PPT-Vernacular Architecture and Building Materials

Building Materials Materials were chosen based on availability and climate Ruins of Babylon present day Iraq All that remains of the famous citystate is a mound of broken mudbrick dwellings . Elizabeth Collins . Cromley. Elizabeth . Cromley. bibliography. Evers, Alf, Elizabeth . Cromley. , Betsy . Blackmar. , and Neil Harris. . Resorts of the Catskills. . New York, NY: St. Martins Press, 1979. . Carl Lounsbury. Who is Carl Lounsbury?. Carl Lounsbury received his Ph.D. in American Studies at George Washington University in 1983. . Since 1982 Lounsbury has been a member of the Architectural Research Department at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (CWF). . Richard . Longstreth. Architecture Degree—University of Pa. Ph.d.. in Architectural History—UC Berkeley. Richard . Longstreth. . . East Providence, Rhode Island. . Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1976. . John Ruskin . 1819 - 1900. “. Forms . which are not taken from nature must be ugly…”. Biography . John Ruskin was born in 1819 in southern London and was the only son of Margaret and John James Ruskin.. “. Vernacular. ” . housing today?. Which is the “. dweller. ” today?. “The . architecture of the people, and by the people, but not for the . people”.. P a u l o l i v e r. Folk building growing in response to actual needs, fitted into environment by people who knew no better than to fit them with native feeling.. Read Critically. Reading actively?. What to read for?. Context. Text. Substance. Vernacular as a concept. Asserts that the sources of construction details, formal arrangements, and decorative elements are local.. . ways. . can. “technology” . be. a . driving. . force. . for. . the. . transformation. . of. . housing. , . today. ?. Tatiana. Švecová,. Arquitectura. La . Salle. , . Universitat. . Everyone who immigrated to America brought their own culture with them. Some immigrants were eager to discard their own culture and assimilate that of the dominant group, the Anglo-Americans. African Americans were, as slaves, involuntary immigrants. Their owners forced them to adopt some Anglo-American cultural practices, especially the English language, but many practices survived.. or. What Vernacular Architecture did to me. Reading and Writhing. Inching along. How has this class advanced your knowledge of buildings and the context of their use?. Do you look at buildings differently?. What makes a civilization tick?. How do we determine what IS a civilization?. Cities. People live together in groups and all contribute in some way. Cities serve a function with a common government and organization. (2 work sheets for minor). Architecture Test . (Major) 10-26/27-15. Weeks 3, 4, & 5 (11-2-15 to 11-20-15). Professional PowerPoint Presentation Portfolio to be worked upon in class. Chapters 3, 4 , and 5 from the Architecture Book. (minor grades 1 per week). (your own paper). Read the section entitled . “Architecture: The Art of Shelter” . on pgs. 18-19 in . The Adventures of the Human Spirit. . Why are significant works of architecture associated with wealth and power? . Instructor: . Sarah . Oosterhuis. West Ada School District, Meridian, ID. Architectural Styles. Student Slide . Art . Deco Arts . and . Crafts Bungalow. Cape Cod Contemporary. Counter Culture Cubic. Ile Timi vernacular architecture in Ile-Ife C. O. Osasona & F. O. Ewemade Department of Architecture, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria Abstract Ile-Ife is world-famous for its sculpt