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Tag Archives: Architecture
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, 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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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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