Assoc. Prof. Wissem Gallala, Ph.D. Higher Institute of Fine Arts University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia wissem.gallala@isbas.u-sousse.tn MSc. Aida Shayegani Faculty of Architecture and Design, Institute of Urban Design and Planning Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia aida.shayegani@stuba.sk Assoc. Prof. Ing. arch. Viera Joklová, PhD. Faculty of Architecture and Design, Institute of Urban Design and Planning […]
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Investigating privacy principles’ formation in vernacular architecture of arid and semi-arid parts of Iran By Aida Shayegani and Viera Joklová Traditional Iranian architecture principles have deep roots in this region’s culture, thoughts, and climatic conditions. Privacy, as one of these principles, which regulated all aspects of life, was beautifully embodied in the vernacular residential architecture […]
SUMMARY Nowadays, the topic of buildings in the mountains, especially mountain huts, is very popular among architects. Such a commission is considered a matter of prestige. Was this also the case seventy years ago? Were architects interested in alpine architecture? How did they reflect the huts that had already been built in their work? The […]
SUMMARY The presence of water in various forms ever was and still is a prerequisite for the birth and existence of human settlements. The multifaceted aspects of the communities’ relationship to water were dynamically reflected in the characteristics behind the formation of the urban structure in different historical periods and represent specific values for towns […]
SUMMARY Environmental psychology is one of the fields that examine human relationships with nature. Another concept that attempts to describe humans’ instinctive connection with the natural world is biophilia. Biophilic design is a field that examines the human-nature relationship. Environmental psychology and biophilic design are the fields that are related to architecture, built environment and […]
SUMMARY Traditional Iranian architecture principles have deep roots in this region’s culture, thoughts, and climatic conditions. Privacy, as one of these principles, which regulated all aspects of life, was beautifully embodied in the vernacular residential architecture of Iran. It had profound effects and resulted in a specific spatial organization of the house and the placement […]
Architecture is at the crossroads of multidisciplinary fields; it is obvious for it to integrate new concepts and encourage new interpretations in all architectural projects in order to create a synergy that must exist in projects which combine other disciplines, e.g., the historical context, the surrounding environment, urbanism, design, occupation of spaces and their components, […]
Prof. Dipl. – Ing. Martin Wollensak Faculty of Architecture and Design University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design, Wismar, Germany martin.wollensak@hs-wismar.de Ramsha Nazir Malik School of Design Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China ramsmalik1997@gmail.com Assoc. Prof. Zhang Haiao, Ph.D. School of Design Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China zhanghaiao@sjtu.edu.cn Assoc. Prof. Mgr. art. Martin […]