Kabul’s old city: Implications for alternatives to “Western” housing

Watts, Donald J.2009-04-162009-04-162009-04-16http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1326This 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 in the traditional Afghan house, this research proceeds to investigate the implications of this traditional building process for planning the housing needs of expanding Afghan cities.AfghanistanVernacular architectureHousingKabul’s old city: Implications for alternatives to “Western” housingConference paper