Woodcarving Motifs at Melaka Traditional Houses: Kampung Morten

Woodcarving

, en young and indulgent wife presented me with a lpthday gift of a dozen woodcarving tools. On reflection, Perhaps it was the production of a primitive Spitfire from selected pieces of grandfather's firewood at the age of nine, which first stimulated my enthusiasm. Whatever he start my interest has grown over the years and continue to take pleasure from the combination of Craftmanship and arti...

investigating tiles with qajar women motifs in houses of shiraz

the art of qajar period includes many unique features and themes. one of the most exceptional features of qajar artworks (painting on tiles) is women motifs depicted at semiprivate and private spaces, at houses of nobilities, and palaces. qajar women in these paintings interact with foreign women’s identity and they have shown a new face of iranian women. the archi-myth of qajar period is inclu...

Different Ways of Organizing Space Based on the Architectural Models of Traditional Houses: A New Approach to Designing Modern Houses: (Case Study: Qazvin’s Traditional Houses)

The architecture of houses, design and management are a collection of behaviors that are realized in space. The recognition of traditional houses requires having space in possession; that is to say, seeing the building and seeking the key to appreciating it. On the one hand, it refers to the different dimensions and features of the building and on the other, it represents the main objectives of...

Window Design in Ardabil Traditional Houses for Conservation of Energy

Morten L . Kringelbach and

social research Vol 77 : No 2 : Summer 2010 659 the evolutionary imperatives of survival and procreation, and their associated rewards, are driving life as most animals know it. Perhaps uniquely, humans are able to consciously experience these pleasures and even contemplate the elusive prospect of happiness. The advanced human ability to consciously predict and anticipate the outcome of choices...