Learning Outcomes
Students in the context of this course are expected to:
-Understand the fundamental principles of ecology and the relationship of manamade built space to its natural context
-Understand the means and ways vernacualr architecture adapts and exploits local climate and consequently interpret forms and typologies of vernacular built space
-Understand the concepts of environmental degradation and consumption
-Understand how preindustrial communities exploited natural resources for producing thermal and visual comfort in human settlements
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course examines elements and parameters of the natural and built environmnet from an ecological approach. It focuses on the transcending relationship and equilibrium between man and natural environment. Architecture and urban design are viewed through their relationship with ecological, geographic and cultural parameters. Emphasis is given on Greek vernacular architecture of preindustrial settlements and more specifically on materials and ways of construction, local climate conditions, as well as, the diversity of the Greek natural landscape.
Keywords
Ecology, landscape, climate, natural resourcees, vernacular architecture
Additional bibliography for study
-Oliver P. (2003), Dwellings: The Vernacular House World Wide, London: Phaidon
-Oliver P. and Doumanis O. (1975), Shelter in Greece, Athens: Architecture in Greece
-Oliver P and Vellinga M. (2007), Atlas of Vernacular Architecture, London: Routledge
-Rapoport A. (1969) House, Form and Culture, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall
-Ελληνική Παραδοσιακή Αρχιτεκτονική, (1982 – 1991), Εκδόσεις Μέλισσα (8 τόμοι, συλλογικό έργο)