Architectural Identity Research Articles

Sustainable Continuity of Cultural Heritage: An Approach for Studying Architectural Identity Using Typo-Morphology Analysis and Perception Survey

Architecture plays a crucial role in expressing identities. Cultural heritage as a sustainable process identifies the representation of architectural identity and its continuity. This study aims to create a model of the sustainable continuity of cultural heritage as an approach to studying architectural identity in Erbil. This study contributes to revealing a comprehensive model that includes the relationship between inherited and created sustainable elements related to cultural heritage that affects the continuity of architectural identity. The study combined visual analysis using graphical representation, the analysis of previous studies, field surveys, and questionnaire surveys as methods of data collection. The rationale behind selecting Erbil is related to its unique sustainable developments related to its cultural heritage through the ages, as the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. This paper built two hypotheses. The first assumes that there is a significant correlation between elements that represent cultural heritage as a sustainable process and the continuity of architectural identity, and the second assumes that certain elements of cultural heritage have a greater effect on the continuity of architectural identity. The proposed model revealed a strong correlation between independent variables that represent cultural heritage frameworks such as the typo-morphology of house layouts and facades, sociocultural factors, and sustainable development factors and the dependent factor of the continuity of architectural identity in houses situated in Erbil. The regression analysis demonstrated that the most effective factor contributing to the continuity of the architectural identity of houses in Erbil is the physical characteristics related to the typo morphology of the house’s plan layout.

Assessment of today’s condition of Modernist architecture in Skopje in terms of energy efficiency and authentic architectural appearance using actor network theory

The identity of the city of Skopje was completely lost after the earthquake in 1963. The buildings from the post – earthquake period were built in Modernist architectural style and they play a major role in creating the new identity of the city. On the other hand, in terms of energy efficiency, these buildings have very poor thermal properties. In order to improve the energy efficiency, retrofit interventions have been constantly implemented and their authentic appearance has been significantly compromised. Many buildings have already been changed to an unrecognizable state, which degrades the architectural identity of Skopje. In order to explore the connection and implication between the reconstruction of the city and the current condition of the buildings in terms of materials, thermal properties, authenticity, degradation and retrofit measures, the methodology of actor network theory (ANT) has been used. The results showed that certain type of buildings are the most vulnerable ones in terms of their energy efficiency issues, sustainability, authentic appearance and in process of significant degradation.

An Investigation of Architectural Heritage Design Features On the Formation of Architectural Identity through Globalization

Purpose: This research project investigated the formation of the architectural heritage identity in Damascus within the context of globalization by analyzing the architectural principles of Damascus's prevailing architecture in the contemporary era. The research aims to identify the impact of globalization on the formation of heritage identity in terms of design and characteristics.
 Design/methodology/approach: The research project used studio practice method through studio experimentation and contextual approaches to investigates how architectural heritage contributes and creates the obsession, emotion, aspiration and belief of urban society towards shaping lifestyle in a contemporary culture.
 Findings: The research project has been successful in examining how globalization technology and the ability of its modern materials have influenced the representation of heritage elements to create a unique heritage architectural identity adapted to the surrounding space and place.
 Practical implications: The research contributed to raising the awareness of the community to enhance its appreciation of cultural heritage values, and also contribute to highlighting the pursuit of maximum benefit from all aspects of technological development in the architectural work to find new elements for architectural shape that match the new urban societies.
 Originality/value: This paper is original.
 Paper type: a Research Paper.

ADAPTATION OF MAINLAND CHINA ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTERISTICS ON CHINESE PERANAKAN HOUSES IN YOGYAKARTA

This paper lists the architectural characteristics of Chinese Mainland Architecture in terms of architectural heritage conservation. Chinese residing in various countries can strongly maintain their culture, showing a distinctive architectural identity. The concept experienced adaptation to various natural and cultural contexts of countries outside their home country, the four-seasons country, Mainland China. The current situation of fast-growing construction, developments, and alteration of cultures and nature is both an opportunity and a threat to old Chinese housing. This paper aims to identify and understand architectural characteristics enabling physical conservation holistically. Research methods are in stages, the first stage being a literature review on typology and principles of Chinese architecture; the second stage is to structure and analyze the characteristic architectural findings; and the third stage is to draw conclusions from the process of interpretation, answering the research questions. A holistic literature review is needed to understand and categorize each housing based on its architectural characteristics.

The Role of the Bonding Strategy in the Identity of Islamic Architecture

Contemporary Islamic production varies in its connection or separation from its Islamic identity, as the models varied within the single functional style, as an instance Mosque architecture, shows more than one form and characteristic in how it represent the principles and values that must be available within its spaces, but despite the diversity, there are lines or bonds connect this product with the basis from which architecture was launched, thus the research presents the strategy of bonding by linking the product with its origins and its role in showing the identity of Islamic architecture albeit this representation depends on the type of bonging, which the research presents in two types: a differential and a consensual bonging. In both types, the identity appears on one hand as well as the creative aspects of the production, which invoke a new language, and here we should mention the knowledge gap in lacking enough studies that define the role of bonding between the contemporary Islamic product and its original and basic sources due to diversity of presenting the products and the means of dealing with it in addition to its role in providing continuity via time and space. Thus, the Islamic production must be identified via its connection with its roots which provide its Islamic identity and manifest its character as an Islamic production. In that meaning, the study propose bonding as a strategy enables connection with dynamic and statistic, while the dynamic works on revive the intellect through a new generative form, the static represent both intellectual and formal revive that entails a high symbolic formal Islamic architecture. the research also mentioned that the importance of bonding strategy manifests the importance of its present in the contemporary Islamic production partially rather in total form, and its adaptation varies depending on its presentation by the designer more than being as objective aspects in control.

Architectural Design Method Suggestion with Machine Learning Technologies Based on Voronoi Diagram Principle

Today, computer and new art themes are important resources that can reflect its own logic to architectural design inputs and architectural products by opening new horizons in architectural concepts. The fact that art, and therefore architecture, has started to benefit from digital technologies that change the boundaries of life and can be produced with digital media tools, creates a new conceptual discussion and application environment open to development, transformation and experimentation. In the literature, many theories have been produced on the development of digital art, architecture and technology. However, studies should be conducted on the effective/possible methods in architectural design such as digital technologies and digital arts, interactive/text-based artificial intelligence interfaces, and how these methods will transform and change architectural design and architectural identity. With the creation of the architectural form through text-based artificial intelligence interfaces, a new design and production process is envisaged for the discipline of architecture with its possibilities such as autonomous and rapid alternative generation according to various contexts. In this study, architectural plan and form experiments were carried out with the principle of Voronoi diagram, which is a productive and algorithmic system with text-based artificial intelligence interfaces. In this context, it would not be wrong to say that the Voronoi diagram is fractal representations for the resulting products obtained in a fast and autonomous process with multiple alternatives. Architecture, which is in a constant transformation depending on time, technologies and users, will seek a new aesthetic with new production and expression techniques.

Ambivalence towards historical urban development

The authors consider the consequences of the reduced control over the architectural and urban planning approval of capital construction in Russian cities. The new practice that simplifies the approval procedure will allow to reduce the costs for developers. However, without taking into account the opinion of specialists and citizens, it will provoke mass replication of unattractive cliches, aggressively erasing the traces of architectural identity. In view of the ongoing urbanization in large Russian cities, we can predict the transformation of certain historical buildings into architectural marginal formations forced out by uncontrolled development, which leads to the destruction of the integrity of perception of the cities’ architectural space and the loss of significant landscape components.

“I have loved, O Lord, the beauty of thy house’: Magnificence and Catholic Architecture in Ireland, 1850–1900

Abstract This article explores the deliberate invocation and communication of ideas of ‘magnificence’ by Catholic building projects across Ireland between 1850 and 1900. Through an analysis of the rhetoric and discourse surrounding the construction of three case studies in Tipperary, Limerick, and Armagh, the article identifies shared concerns with articulating architectural magnificence through drawing attention to the site, on architectural detail and formal style, and the high quality of building materials. This emphasis on magnificence is examined in terms of the need to justify and legitimate expansive and expensive building and re-building projects, which often relied heavily on fundraising from communities already under financial pressure. The symbolic importance of magnificence is also explored in the context of the increased focus on the church as the central location of Catholic life and worship in the second half of the nineteenth century. Finally, the decision by Catholics to invest in magnificent architectural styles that referenced the medieval cathedrals of France and the classical grandeur of Catholic Rome is repositioned. Rather that framing this as a diffuse architectural eclecticism, the use of these diverse historical exemplars is considered as part of the need to rebuild a ruptured Catholic architectural traditional in Ireland, and to create an architectural identity that expressed triumph over past adversity, as well as confidence in Ireland’s role in spreading the Catholic faith around the world.

A Comparative Study for Eco lodges Architecture to Brand Position Wellness Destinations in Egypt

This research aims to identify the architectural features of Baharyia Oasis in Egypt to promote the wellness potentials of the destination through developing an eco-lodge architectural image using a brand positioning strategy. The study adopts a comparative methodology to evaluate the architectural elements of Qaser el Bawiti in Baharyia Oasis, Egypt, and Banasura Hills in Kerala, India. As a result, the study proposes a brand positioning strategy for wellness eco-lodges using the architectural identity of the destination.

Revitalization and Optimization of a Traditional Iranian Architectural Pattern on Transformable Skins Using Kinetic Angulated Systems

Architects and designers have employed angulated structures for kinetic architectural design due to their formal esthetics, geometry, and light weight. The arrangement of these structures within a regular repetitive (modular) layout forms a kinetic skin. Geometric patterns are repeated in angulated structures based on particular orders as happens in girih patterns in Iranian historical architecture. This similarity forms the base of this study. Given the importance of revitalizing these motifs due to the gap between the modern and traditional architecture and their modernization using up-to-date technologies, the authors propose a process for implementing these patterns on generated lattice structures. This study is organized into two parts to achieve the mentioned goals: in the first part, the effect of changing parameters on the ultimate form of lattice structure is evaluated. In the second part, changes are applied to the structural form according to the patterns through two strategies (i.e., implementing the pattern of girih components on the central opening of the structure and implementing the form of girih components on structural elements), focused on the Islamic girih patterns and the importance of their implementation on the structure. The outcome of this study is kinetic skins containing forms dominantly shapes of Iranian patterns repeated regularly throughout the structure; it represents the beauty and identity of the traditional Iranian architecture and can adapt to changing conditions according to the purposes of sustainable architecture. Finally, a designed structure is modeled and analyzed using the Ansys software in order to investigate the constructability of a full-scale structure and evaluate it under loads in the climate of Tabriz; the results of the analysis indicate that the structure can withstand loads applied in the climate of Tabriz with a thickness of more than 3 mm.

Il patrimonio residenziale Moderno e il problema della certificazione: interventi sostenibili per la conservazione

The sustainability of the redevelopment, recovery and conservation of the historical heritage built before 1945 is guar- anteed by voluntary certification protocols that consider the entire life cycle of the building. The analysis showed that the certification has, to date, extended to a limited number of residential buildings built before the Second World War, while those built after the war have been neglected. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to highlight the criticalities of the current certification systems, with reference to some thematic areas of the GBC Historic Building protocol, and to identify appropriate corrective measures for energy redevelopment with reference to Mario Ridolfi's “INCIS Houses”, an example of Messina modernism, that need to be preserved. The goal is to attract the interest of the scientific community, experts and public opinion to the enhancement and conscious care of the post-1945 residential heritage of the author through eco-sustainable interventions that respect cultural and architectural identity.

Modern and National? The (Non-) Exceptionalism of Colombian Architectural Identity

Architecture in Latin America is cyclically underpinned by the quest to represent multiple identities: international, national, (Latin) American. During the 1930s, although modernist European architects became the reference for Latin American professionals, they were nonetheless of no help in developing national expressions of modernity. Tracing back the debate to the cultural turmoil of that decade with an eye on older topoi on environmental determinism, this article delves into various texts through which the identity of Colombian architectural modernism was constructed. Firstly, it highlights the link between territory, nation, and historical heritage that underpinned the definition of a system of values seen as typically Colombian but, in fact, comparable to that of other countries. Then, it focuses on the construction of Colombian modernism’s identity as opposed to different Latin American experiences, highlighting the role of local and international actors. The article also explains the centrality given to Bogotá and its architecture because of the climatic differences that made the country’s cool highlands similar to Europe and the USA and, therefore, the place where civilisation, development, and modern architecture were possible for the Colombian elites. Ultimately, this text documents an exemplary case, stressing the non-exceptionalism of the different representations of Latin American national modernisms.

Vernacular architecture in kabylia and its characteristics in the context of visual restoration of architectural heritage

This article is a study on Kabylian vernacular architecture in the district of Ammal, Kabylia. In an era marked by an absence of architectural identity, we want to focus on a presentative sense of the architecture of the past, which should remain engraved in memory and which is a cultural wealth of this time. As an object of study, we focus on the analysis of individual houses built from soil and stone and other local materials. The Kabylian vernacular house, which reflects the principles of vernacular architecture, bioclimatic architecture and is part of the fundamentals of sustainable development, represents architectural know-how that should be used in new contemporary architectural projects in the Kabylian region, on the one hand, and on the other, it is an architecture that should be conserved and preserved, given the historical and distinctive role it plays in the rich heritage of Kabylia. The research involves measuring work at the site of the objects, researching and classifying materials, interviewing people in the region and specialists who are interested in history in order to have reliable explanations for the methods used in construction, the different construction processes and justification for the choice of materials. Part of the research is historical and demographic in nature, and relates to the changes that have led to a lack of interest in Kabylian vernacular architecture, and village life in general. The article focuses on illustrating an image of the past that can be reconstructed as an identity for the modern world, that participates in its evolution.

Visual-Semiotic Patterns in the Study of Urban Architectural Identity: Artistic and Аesthetic Perception of Old Building Facades in Kaliningrad

This scientific paper is dedicated to the issue of studying the urban architectural environment as a comprehensive continuum for socio-cultural communication and artistic expression. The research’s relevance lies in the creation of practically oriented conditions for dialogue between the artist and the city, as for artistic reflection on the exact visual-semiotic architectural layer. The research purpose is to scientifically substantiate and present a concept dedicated to the artistic and aesthetic city image, which is formed by the artist during individual decoding of the visual semiotics of local architectural patterns. The methodology is based on the perceptive research model, which describes the urban architectural identity through artistic and aesthetic perceptive ways. The scientific paper confirms the important role of urban architectural identity in the construction of the holistic city image and in building interpersonal “city–artist” interactions. The research’s investigations are proved through an international art project in the format of the realized author’s urbanistic practice dedicated to the search for the wall’s image identity in one of Kaliningrad’s districts.

The potential of project activities in the study of architectural identity

The potential of project activities in the study of architectural identity

Articolare l’individuale e il collettivo. L’architettura delle colonie per l’infanzia del dopoguerra italiano (1945-1965)

In post-war Italy, the requests for renewal of childhood educational practices and the search for architectural identity converge and a change emerges in the conception of the architecture of holiday camps. The essay provides an overview of the diffusion of the colonies in the Italian context, and, through the analysis of two architecture competitions, focuses on the relationship between socialization dynamics, educational practices and the articulation of the architectural spaces of buildings, in the light of the dual individual and collective existential dimension that the child experiences during the stay in the colony.

RENAISSANCE OF THE BUILDING STONE IN DEFINING ARCHITECTURAL IDENTITY

The material of building stone in this picturesque nature is a valuable treasure in the hands of man, and the value of building stone that man discovered since ancient times is because he believes that this material is the truth that preserves his artistic achievements over time and reflects the face of civilization and the thought of people. The research aims to identify the renaissance of the building stone in defining the architectural identity through the stage of architectural design and the art of architecture and full knowledge of all the technical details to succeed in this work. Man has invested in stone caves and the manufacture of hunting and self-defence tools, and he used them in their basic function to bear the weights in building his dwellings, cities, and temples, and in the details also in the walls, ceilings, knots, doors, windows, stone columns, their bases, and Muqarnas. And when we start today the stage of architectural design, we touch on the art of architecture and full knowledge of all the technical details to succeed in this work. We read about the history of the architecture of civilizations and peoples for thousands of years and the stages of their development until our modern era, which reflected their religious and social philosophy and continuous development. It is a science that combines the past And the present with its primary components and has an extension and has no limits. The science of the building block over time left us diligent in delving into this field, especially in our field of work after we left the academic period. The science of building stone reflects the civilized and cultural face of the people in general and the Arab people in particular. Keywords: Amman, Building Stone, Architectural Style, Stone Industry, Urban Heritage DOI： https://doi.org/10.35741/issn.0258-2724.58.3.52

Urban architecture identity of Banjarmasin: Structural pattern and building typology of the tidal river city

Banjarmasin, known as the city of a thousand rivers, is an accumulation of multi-deltas sedimentation, located -0.16 meters below sea level and 23 km from the estuary of the Barito river. The city embryo, which acts as the western boundary between the Martapura river and tributary regions, is influenced by daily tides from the Java sea. The morphological structure and building typology formation of tidal hydrodynamics influence the characteristic of the environmental context identity. Furthermore, the life adaptation to the natural context identity is a unique traditional water-based culture on the physical, territorial, and cultural order, characterized by the physical, functional, and normative attributes from the pre-colonial to the colonial era. Therefore, this study aims to identify the architectural identity of Banjarmasin's tidal river city and its forming elements through a morpho-typological approach using an interpretive-descriptive-retrospective method. The results showed that the structural identity of the architecture of Banjarmasin environment, as a tidal river city, is fragmented in the form of many deltas, thereby leading to sedimentation from river tributary in dendritic and meander patterns. In conclusion, the people's life adaptation to the natural environment created a traditional water culture with four contextual building typologies of the tidal river, namely raft, water stilt, land stilt, and landed houses with underground reservoir.

Factors of Identity Loss in Buraydah City Saudi Arabia

Buraydah, a small Saudi Arabian city, has transformed rapidly in the last few decades. This transformation has occurred due to economic growth, population growth, infrastructural development, and environmental factors. The urban identity is shaped by cultural patterns and the regional diversity within its fabric. Historical sites that retain architectural traits from their respective eras play a significant role in transmitting urban identity to future generations. However, when individuals disregard traditional identities in search of modernism and urbanization, dramatic changes occur in the physical structure, social-spatial pattern, socio-economic structure, and socio-cultural structure of the city. All of these have dramatically altered the city’s identity, which historically took a long time to develop. While the historic sites in the city that have been demolished for expansion and development, also cause the city to lose its identity. This study's objective is to investigate the cause of the changes in identity in Buraydah city. For this purpose, relevant literature was reviewed to identify and address the research objectives and examine the urban and architectural identity concepts, while the comparative study of archival materials with site investigation and survey was conducted in the practical aspect. The result of the study identifies certain factors that contributed to the loss of identity of the city.

The Role of Globalisation in Baku's New City

This article examines the construction of Baku city, which has undergone rapid change in recent years following the effects of globalisation, and where many new and iconic buildings have been built. These buildings have influenced the formation of Baku's new city image. The study focuses on how the texture of the newly built (2009-2018) contemporary buildings, primarily medium and large-scale projects, in intense development areas have affected the city's architectural identity.The selected 27 buildings were examined according to seven developed design criteria that examine the features affecting architectural identity. The results obtained with the findings are presented in the tables. Within the examination of the architectural development of Baku, the regions where the new buildings are mostly built, the west coast of the Caspian Sea and the urban development area Haydar Aliyev Street are discussed. While the still young 27-year-old republic focused on the intense modern city image, there were losses in the interesting urban and architectural texture during the period.