Chapter
#1
The
nature and the definition of the filed
Culture and tradition is playing
a vital role in the development of architecture from many years. There are
several traditions across the worlds that are being followed by the people of
different times and of different eras.
In early centuries grand design
tradition is to impress the people of the town; ornamentation is the prime focus.
There is also a part of it that religion and the political activities are playing.
The folk tradition on the other hand is about giving values. Hence, there is a
large impact of tradition on the lives of the people and their standards.
Politics, I think is playing an important role in the development of
architecture of early times.
The patrons and the royal
families are focused towards the cathedrals and temples. They want to glorify
their empire by doing so. They are honest towards glorifying the architecture
of those times, and that is why the architecture of those times is brilliant.
Vernacular architecture is about
the culture; how the people of the certain region make their houses and how?
Their functional needs are fulfilled according to the climate of their region by
their planning or not? Their needs changed they then started understanding the
space and its usage as well. They started defining spaces in their houses as
private or semi private or public. And this leads to the modern era.
The modern architecture is
somehow different then vernacular architecture. Every building has different
purpose and is differently constructed. The nature of the region is determined
by the climate, soil and water of that place according to that nature of the
site the building is constructed under careful analysis of site and the weather
condition. This is done in modern architecture.
MAHROSH MUMTAZ
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