Introduction of modern architecture in Iran and its popularization in 1950s and after, brought some new concepts in everyday life of Iranian women, among which was “kitchen as heart of home-life”. Younger members of current generation are grown in these modernized spaces while a bit older ones have experienced houses of traditional style. This study is designed to explore what previous concept ...

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In this research, we use a combination of ethnographic observation and GIS analysis to explore the use of space by humans and gibbons (Hylobates moloch) to determine areas of potential space competition in the sacred forest and nature reserve Cagar Alam Leuweung Sancang in West Java, Indonesia. More specifically, we test whether gibbons respond to the presence of humans in a manner consistent w...

An exploration, with particular reference to one Yorkshire chapel and families associated it, of Baptists’ need for buildings fit their worship, fellowship, polity. The first section introduces theme, builders, architects, benefactors, noting James Cubitt Thomas Harwood Pattison, men sensitive aesthetics. second outlines the development Wainsgate. third is about ‘belonging’. Family connections ...

Human beings interact with ecosystem through concrete practices, these practices being determined by changing cultural perceptions, both in space and time. There is a wide recognition throughout the globe and across disciplines that regions of ecological prudence exhibit a symbiotic relationship between habitats and culture (Ramakrishnan, 2001). This explicates that culture and environment have...