Order ◽  
Half Century ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scanty Information ◽  
Materials Used

The remains of 39 villas have been discovered, up to the present, in the region which was covered by lapilli and ash during the eruption of Vesuvius in A.D. 79. Twelve of these were excavated between the years 1749 and 1782, in the vicinity of Castellammare di Stabia; the rest have been excavated during the last half-century, either in the immediate neighbourhood of Pompeii or in the territory of the modern comuni adjoining it (Boscoreale, Scafati, Gragnano). A list of 36 of the villas arranged in the chronological order of their excavation is given in Rostovtzeff's Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire. Rostovtzeff concludes his note with the words ‘Useful work could be done by a scholar who would devote a little time and care to a study of the Campanian “villae rusticae,” and endeavour to investigate the history of the buildings.’ Unfortunately all of the villas were buried again after their excavation, and, in investigating the history of the buildings, we have only the scanty information furnished by the reports, which, often amounts to nothing at all. Inability to see the buildings, however, would not be such a great disadvantage if, at the time of the excavation, adequate records had been made of the building materials used, and the methods of their use.

scholarly journals MOTIF HIAS PADA ARSITEKTUR BANGUNAN PENINGGALAN ZENDING DI PULAU ROON DAN WASIOR, KABUPATEN TELUK WONDAMA, PROVINSI PAPUA BARAT

KALPATARU ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Marlin Tolla
Keyword(s):  
Building Materials ◽  
Local Culture ◽  
History Of Christianity ◽  
Local Climate ◽  
Colonial Legacy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Materials Used ◽  
Papua Barat ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
Descriptive Method

Abstrak. Misionaris yang bergabung dalam perkumpulan Zending Ultrecht untuk Misi Kristen Protestan (UZV) melakukan pengenalan agama Kristen Protestan di daerah Mansinam dan daerah sekitar unik yang diaplikasikan pada bagian tertentu pada bangunan yang ada. Tulisan ini bertujuan mengekplorasi  dan mengetahui makna dari arsitektur bangunan, dalam hal ini motif hias yang diterapkan pada bangunan yang didirikan oleh zending dalam misi kristiani yang dilakukan di daerah Roon dan Wasior. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif  dengan menggunakan data etnografi yang diperoleh melalui studi pustaka. Hasil yang didapatkan dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa bangunan peninggalan yang ada di kedua daerah ini menggunakan bahan yang sesuai dengan iklim setempat, sedangkan motif yang diterapkan sangat kuat dipengaruhi oleh budaya adat Saireri. Adopsi budaya lokal pada motif bangunan dimotivasi oleh nilai luhur yang terkandung dalam motif tersebut yang selanjutnya diaplikasikan pada bangunan sebagai pengingat untuk tetap dipedomani oleh masyarakat pada masa lalu.Kata Kunci: Zending, Motif hias, Pekabaran Injil, Roon dan Wasior  Abstract. Ultrecht Protestant Mission Union (UZV), also known as Zending Ultrecht, is group of missionaries of Dutch government who did evangelism in Mansinam and its surrounding areas in Cenderawasih Bay. Architectures built for the mission can be found in this area, including in Roon and Wasior. This paper aims to explore the history of Christianity in Roon and Wasior areas reflected in materials used for the construction as well as the architecture ornaments. The descriptive method and literature-based ethnography study were applied in this study to explain the meaning of the ornaments and the influence of local cultures to the colonial legacy. The results shows that the local culture, Saireri, strongly influenced the variety of ornaments used in the architectures. Another factor is adaptation with local climate that can be seen from its building materials. The use of local culture was to serve as life guidance by the community.Keywords: Zending, decorative ornaments, Christianity, Roon and Wasior

scholarly journals Tasawuf Aa Gym: Studi Pesan Dakwah KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 227
Author(s):  
Diana Sari
Keyword(s):  
Formal Education ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Primary Source ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Religious Studies ◽  
Middle Classes ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
History Of ◽  
Traditional Institutions ◽  
Spiritual Potential

The rise of Sufism shows a new existence in Indonesia. Sufism is not only understood as Sufi teachings and traditional institutions (tarekat). A new passion in Sufism in Indonesia has been seen in cities and among the middle classes. Howell’s research shows the rise of Sufism promoted in two ways (1) ‘Ulamas who come from traditional Islamic education and taught their followers in formal education classes and (2) Television preachers who create their programs and regulate and dramatize it in for the television viewers. New nuances by grounding Sufistic values are also carried out by the KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar who connects his spiritual experience with the world of Sufism, including preaching messages that refer to the teachings of Sufism. This research is a qualitative-field research. The primary source in this study is the da’wah message of KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar. Secondary sources refer to religious studies written in Abdullah Gymnastiar’s social media, book literature, journals/articles, or previous studies. This study uses descriptive analysis to read the da’wah message KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar in his lectures and studies. If placed in the development of the history of Sufism, seen from the character of its religious assembly, Aa Gym is included in the category of contemporary Sufism. However, when viewed from the contents of the principal teachings of moral values, related to the material of da’wah, the message expresed by Aa Gym is the teachings of moral science (ilmu Akhlaq). Broadly speaking, the message of da’wah is not classified as Sufism but religious spirituality which is moral because it contains moral teachings as a reform of morality that synergizes the values of physical and spiritual potential.[The rise of Sufism shows a new existence in Indonesia. Sufism is not only understood as Sufi teachings and traditional institutions (tarekat). A new passion in Sufism in Indonesia has been seen in cities and among the middle classes. Howell’s research shows the rise of Sufism promoted in two ways (1) ‘Ulamas who come from traditional Islamic education and taught their followers in formal education classes and (2) Television preachers who create their programs and regulate and dramatize it in for the television viewers. New nuances by grounding Sufistic values are also carried out by the KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar who connects his spiritual experience with the world of Sufism, including preaching messages that refer to the teachings of Sufism. This research is a qualitative-field research. The primary source in this study is the da’wah message of KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar. Secondary sources refer to religious studies written in Abdullah Gymnastiar’s social media, book literature, journals/articles, or previous studies. This study uses descriptive analysis to read the da’wah message KH. Abdullah Gymnastiar in his lectures and studies. If placed in the development of the history of Sufism, seen from the character of its religious assembly, Aa Gym is included in the category of contemporary Sufism. However, when viewed from the contents of the principal teachings of moral values, related to the material of da’wah, the message expresed by Aa Gym is the teachings of moral science (ilmu Akhlaq). Broadly speaking, the message of da’wah is not classified as Sufism but religious spirituality which is moral because it contains moral teachings as a reform of morality that synergizes the values of physical and spiritual potential.]

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