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, 2004)

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, 2004)

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. (1981)

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. (2008)

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 ...

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