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1. Dr. Mohamed Adel Dessouki
Eng. Omair Albeshe
HUMANITIES
I
ARCH352
Culture &
Architecture

2. Culture
The
word
culture,
from
the
Latin
colo,
-­‐ere,
with
its
root
meaning
"to
cultivate“.

3. A
set
of
values,
norms,
institutions
and
artifacts
that
characterize
human
population
living
in
a
particular
time
and
place.
It
is
transmitted
by
symbols,
stories
and
rituals
over
generations.
Culture

4. A
set
of
values,
norms,
institutions
and
artifacts
that
characterize
human
population
living
in
a
particular
time
and
place.
It
is
transmitted
by
symbols,
stories
and
rituals
over
generations.
Culture

5. A
set
of
values,
norms,
institutions
and
artifacts
that
characterize
human
population
living
in
a
particular
time
and
place.
It
is
transmitted
by
symbols,
stories
and
rituals
over
generations.
Culture

6. A
common
way
of
understanding
culture
is
to
see
it
as
consisting
of
four
elements
that
are
passed
on
from
generation
to
generation
by
learning
alone:
1. Values
2. Norms
3. Institutions
4. Artifacts
Culture

7. Values
Values
include
ideas
about
what
in
life
seems
important.

8. Values
Values
comprise
ideas
about
what
in
life
seems
important.
Values are the WHY of culture

9. Norms
Norms
consist
of
expectations
of
how
people
will
behave
in
various
situations.
Norms are HOW we live the values

10. Norms
Norms
consist
of
expectations
of
how
people
will
behave
in
various
situations.

11. Norms
Norms
consist
of
expectations
of
how
people
will
behave
in
various
situations.

12. Norms
Norms
consist
of
expectations
of
how
people
will
behave
in
various
situations.

13. Institutions
Institutions
are
the
structures
of
a
society
within
which
values
and
norms
are
transmitted.

14. Artifacts
Artifacts
are
things,
or
aspects
of
material
culture
derive
from
a
culture's
values
and
norms.

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18. Artifacts
Artifacts
are
things,
or
aspects
of
material
culture
derive
from
a
culture's
values
and
norms.

19. The
Cultural
Iceberg

20. Material Culture –
the
physical
objects
produced
by
a
culture
in
order
to
meet
its
material
needs:
food,
clothing,
shelter,
arts,
and
recreation.
Important Terminology
Custom –
frequent
repetition
of
an
act
until
it
becomes
characteristic
of
a
group
of
people.
Taboo –
a
restriction
on
behavior
imposed
by
social
custom.

21. Cultural
Landscapes
“the
visible
human
imprint
on
the
landscape”
¤ “built landscape”
¤ Physical imprint a culture makes on the environment
■ Buildings, artwork

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Multiculturalism

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29. Popular Culture
• Found
in
a
large,
heterogeneous
groups
of
people
that
shares
certain
habits
despite
differences
in
personal
characteristics.
• Constantly
changing
• Based
mainly
in
urban
areas
• Material
goods
mass-­‐produced
by
machines
in
factories
Important Terminology

31. ‫مكان‬ ‫من‬ ‫واحد‬ ‫مبنى‬ ‫االقل‬ ‫على‬ ‫اختر‬
‫في‬ ‫والتقاليد‬ ‫العادات‬ ‫يعكس‬ ‫نشأتك‬
‫العادات‬ ‫اثرت‬ ‫كيف‬ ‫واشرح‬ ‫مجتمعك‬
.‫املبني‬ ‫مواصفات‬ ‫في‬ ‫اوالتقاليد‬ ‫اوالقيم‬
‫لوجود‬ ‫سببا‬ ‫الثقافية‬ ‫الخلفية‬ ‫تكون‬ ‫قد‬
‫على‬ ‫مؤثره‬ ‫تكون‬ ‫اوقد‬ ‫بأكملة‬ ‫مبنى‬
.‫مبنى‬ ‫عناصر‬ ‫احد‬
‫لتوضيح‬ ‫والرسومات‬ ‫بالصور‬ ‫استعن‬
‫املتأثرة‬ ‫املبنى‬ ‫وعناصر‬ ‫مواصفات‬
.‫الثقافية‬ ‫بالخلفية‬
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