1. Kuwait University – College of Engineering and Petroleum Department of Architecture Indigenous Architecture -- ARCH222 Summer 2003 Instructor: Dr. Yasser Mahgoub T.A.: B.T. Srinivas Rao
9. * The objective of this course is to be able to recognize this architecture all over the world, and to concentrate on our region [Arabian, Gulf, Kuwait]. * To design for the future by learning from the past (wisdom, experience). You will reduce many unnecessary errors, and be able to design sustainable buildings. Objectives
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11. (1) To develop within the student an understanding that vernacular is a three dimensional language that is a resultant of man’s individual and collective search for innovation. (2) To view vernacular architecture as an embodiment of site, culture, indigenous materials and craft . (3) To develop an understanding of the symbiotic relationship between architecture and the landscape . (4) To develop an understanding of how users view the environment, receive information about it, develop mental images of it, and learn from it in order to generate behavioral patterns within the environment. (5) To develop an understanding that architecture is a medium of cultural expression . Temple University Objectives
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13. (2) Inspiration for suitable design ideas : Studying indigenous architecture can help us be creative and find suitable solutions for sustainable architecture : Human scale, great views, visual richness, enhancing the quality of habitation to create places where habitation will feel at home, without exactly mimicking vernacular prototypes. Why should we study indigenous architecture ?
14. (3) Psychological reason : It is our culture, our history, our base . We feel more stable and content when we know our past and relate to it. Exactly the reason why we love to look into our old pictures and remember the past. We must document and study the past so preserve it for us and for future generations. Why should we study indigenous architecture ?
15. * Texts, Office Hours, Exams and grades, Attendance. Discussion of the Syllabus * Serious attendance and taking notes. Reading and understanding (requires 2 hours a day) Participation (questions, concepts, arguments) Good project (introduction, body, analysis, recommendations) * Learn from the past (always ask yourself: what can I learn from this experience to improve my design skills?) Purpose ? Why they did it that way? Design ? How they did it? Technique ? How they managed to solve the problem? Materials ? From where ? My expectations
16. * Elevation: (construction material, openings, ornaments, ratios, etc) * Entrances: (connection between outside to the inside, material, social status) * Floor plans: (distribution, sizes, segregation, etc.) * Construction method: (structures, connections, process, etc.) * Climate control: (wind catchers, openings, etc.) * Cultural, environmental: (economical, and political factors.) Pay attention to the following