Vernacular Architecture of Asia

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Vernacular Architecture of Asia by Mind Map: Vernacular Architecture of Asia

1. local/regional dialect

1.1. not homogeneous

1.2. identity of occupants

1.3. high level

1.3.1. sacred, cosmologies, world-views and philosophies

1.4. middle level

1.4.1. communicating identity, status, wealth and power the 'latent' aspects of settings and behaviour

1.5. low level

1.5.1. everyday and instrumental meanings

1.6. commonality

2. city is a place for the vernacular

2.1. urbanization-transformations

2.2. history emphasizes city's political and cultural role

2.3. 18th century, Europe_industralization

2.3.1. increase in trade

2.4. colonialism make city to grow?!

2.4.1. urbanization/sub-urbanization

2.5. from village to city

2.5.1. cities were designed and built according to the laws and rules of finance

2.6. continuous and adaption, response social and environmental constraints

2.7. transportation

2.8. materials

2.8.1. it is indigenous to the locality

3. cultural milieu

3.1. hierarchy that reflects the religious,social and economic order

3.2. cosmic centers?!

3.3. cultural diversity

3.4. tangible or intangible, we know it through the material world

3.5. at different meaning from high level, middle level to low level

3.6. how we experience the others' experience, it is a transition

3.7. how it can be expressed in  different ways

3.8. inherited?! keep it or revolve, passing down the tradition, adapting and keep on changing to adapt the existing living context  by great labor.

4. 8.formal/informal settlement & VA

4.1. informa=marginal buildings

4.1.1. natural process of migration to cities

4.1.2. outskirts of cities

4.1.3. hillside

4.1.4. no infrastructure

4.1.5. informal business/shadow economy

4.1.6. ownership

4.1.7. shadow developer

4.2. formal

4.2.1. a process of indvidual development

5. 9.conservation & built V. heritage

5.1. brings activities

5.2. conserve significance and values

5.3. respect=care continuing development of a place

5.4. not just a historical relic

5.5. carry out by multidisciplinary expertise

5.6. not only tangible but also intangible associations which attach to them

5.7. It is not an one-off effort, but one that is continuous.

6. preservation

6.1. frozen in time

6.2. preserve historical values

6.3. Nepal: caste system and feudal society society

7. value

7.1. social value

7.1.1. community value

7.2. architectural merits

7.3. aesthetic value

7.4. historical value

7.5. universal value

7.6. Vernacular architecture heritage is important because it epitomizes the world's cultural diversity.

7.7. environment reponsive

7.8. represents people

8. homogenisation

8.1. professional vs armature folk practice

9. hybridity vs pure

9.1. urban diversity

9.2. embodies human and economic relationships

9.3. not represented by a single type

9.4. intermingled

10. 10.sustainability

10.1. building decision

10.1.1. conscious or un self conscious

10.2. identity

10.2.1. personal

10.2.2. regional

10.2.3. national

10.3. village=microcosm of society

10.4. 1.physically sustainable

10.5. 2.culturally sustainable

11. 6. Rural vernacular:setting & settlement

11.1. setting is integral part of culture and surrounding

11.2. informal settlements

11.2.1. materials

11.2.2. patterns

11.2.3. piecemeal fashion

11.2.4. complex culture of material supply and expertise

12. 7.urban vernacular

12.1. colonialism

12.1.1. political

12.1.2. economy

12.1.3. culture

12.1.4. building type

12.1.5. time/continuous process

12.1.6. clans

12.2. places where there are a concentration of people, population, higher density, no sporadic

12.3. people you know and dont know vs people you know in village

12.4. diaspora

12.5. informal settlement

12.5.1. temporary materials

13. PARTICULAR Time,Location&People

13.1. Profession&Amateur

14. traditional&natural way

14.1. Song Dynasty (1128–1279)

14.2. Japanese machiya

14.3. courtyard house (siheyuan)

15. 1.  waht is VS? continuing process

15.1. changes&adaptation

15.2. response social&environmental constraints

15.3. sharing

15.3.1. authenticity is kept&stretched out

15.4. transmitted informally by traditional expertise in design & construction

15.5. effective application in traditional construction systems and crafts

15.6. space-time continuum

16. typology = category

16.1. urban vernacular=evolove

16.1.1. culture economy

16.1.1.1. human economy

16.1.2. materials of buildings

16.1.3. business scale

16.1.4. complexity of production

16.1.5. built at a particular place and time

16.1.6. ordinary built form

17. relationship

17.1. neighborhood

17.2. street

17.3. people

17.3.1. people's behavior and custom

17.4. activities

17.5. relationship-"KAN"-man-built-nature

17.5.1. spiritual and cultural value

17.6. fengshui

18. VS indigenous

18.1. materials

18.1.1. indigenous=local

18.1.2. can be imported

18.2. function&cultural diversity

19. 2. P-C-VA: Level of vernacular architecture meaning

19.1. low level-everyday and instrumental meanings

19.2. middle level-to communicate the community's or the resident's identity,status,wealth and power

19.3. high level-sacred,cosmologies,world view,philosophies of thhe community,the clan or the family

19.3.1. Vassau Shatra in Sanskirit, hindu traditions

19.4. It is very difficult to distinguish the vernacular into low, middle or high level. But we can understand the vernacular architecture from its formation under the affecting of physical and mental. A hut can be a home for poor people, it also can be the sacred place for the literati.

19.4.1. add on meanings by users themselives

19.4.2. time as value

19.4.2.1. human touch/cross relationship

19.4.3. read the intention for the meanings

20. 3.VA & Climate response

20.1. needs of shelter

20.1.1. house types

20.2. building materials

20.3. living context

20.4. human activity

20.5. geographic mapping

20.6. generic design under the general lcal environmental condition

20.7. olgyaa1963

20.8. vernacular response

21. 4.materials

21.1. cultural

21.1.1. regionalism vs globalization

21.1.1.1. human scale

21.2. spiritual

21.2.1. ritual associate with preparing

21.3. natural or manufactured

21.3.1. ram earth, mud, wood

22. 5.Vernacular landscape

22.1. public

22.2. private

22.3. rural

22.4. urban

22.5. sense of place/genius loci

22.5.1. sensual and intellectual quality

22.6. man made landscape

22.6.1. cultural landscape

22.6.2. meaning of existence

22.7. natural landscape

22.8. cultural landscape or middle landscape

22.8.1. natural elements are transformed by human processes or actions into gardens etc by professions

22.8.2. The vast majority of cultural landscapes, however, have developed without the direct involvement of a professional designer, planner, or engineer.

22.9. 1_historic site

22.10. 2_Historic Designed Landscape

22.11. 3_Historic Vernacular Landscape

22.12. 4_Ethnographic Landscape

22.12.1. fengshui-Yin/Yang - place-to control vital life forces

23. function vs level of meaning, function is vague, but level of meaning is important

24. hk linguistic landscape

24.1. non-place

25. history

26. refurbishments

26.1. One, the refurbishment must not affect the cultural values of the structure. According to Australian Burra Charter, it says, ”Change may be necessary to retain the cultural significance, but it is undesirable where it reduces cultural significance. The amount of change to a place should be guided by the cultural significance of the place and its appropriate interpretation."

26.2. Two, whatever new materials are added, or modifications are made, they are reversible, meaning that the original fabric is not removed.