Watts, Donald J.(King Faisal University, 2009-04-16)
This paper presents a new methodology for analyzing and discovering the interactions of social needs and traditional building practices in vernacular Afghan houses. Beginning with identifying common socio-spatial patterns ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...