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International Studies in Vernacular Architecture

Prof. Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti, Prof. Yenny Gunawan and Prof. Melissa Malouf Belz · IIT Roorkee

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About

This course, titled 'International Studies in Vernacular Architecture,' is a response to rising concerns regarding how to study and teach the world's vernacular architectural traditions in Architecture education. The objective of the course is to investigate various facets of vernacular architectural tradition and to acquire a critical contextual awareness that will aid in effectively addressing the problems and challenges of the present situation. The content and structure of the course are unique, and it provides urgent and pertinent responses to a variety of problems ranging from climate change to housing issues. This course will assist in providing the next generation of students and instructors with the essential knowledge and understanding of the world's vernacular traditions by re-examining diverse approaches of learning and inquiry. The proposed course can be considered an elective subject by schools imparting architectural education, sociology, anthropology, and cultural geography.

Lectures

Week 1

  1. Culture, Identity and Built Environment YouTube
  2. Space and Meaning in Balinese Vernacular Architecture YouTube
  3. Adobe Construction and Religious Structures YouTube
  4. Social System, Beliefs and its Architecture YouTube
  5. Anthropology of Shelter-Conclusion YouTube

Week 2

  1. Stone as a Vernacular Resource Material YouTube
  2. Earth as Vernacular Resource Material YouTube
  3. Bamboo as Vernacular Resource Material YouTube
  4. Timber as Vernacular Resource Material YouTube
  5. Advanced Material Adaptations: The conclusion YouTube

Week 3

  1. Cultural Geography and Vernacular Architecture YouTube
  2. Cultural Geography and Small-scale Features in the Landscape YouTube
  3. Acculturation in Architecture YouTube
  4. Tradition and Transmission YouTube
  5. Transformation in Vernacular Context YouTube

Week 4

  1. Disasters Vulnerability and Traditions YouTube
  2. Learning Disaster Mitigation from the Vernacular YouTube
  3. The Second Birth: Lessons from Disaster Recovery YouTube
  4. Climate Change and Traditions YouTube
  5. Yonmenkaigi (Four square table system) Method for Collaborative Knowledge Development YouTube

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Roorkee
Department
Architecture
Taught by
Prof. Ram Sateesh Pasupuleti, Prof. Yenny Gunawan, Prof. Melissa Malouf Belz
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Art, architecture and design
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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