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Category Archives: Architecture
Storytelling and Politics + Consequences on the Built Environment
This interesting article published by the BBC outlines two men and the books they have written arguing that storytelling influences voters far more than facts or logic. I think that these are quite poignant observations given our evolutionary bias to … Continue reading
Multidisciplinary Collaborations
The Spaces of History/History of Spaces conference scheduled for April 30, 2010 at University of California at Berkeley looks fascinating. Beginning with the framework of collaborative efforts to understand historical processes through space and the built environment and the writings … Continue reading
Ski Town Urbanism
Steamboat Springs is entering the fray of mixed-use development and downtown condominium housing. As the Steamboat Pilot reports, 56 units were built in two new developments, and many realtors targeted second-homeowners for the development. They were surprised, however, to find … Continue reading
A Lesson from the Aleutians – The Brilliance of Vernacular Design and Construction
The book Steller’s Island is the account of a Russian ship exploring the coast of Alaska in 1741. The ship carried the first scientist to ever visit that part of the world, Georg Steller. In addition to performing an amazing … Continue reading
Behavior-based Architecture and Design
Josh Owen has designed and developed a portable Stoop Bench for use in varied urban environments. He writes, “Philadelphia is a city of stoop dwellers. Stoops entered into the vernacular of American architecture during the colonial times…The Philadelphia stoop functions … Continue reading
Architecture, Anthropology, Skyscrapers and Economics
Nick Gogerty has put together an interesting and brief post on the coinciding events of economic bubbles and skyscrapers. The latest example of this is of course the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which began five years ago in a boom. … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Built Environment, Social Norms, Storytelling
Tagged Add new tag, Architecture, Arts, Building, Dubai, Skyscraper
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Sound, Storytelling and Architecture
An upcoming presentation at the club Sinema Old School in Singapore will feature a film by Mike Kowalski about sound and storytelling. According to the brief: “This presentation will explore how sound can be used creatively in film to expressively … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Built Environment, Storytelling
Tagged Add new tag, Film, Hearing, Perception, Peter Zumthor, Sound, Storytelling
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Architectural Folklore
After completing the previous post of Storytelling, Cultural Transmission and Architecture I began to wonder if there are any architectural folklore or stories, and if there are, how they affect the built environment and people’s preferences toward architecture and cities. … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Social Norms, Storytelling
Tagged Add new tag, Architecture, Folklore, History, Vernacular architecture
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Architecture and Anthropology in The House of Mirth
This fall I read The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton on the recommendation of a former professor. It is a tale of a young woman in New York’s high society in the early 1900s and follows her social rise … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Literature, Social Norms
Tagged Add new tag, Anthropology, Edith Wharton, House of Mirth, New York City, Social class
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