... house. The term vernacular architecture is defined by a set of attributes of traditionality (Rapoport 1989), participation, engagement, and an egalitarian political ethic (Glassie 1990), and transmission of tradition (Oliver 1989). While the commonly held notion of a vernacular house associates...

... that they are both in a relationship with culture and they are a total configuration of social, demographical, psycological, human behaviorial and environmental structure. Any housing settlement in Turkish Islamic tradition is macro and micro scaled organization in which social relation and cultural characteristics...

... more than a process involving a group of vendors in the re-design of a market place. Participation Participatory Design Market Tradition Power Relations © 2006 Open House International 2006 Licensed re-use rights only. Tradition, Change, and Participatory TRADITION, CHANGE...

...Hülya Turgut Yýldýz This article aims to explore the changes and continuity in housing patterns of Turkish society comparing traditional and contemporary usage. In this context, the spatial and social structures of housing patterns are studied comparatively from an historical perspective...

... obvious enemies of the environment, but buildings consume more than half the energy used worldwide. Attempts to destroy building traditions have been associated in some countries with a drive to modernize. Beyond the traditional aspects of dwelling, the impact of globalization and its effect on rural...