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Tag Archives: Anthropology
Spatial Humanities
I recently came across an article in the New York Times about the relatively new field of spatial-humanities and its application of GIS to discover, interpret and broadcast current and historical information in digital, spatial maps to broaden understanding of … Continue reading
Walk the City Blindfolded
Ruminating over old notes, projects, travels and the like I happily remembered an exercise, or field trip, I participated in while studying in Copenhagen. As often occurred, the class time for my urban design theory class was devoted to a … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture, Built Environment, Narrative, Senses, urbanism
Tagged Anthropology, Architecture, Built Environment, cities, contemporary design, Copenhagen, Design, experiences, hidden paths, Narrative, pedestrians, Public space, Sound, Space, urban design theory, urban experience, urban fabric, urbanism
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Language, Architecture and Anthropology
The following paragraphs will seek to shed some light on the anthropological drivers of architects using jargon and superfluous language and the role it plays in architecture. Continue reading
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
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
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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Architecture for People
This article, Design Through Anthropology, published on worldarchitecturenews.com is about a long time trend in Denmark to consider the end user when designing, whether designing a cabinet, chair, home or office building. The article points out that for centuries the … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropology, Architecture
Tagged Anthropology, Architect, Arkitema, Denmark, Design, Human behavior
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