scholarly journals CLASSIFICATIONS OF CLASSICAL MALAY ARISTOCRATIC ARCHITECTURE: IDENTIFYING GENERIC AND VARIANT FORMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tengku Anis Qarihah Raja Abdul Kadir ◽  
Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim ◽  
Noor Hanita Abdul Majid ◽  
Zumahiran Kamaruddin
Keyword(s):  
Local Form ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Urban Architecture ◽  
External Influences ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Regional Language ◽  
Formal Taxonomy ◽  
Classical Language ◽  
Vernacular Buildings

The paper reports on a basic classification based on formal and morphological similarities of large vernacular buildings across the Malay region, based on their frontages; with the aim of developing a universal regional language and set of rules of local architecture for urban and multi-storeys typologies. Generally, seen as idiosyncratic and individualistic, Malay regional palaces and mansions across different states and regions under former Sultanates, exhibit different vocabularies, yet have underlying similarities. While form and architecture may arise from the local technology and construction methods of the era, aesthetic expressions of these palaces recall formal archetypes which can be described, and characterised, regardless of location. Focusing on palaces in Malaysia and East Sumatran region from the late 1800s onwards, recurring forms of a Malay-Classical language are observed and classified into generic morphologies of frontages. The aim is towards formal taxonomy that can represent a more inclusive architectural identity of the region, rather than identities based on nations. By defining the ‘generic’ and the ‘variant’, significant palaces across the Malay region are discussed and positioned within a classification based on a range of generic archetypes. Variants include cases which have absorbed external influences yet retain the essences of local form, while some examples, refer to elements that have modernised been yet represent the last offshoot or branch of the same region. To identify generic rules and frameworks of design, the regional roots of form, including frontages, for public buildings is crucial for urbanscape and the urgency of developing guidelines and a set of compositional rules and language of urban architecture derived from the essences of tradition and past forms.

scholarly journals CLASSIFICATIONS OF CLASSICAL MALAY ARISTOCRATIC ARCHITECTURE: IDENTIFYING GENERIC AND VARIANT FORMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tengku Anis Qarihah Raja Abdul Kadir ◽  
Puteri Shireen Jahn Kassim ◽  
Noor Hanita Abdul Majid ◽  
Zumahiran Kamaruddin
Keyword(s):  
Local Form ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Urban Architecture ◽  
External Influences ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Regional Language ◽  
Formal Taxonomy ◽  
Classical Language ◽  
Vernacular Buildings

The paper reports on a basic classification based on formal and morphological similarities of large vernacular buildings across the Malay region, based on their frontages; with the aim of developing a universal regional language and set of rules of local architecture for urban and multi-storeys typologies. Generally, seen as idiosyncratic and individualistic, Malay regional palaces and mansions across different states and regions under former Sultanates, exhibit different vocabularies, yet have underlying similarities. While form and architecture may arise from the local technology and construction methods of the era, aesthetic expressions of these palaces recall formal archetypes which can be described, and characterised, regardless of location. Focusing on palaces in Malaysia and East Sumatran region from the late 1800s onwards, recurring forms of a Malay-Classical language are observed and classified into generic morphologies of frontages. The aim is towards formal taxonomy that can represent a more inclusive architectural identity of the region, rather than identities based on nations. By defining the ‘generic’ and the ‘variant’, significant palaces across the Malay region are discussed and positioned within a classification based on a range of generic archetypes. Variants include cases which have absorbed external influences yet retain the essences of local form, while some examples, refer to elements that have modernised been yet represent the last offshoot or branch of the same region. To identify generic rules and frameworks of design, the regional roots of form, including frontages, for public buildings is crucial for urbanscape and the urgency of developing guidelines and a set of compositional rules and language of urban architecture derived from the essences of tradition and past forms.

A human measure: structure, meaning and operation of the ‘Lu Ban’ foot-rule (鲁班尺) of the Dong carpenters

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kendra Schank Smith ◽  
Albert C. Smith ◽  
Xuemei Li
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Measuring System ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Critical Sections

The Dong carpentry rule is reflective of the Dong's culture, traditions and construction methods related to human measurement. It is dimensioned by a comparable set of lucky and unlucky units instead of abstract geometries, indicating the favorable and unfavorable units that can be applied in construction. As a measurement system derived from the human body, the units celebrate more critical sections such as the head, feet or joints, relating to the proportions of the ‘master craftsman's body. Thus, on a construction site, the representation of the human body acts to convey scale and measurement, and particularly, this ruler holds the human proportion for sacred and public buildings, specifically Drum Towers and ‘Wind and Rain’ bridges. In this paper, the measuring system will be explored to show how it is made and assists the carpenters in dimensioning their buildings. This measurement system establishes a relationship between the construction and their beliefs.

scholarly journals Identifying and documenting the Traras mountains(Northwest-Algeria) rural heritage architectural features: an architectural survey.

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-284
Author(s):  
Kari Nabil ◽  
◽  
Mohammed Nabil Ouissi ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Vernacular Architecture ◽  
Rural Life ◽  
Community Awareness ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Architectural Features ◽  
Rural Buildings ◽  
Functional Organisation ◽  
Characteristic Features ◽  
Vernacular Buildings ◽  
Architectural Survey

In the extreme northwest of the Algerian territory the Traras Mountain the vernacular architecture of the houses is facing natural and human threats. with its loss, a synthesis of traditional rural life, imminent. This article is aimed at identifying and recording the characteristics of traditional vernacular architecture in housing to safeguard the knowledge and promote community awareness with respect to this architectural resource, thereby providing a context for future conservation work. The study involved an architectural survey to identify and document the architectural resources of the Traras mountains vernacular rural buildings. The survey included collection of relevant historical and geographic information, building description and analysis together with other data relating to spatial and functional organisation, construction methods and materials. The final product of this study is a conservation‑support plan detailing all the characteristic features of the Traras mountains rural vernacular buildings.

scholarly journals Works execution organization at reconstruction and renovation of buildings after the fire with usage of slabs lifting method

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.23) ◽  
pp. 242
Author(s):  
O E. Zyma ◽  
E V. Dyachenko ◽  
R I. Pahomov ◽  
S M. Zhyhylii
Keyword(s):  
Embedded Systems ◽  
Public Buildings ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Embedded Structures ◽  
Building Area ◽  
Urban Conditions ◽  
Building Reconstruction

Works execution organization at reconstruction and renovation of residential and public buildings after the fire for embedded systems with usage of slabs lifting method at restrained urban conditions were considered. The paper suggests usage features of the slabs lifting method at building reconstruction conditions after the fire. The technology of reconstruction with the usage of slabs lifting method allows to practically refuse the use of lifting cranes and to reduce significantly (up to 50%) the required building area compared with the lifting crane construction methods of embedded structures. It allows to perform the reconstruction without restriction of traffic on adjoining streets and to perform construction in restrained urban conditions. 

Domestic allergens in public places II: dog (Can f 1) and cockroach (Bla g 2) allergens in dust and mite, cat, dog and cockroach allergens in the air in public buildings

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 1246-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. CUSTOVIC ◽  
R. GREEN ◽  
S. C. O. TAGGART ◽  
A. SMITH ◽  
C. A. C. PICKERING ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Buildings ◽  
Public Places ◽  
Can F 1

Proposal for Refugee Housing in Southeast Europe Utilizing Regionally Appropriate, Sustainable, and Affordable Construction Methods

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Cicevic ◽  
Sarah Gamble
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Housing Demand ◽  
Situational Factors ◽  
Housing Unit ◽  
Southeast Europe ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Permanent Housing ◽  
Emergency Housing ◽  
Communal Housing ◽  
Construction Model

This research focuses on the emergency-housing demand caused by the on-going refugee crisis in Southeastern Europe. The research and proposed solutions focus on Northern Serbia, as this region generally lacks permanent housing solutions for accommodating the increasing influx of immigrants. The outcome of this research is an architectural proposal for the refugee housing unit designed particularly for the situational factors of this focus region.    The study identifies earth architecture as the primary building technique, due to its ability to satisfy a range of defined end-product goals.  These goals include: the sustainability of the material, quality and durability of the final product, skill level required for non-professional construction, final cost of material and execution, historical regional precedent, and opportunity for communal engagement of the immigrant population. The proposed architectural design uses earth-bag construction as the sub-method most suitable for this location and in keeping with the goals outlined above. The proposed housing unit is a singular component that could be duplicated to create larger communal housing communities.  A broad overview of possible solutions is included, followed by the development of the earth-bag construction option. The development of this proposal includes material studies, sketches, and an architectural model as representation tools. The outcomes of this research serve as a guideline, rather than a precise construction model, in creating much needed refugee housing communities in North Serbia.      

Exchange-Correlation Energy Densities and Response Potentials: Connection Between Two Definitions and Analytical Model for the Strong-Coupling Limit of a Stretched Bond

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Giarrusso ◽  
Paola Gori-Giorgi
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Strong Coupling ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Order Term ◽  
Strong Coupling Limit ◽  
Local Form ◽  
Coupling Constant ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Exchange Correlation

We analyze in depth two widely used definitions (from the theory of conditional probablity amplitudes and from the adiabatic connection formalism) of the exchange-correlation energy density and of the response potential of Kohn-Sham density functional theory. We introduce a local form of the coupling-constant-dependent Hohenberg-Kohn functional, showing that the difference between the two definitions is due to a corresponding local first-order term in the coupling constant, which disappears globally (when integrated over all space), but not locally. We also design an analytic representation for the response potential in the strong-coupling limit of density functional theory for a model single stretched bond.<br>

DESIGN-BUILD: AN EFFECTIVE APPROACH FOR ARCHITECTURE STUDIO EDUCATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabil Mohareb ◽  
Sara Maassarani
Keyword(s):  
Material Selection ◽  
Environmental Constraints ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Physical Scale ◽  
Design Build ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Education Process ◽  
Real Target

Current architecture studios are missing an important phase in the education process, which is constructing the students’ conceptual ideas on a real physical scale. The design-build approach enables the students to test their ideas, theories, material selection, construction methods, environmental constraints, simulation results, level of space functionality and other important aspects when used by real target clients in an existing context. This paper aims to highlight the importance of using the design-build method through discussing a design project case study carried out by the Masters of Architecture design programme students at Beirut Arab University, who have built prototype units for refugees on a 1:1 scale.

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