Browsing Architecture and Afghanistan by Subject "Architecture"

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A prototypical (school) design strategy for soil-cement construction in Afghanistan

Yoldas, Cenk (Kansas State University, 2009-04-07)

Contemporary design and construction methods, when integrated with lessons of traditional vernacular architecture, can lead to a refined, regional, ecological and economical system of building construction. This thesis ...
Re-conceiving Afghan cellular architecture for the reconstruction of rural schools

Watts, Donald J.; Yoldas, Cenk (Center for Environmental Design Research, University of California at Berkeley, 2009-04-08)

Afghanistan suffers from a quarter century of war that has resulted in a devastated infrastructure and a generation of Afghans who have lived without a local school. This paper presents an architectural design investigation ...
Recurring patterns in traditional Afghan settlements

Watts, Donald J. (2009-04-03)

This article investigates how traditional patterns of Afghan architecture may lend a culturally sensitive dimension to modern urban planning in Afghanistan. Case studies of traditional Afghan houses reveal common patterns ...
Regeneration: Discovering tradition through cross cultural design education

Watts, Donald J. (2009-04-08)

This paper analyzes the manner in which two architectural design studios, one Afghan and one American, explored designs for a new College of Architecture, Planning and Design for Kabul University, Kabul, Afghanistan. The ...