Architectural Styles Of Buildings Research Articles

Art Nouveau and Neoclassicism of buildings in Tyumen financed by merchants late in the 19th and early 20th centuries

The problem of preservation of the historical and architectural environment in Russian cities is currently rather relevant. Research and popularization of the different architectural styles play an important role in preservation of the unique historical environment of the city. Architectural styles of buildings in Tyumen are from Siberian Baroque to large-scale buildings of neoclassicism, which is characteristic of the architecture of this period.The paper describes the buildings the construction of which is financed by the merchants. The building architecture belongs to a particular stye typical for the period of Art Nouveau and neoclassicism. The architecture of Tyumen buildings is of regional color scheme represented by the decoration of window trimmers and other architectural details.The research implications include a study of historical and modern photographs of buildings of various types, namely from educational institutions to residential buildings. The paper utilizes historical and archival and bibliographic data and field research.Research findings: the significance of the studied buildings is preserved in the modern urban environment and architecture of Tyumen. At the turn of the 19–20th centuries and today, these objects retain their role in urban planning and function.

HUKUM & GLOBALISASI: IMPLEMENTASI PERDA PROVINSI BALI NO. 5 TAHUN 2005 TENTANG PERSYARATAN ARSITEKTUR BANGUNAN GEDUNG TERHADAP PERGESERAN PARADIGMA BERARSITEKTUR DI BALI

The architectural style of buildings in Bali must be able to display the traditional Balinese architectural style (ATB) that is in harmony, balanced and integrated with the environment based on Balinese culture. Globalization and modernization encourage the creation of new technologies in the building materials industry to be more effective and efficient. Through a sociological juridical approach, it was found that the influence of globalization and modernization caused a shift in the architectural paradigm in Bali. Globalization and modernization have led to an identity crisis and the degradation of ATB towards a modern and minimalist direction as well as disharmony of traditional values ​​as the ancestral heritage of the people in Bali. The architectural paradigm shift in Bali has begun to shift and has deviated from the existing rules. The results of the study indicate that there has been a violation of the provisions on building architecture that have been stipulated through the Bali Provincial Regulation No. 5, 2005. Violations that take place seem to be left unchecked, ignorance or also a lack of public understanding of the norms that have been set. This is caused by the legal structure, legal substance and legal culture not working properly.

A study on assimilation of Taj Mahal architecture in product designing

Inspiration has long been considered important in many creative professions including architectural design, which plays an important role in shaping visual appearance of products. Every design begins with great inspiration. One of the inspirations is architectural styles of buildings that strive to preserve the cultural heritage of an entire civilization. In combination with other work on inspiration, these findings can help shape how design is taught and how inspiration tools are developed. This is a study conducted to understand the different motifs, colours, interior and intricate designs used in decorating Taj Mahal. The jali lattice, floral motifs on makrana marbles have been inspiration for designing products.

Evaluating the climate-responsive design strategies of vernacular buildings in Konearirajapuram village, Nagappattinam, India

PurposeVernacular architecture is an architectural style of buildings that were constructed by artisanal builders who lacked formal qualifications, used local materials and had a deep understanding of local climatic needs. This approach addressed climatic, energy, materials and construction issues in a low-cost way. Building interiors were often made comfortable by using passive internal climate regulation methods, which could be key to resolving some of the current issues of the modern world.Design/methodology/approachTamil Nadu is a land full of local architecture, with Konearirajapuram settlement a thriving specimen of its vernacular architecture, as one of the original Vathima villages (planned Brahmin villages). Here the authors present an appraisal of this settlement's native architecture with its various passive design elements. A questionnaire survey was also conducted among local residents, living in both vernacular and contemporary residential buildings, to understand the quality of indoor environmental comfort in the different building types (single courtyard, multiple courtyards and multiple story houses with courtyards).FindingsThe results of this study show that energy-efficient bioclimatic design strategies of traditional buildings can be analyzed with the help of climatic data and analysis tools such as Mahoney tables and Olgyay's bioclimatic chart. The study shows that vernacular design techniques and principles conserve more energy than modern buildings. The findings suggest that practical solutions for improving contemporary residential developments can be found in traditional architectural approaches and that these approaches should be incorporated in new developments to achieve energy efficiency and a sustainable future.Research limitations/implicationsA detailed survey and the user preferences are plotted in detail in this paper; similarly, Mahoney table and its requirements are analyzed with respect to context; and the results are elaborated and justified.Originality/valueThis study analyzes an entire settlement of Konearirajapuram with 300 units of vernacular residences high in comfort even at extreme climates. Assessment is carried in both qualitative case and quantitative case. Even though there are no previous studies analyzed to identify the effectiveness of the artisanal builders of bioclimatic architecture. Hence, this study brings out the solution for current energy problems from the traditional settings, because the traditional buildings requires no active systems for indoor comfort except a fan, which is negligible in terms of energy use.

The Ksars and Kasbas of Morocco: Examples from the Draa-Tafilalet Region in the South East of Morocco

Professor Naoual Mutazakki is a cultural studies scholar, historian, local historian, specializing in the study of Moroccan culture, in particular, the architectural monuments of the country. The following materials are a summary of the presentation at the round table «Historical and cultural studies in Ukraine and Morocco» on April 19, 2019 at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. The object of the author’s research is unique monuments of medieval Berber-Arab architecture, namely «Ksars» (fortified areas, forts) and «Kasbas» (citadels). The dependence of functionality and architectural style of buildings on a specific historical epoch, demographic structure, climatic conditions, economy, cultural and religious traditions of the region is emphasized. The current state and prospects of using attractions as tourist facilities and an incentive for economic development are considered.

Neural codes of seeing architectural styles

Images of iconic buildings, such as the CN Tower, instantly transport us to specific places, such as Toronto. Despite the substantial impact of architectural design on people’s visual experience of built environments, we know little about its neural representation in the human brain. In the present study, we have found patterns of neural activity associated with specific architectural styles in several high-level visual brain regions, but not in primary visual cortex (V1). This finding suggests that the neural correlates of the visual perception of architectural styles stem from style-specific complex visual structure beyond the simple features computed in V1. Surprisingly, the network of brain regions representing architectural styles included the fusiform face area (FFA) in addition to several scene-selective regions. Hierarchical clustering of error patterns further revealed that the FFA participated to a much larger extent in the neural encoding of architectural styles than entry-level scene categories. We conclude that the FFA is involved in fine-grained neural encoding of scenes at a subordinate-level, in our case, architectural styles of buildings. This study for the first time shows how the human visual system encodes visual aspects of architecture, one of the predominant and longest-lasting artefacts of human culture.

Greenery of Urban Conservation Zones - a Component for Preservation of Monuments Authenticity

The work deals with the criteria determination of qualitative rating of greenery as the basis for the protection and regeneration of greenery in areas with monumental values – urban conservation zones. Attention was turned to analysing the previous development of the whole territory as well as individual components (function, position in the settlement structure, ground plan shape, composition, architectural style of buildings, traffic arrangement, utilization). Selected urban conservation zones of Central Bohemian and Moravian-Silesian Region were used as model areas for verification. We present the results of a qualitative rating of their current green areas concerning the above- mentioned characteristics.

Neural decoding of architectural styles from scene-specific brain regions

The human visual cortex can elicit neural activity patterns that are distinctive for basic-level scene categories (e.g., highways) as well as for superordinate level scene categories (e.g., man-made). Can the human brain also elicit category-specific neural activity patterns for scenes at a subordinate level? Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) we recorded brain activity of participants viewing scene categories at a basic level - mountains, pastures, highways, and playgrounds, and scene categories at a subordinate level - buildings in byzantine, renaissance, modern, and deconstructive architectural styles, and buildings designed by four well-known architects of which categorization is likely to be guided more by participants’ knowledge than coherent perceptual structure in buildings. Using multi-voxel pattern analysis, we could decode viewed buildings of different architectural styles significantly better than chance from the parahippocampal place area (PPA), retrosplenial cortex (RSC), occipital place area (OPA), lateral occipital complex (LOC). Decoding of buildings by different architects was also successful in the PPA and OPA. Consistent with previous findings, we could successfully decode viewed scene categories. Comparison of error pattern between a simple V1 model and decoding from fMRI data showed that categorical information about architectural styles in the PPA cannot be explained solely by high low-level visual similarity. On the other hand, our simple V1 model was able to discriminate between buildings by different architects to some extent. Our results suggest that the PPA can maintain categorical representation at multiple levels, including subordinate categories, such as architectural styles of buildings, relying on complex structural characteristics of scenes rather than low-level visual similarity. Top-down influences such as domain knowledge or geographical familiarity may thus capitalize on these fine-grained categorical activation patterns in the PPA. Meeting abstract presented at VSS 2015

A Study of the Effect of Building Designs on Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaption

Urbanization and development are the inevitable consequences of economic growth. With urbanization, various issues of climate change are cropping up. Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a significant phenomenon to manifest the changes in climate of a region. The present research attempts to establish the presence of this phenomenon in Roorkee, India on one hand. And, to study change in architectural styles of the buildings in the course of time as the possible reasons of these climatic differences on the other hand. Finally, the research concludes with recommendations and suggestion to mitigate and adapt to climate changes through the implementation of an indigenously designed algorithm. Index Terms—Uhi, surface transformation, land surface temperature, minimum u-value algorithm. I. I NTRODUCTION Urbanization has lead to transformation of natural surfaces to urban land. Construction of buildings and infrastructure has made undue unavoidable changes in land surface properties. One important property is the land surface temperature (LST). LST is responsible for the change in air temperature of a region (1). Anthropogenic activities like use of vehicles and air conditioners, and emission of gases is also responsible for the same. But urban development plays a major role. The type of building material used and the percentage of natural land transformed to urban land are solely responsible for the change in land surface properties. This further result in change of local weather conditions and eventually leads to climate change. The construction of buildings, roads and other impervious surfaces leads to increase of temperature of that region as compared to the surrounding rural area. This phenomenon is known as Urban Heat Island (UHI) (2). UHI is a significant manifestation of climate change. The present study aims to investigate the presence of UHI in Roorkee, India. 268 meters from mean sea level, Roorkee has an extreme and erratic continental climate. The paper also studies the architectural and construction styles of the various buildings in the study area to empathize the causes of UHI.

A Study on Architectural Style of Buildings along the Northern Foot of Qinling Mountains Taking Xi’an Garden as Example

The paper researches the location along the northern foot of Qinling Mountains and its architectural style. The particularity of the location and the relationship between natural environment and architectural style are analyzed. From the points of climatic characteristics, landform, water system and culture, the impaction of natural environment on architectural style of Qinling Mountains is studied. Taking Xi’an Garden as an example, the reason is explained. With studying architectural style in the particular location which is the northern foot of Qinling Mountains, it is hope to protect Qinling ecological environment though architectural style in harmony with natural environment.

Sonoma State University's North Bay Historic Preservation Digital Collection: Starting a Digital Project

A number of years ago, a staff member in the Sonoma State University (SSU) Library’s regional and special collections department discovered a box of mounted photographs and accompanying display material of Sonoma County sites. A bit of detective work led to further identification of these photos as part of a larger compilation of materials associated with History 362, a course offered at SSU in the mid-1970s. More recently, additional materials were connected to this original discovery, including photo negatives, proof sheets, and some slides; a dozen audiotaped interviews of Sonoma County residents; student papers on the architectural styles of buildings in the county; resource inventories of historic county sites; and files from the offices of two history professors who were involved in the work to create these documents. And History 362 wasn’t the only course with which various documents were associated. The organization of materials continues to this day, but the regional and special collections department staff has managed to piece together most of the history of this unique collection.