Analysis of spatial patterns in buildings (access analysis) as an insight into social structure: examples from the Scottish Atlantic Iron Age

Foster, Sally

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“…Hence layouts of house plans from the varied time frame and places can be studied on a similar basis. Societies which might vary in their type of physical configuration and degree to which the ordering of space appears as a conspicuous dimension of culture can all be compared on a similar basis (Foster, 1989).…”

Section: Spatial Relations and The Social Behaviormentioning

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Analysing Social Relevance of Spatial Organisation: A Case Study of Traditional Pol Houses, Ahmedabad, India

Lambe

Dongre

2016

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The spatial orgnisation of the domestic spaces is the manifestation of regional context. The differences in organisational quality of space reveal varied social structures. The paper aims at analysing the relationship of the prevailing social structure and the space organisation. This paper examines domestic spatial arrangements of the traditional Pol houses of Ahmedabad, India. In this paper, space syntax theory is used to examine the spatial morphology of the houses to map visibility, permeability, visual fields and movement pattern. Traditional Pol houses are distinctive in its character and generic in nature. The houses are evolved over the period of 400-500 years. After a sample of house layouts is analysed morphologically, the relationship of spatial organisation and social behavior is determined. Analysis results show that the traditional house layouts are evolved as per social conditions and offer better social interaction in present context. Hierarchy of spaces demarcates public to the private realm of the house. The flexible activity pattern makes the house more adaptable to the changing social conditions. The analysis will be valuable in the design process to safeguard the social fabric of the community.

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Section: Spatial Relations and The Social Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

Analysing Social Relevance of Spatial Organisation: A Case Study of Traditional Pol Houses, Ahmedabad, India

Lambe

Dongre

2016

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“…La artificialidad del medio construido ha sido destacada por muchos investigadores (Rapoport 1969;Kus 1983;Foster 1989;Hingley 1990;Parker Pearson y Richards 1994), no meramente como respuesta a las necesidades del medio, sino como un microcosmo de la sociedad y una herramienta para comprender la estructura social. Sanders (1990: 43) afirma que "the individual behavioural decisions, which reflect more general cultural values are embodied in the formation and use of the built environment.…”

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Navarro

2007

Rev. Mus. Arqueol. Etnol.

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Resumo: Este artigo oferece ao leitor uma discussão do espaço em várias de suas acepções. Primeiro, discutimos a definição do espaço per se, e como o tema foi trabalhado na literatura, sobretudo na Arqueologia. Em seguida, fazemos uma discussão acerca dos fundamentos da organização espacial. A última parte aborda a discussão do espaço arquitetônico e os elementos culturais responsáveis por sua organização. Palavras-chave:Espaço -Arqueologia -Cognição -Arquitetura.Dada la naturaleza de esta investigación, pensamos ser importante ofrecer una interpretación historiográfica acerca del espacio. Aunque es imposible enumerar a todos los investigadores que han tratado el tema, nos parece relevante considerar a algunos de ellos.Los filósofos griegos, por ejemplo, hicieron del espacio un tema de reflexión. Parménides representó una posición transitoria, al mantener que el espacio, como tal, no podía ser imaginado y que, por lo tanto, no existía. En cambio, Leucipo consideraba el espacio como una realidad, aun cuando no tenía existencia corpórea. Platón llevó más lejos el problema, en el Timeo, al definir la geometría como ciencia del espacio, pero quedó reservado a Aristóteles el desarrollar una teoría del "lugar" (topos). Según él, el espacio era la suma de todos los lugares, un campo dinámico con direcciones y propiedades cualitativas. Su propuesta puede ser considerada como un intento de sistematización del espacio primitivo, pragmático, pero que ya simboliza y preanuncia ciertos conceptos actuales.Teorías posteriores del espacio se basaron, más que en Aristóteles, en la geometría de Euclides y definieron el espacio como infinito y

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“…Space syntax analysis is of proven utility for characterizing scale, integration, and relative asymmetry of spatial connectivity within archaeological settlements (e.g., Banning and Byrd, 1989;Dawson, 2002;Fairclough, 1992;Ferguson, 1996;Foster, 1989;Hopkins, 1987;Moore, 1992;Parker Pearson and Richards, 1994;Shapiro, 1999;Van Dyke, 1999). Its graph-based schematic representations, however, visually dissociate analysis from the architectural plan, making its legibility and interpretation less intuitive.…”

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Spatial network analysis of a terminal prehispanic and early colonial settlement in highland Peru

Wernke

2012

Journal of Archaeological Science

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Analysis of spatial patterns in buildings (access analysis) as an insight into social structure: examples from the Scottish Atlantic Iron Age

Cited by 79 publications

References 7 publications

Analysing Social Relevance of Spatial Organisation: A Case Study of Traditional Pol Houses, Ahmedabad, India

Analysing Social Relevance of Spatial Organisation: A Case Study of Traditional Pol Houses, Ahmedabad, India

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Spatial network analysis of a terminal prehispanic and early colonial settlement in highland Peru

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