Despite its prominent position as the upper House of Malaysian Parliament, inherent structural and operational weaknesses Dewan Negara culminates in a chamber that fails to inspire public attention confidence. This is significant contrast with lower House, Rakyat usually draws departure from original vision it should be an influential forum debate discussion. Nonetheless, general apathy which m...

In recent years, a growing number of archaeologists have explored the potential of expanding Lévi-Strauss’s concept of house societies to better understand specific archaeological contexts. Looking specifically at the classificatory distinction between “great houses” and “small houses” within Chaco Canyon (A.D. 850–1180), I suggest this theoretical model might yield new insights with regard to ...

man raises level of his needs by falsifying the nature and construction of the built spaces. by examining various aspects and complex dimensions of the human, variable and different needs can be clearly seen. therefore, an architectural construction, especially housing, should be able to set the access conditions to meet the highest level of the needs and achieve to the highest level of respons...

in this paper, a house is assumedas an expression of culture. it has been tried to study a qajar1 house in tabriz, in terms of its ties with cultural context.methods and viewpoints of amos rapoport have been used in order to identify and peruse the circumstance of this relationship. the main reason for using rapoport's viewpoints to understand salmasi house, as a case study, in addition to...

This article is dedicated to a little studied problem of the 19th century Old Believers’ prayer houses localization on cultural map St. Petersburg. The theoretical and methodological basis research Pierre Nora’s theory lieux de mémoire, which shows process memory revival in spite history oblivion. An overview most significant loci historical phenomenon Saint-Petersburg was undertaken. There wer...

The geoheritage importance of the stones used in construction buildings urban landscapes has been documented by several scholars around world. Building can provide an ex situ cross-section a region’s geodiversity and illuminate its cultural significance. Research at historic Maxey Homestead (1902–1907), located along eastern escarpment Southern High Plains near Post, Texas, uncovered rock colle...

This article presents The Glass Room (2009), a novel by the British author Simon Mawer set in Brno, Czech Republic, as unique literary portrayal of historical period and Modernist architecture fiction. Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize, marked turning point its author’s career, inspiring both theatrical film adaptations, and, perhaps more importantly, it sparked resurgence interest model, famous...