ARCHITECTURE FROM ITS CHARACTERISTICS Efficient water usage Life cycle: Slow growing period and short fixed to end is life Adapts to harsh conditions Mechanism: Collects water Defend itself Nocturnal CO 2 fixation (They control when to open (in the night with fresher conditions) Uses of waxes to close themselves not to lose water and to protect from environmental stresses Maximize the surface for Photosynthesis Always having cenital light Secondary and fast growing roots in case of lack of water Rosette Structure (FIBONACCI) ADAPTATIVE Constant and Variable Elements according to its conditions Deconstructs it Regrows it LIFE CYCLE? Slow and Fast processes MECHANISM Self- sufficient Passive Systems Vernacular Architecture CONFIGURATION Fibonacci Sequence Letting nature get into it (rain, sun, air) BUD PRINT ...
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DWELLING AND HOME IN ARCHITECTURE http://docplayer.net/28554004-The-difference-between-dwelling-and-home-in-architecture.html At first, it seems clear that by using the terms "dwelling" and "home", we mean the same meaning and concept for both, and in a glance, there is no necessity to define these two words, because both of them are a place to provide comfort and convenience for human beings. But with a little thinking, regarding the point that the concept of dwelling is something more than a physical place, we find out that it is totally different from the concept of home. In Persian language, Dwelling is equal to the word "dwelling" , which means a...
Mexico’s traditional housing "...how they relate to the habitat and the land; how the builders perfectly understood the cycles of the environment, the seasons, the types of wood available in the nearby hills." COMUNAL drawings of vernacular and contemporary typologies in the Mayan community of Motul, Yucatan. "They think it’s unsafe because it uses biodegradable materials, but in reality, materials like concrete and steel degrade much more rapidly in some environments." Tzeltal house. Credit: Onnis Luque "For example, the government says you have to have a living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms, when the reality is that you can’t divide space like that in rural houses because these big rooms are where people put the harvest, thresh the corn, and dry the coffee. There’s a relationship between the land, agriculture, and living space." Mayan house in construction. Credit: Onnis Luque Social production of housin...
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