USB100 Lecture Notes - Persian Carpet, Built Environment, Landform
29 Jun 2018
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Week 12 USB100 - Lecture
Assessment review:
Week 1: Course intro to built environment basics, and clubs – included
Definition of Built environment: 1. Manifestation of physical objects and places
2. Everything humanely made, arranged or
maintained; to fulfil human purposes, to mediate
the overall environment, with results the affect
the environmental context
The built environment is part of the overall ecosystem
of our earth. It encompasses all the buildings, spaces
and products created or modified by people
Why has the built environment emerged
The built environment emerge from human needs, thoughts and
actions.
Building types have emerged that solve the housing problems of
different cultures in a wide range of climatic zones
Theories around built environment
Persian Carpet Effect – studying not just parts of the
environment by the overall context
Different types of built environment – what
materials were used, purpose od specific
buildings
Defining environments by levels Two concepts illustrate part-whole relationships in the
environment;
Hierarchy: Orders and relates parts of
structures, lining small to large.
Levels of integration: Integrated linkages
among various levels
Parts and whole
Holism, Functionalism
Thinking of the human-environmental relationships in
holistic terms. Breaking whole parts into subsets.
Some things don’t function by itself
‘The eye cannot function by itself:
The eye has subparts which cannot function with
all systems working together
The model of maslow humans needs and how is that manifested into
the built environment, how does it differ from
maslodes heirachy of eneeds
Explaining human behaviour through hierarchy of
needs – Maslow
Human needs can be arrayed in ascending
hierarchy from simple to most complex. When
one set of needs is satisfied, another set replaces
it
Applying human needs to satisfaction in interior
design
Lawrence Kohlber’s model Provides an understanding of various human
values
Constructed a scale of six levels of moral
development. Each level is referenced to what is
considered conventional norms (left), the
hierarchy of human values (middle), implied
attitudes form (right)
Human values affect personal philosophy and how
we set priorities or solve problems
Tool for people to achieve what they can and
should, to realise a better environment. Getting a
grasp of where people are coming from when
ideas are in conflict over issues of design or life.
What is integrated design Interrelationships between issues, science and art.
Any three can lead to design that are expressive
Design needs to attempt to integrate the full range of
the triad, to create new interrelationships of the built
environment
Connection between Lawrence Kohlberg and
Maslow’s hierarchy (what is the connection)
-What are different forms of traditional housing or buildings (how do we group them? By
style, era?)
USER BUILDER DESIGN STYLE MATERIAL
Vernacular
buildings
Ordinary
class
people
Owners of
the buildings
or specialists
of
community
- 'Utilitarian
(practical rather than
aesthetic)
- Adaptable to climate
- Hold strong local
character
- Cultural symbolism,
ceremony and ritual -
all influenced design
Primitive
and found
nearby
High style
buildings
Elite class Executed by
specialists,
may be hired
from far
away
Do not evolve to
climate, rather to suit
local conditions
National character
incorporated + designs
from other cultures =
PRESTIGE
Highest
standard
materials,
may be
imported
Speculative
Traditions
City
dwellers
(middle
class)
Appeal to BUYER is
more important than
durability
Cost effective and
mass produced
Loss of local and
regional character
Participator
y Tradition
Everyone Designed by one to
suit all
Suite the demand and
need
Modern
materials
Vernacula
r
Traditions
‘Vernacular’ =
ORIGINAL (It is
distinguishable
from current
tradition / style
/ ways)
High style Traditions
High style = (Opposite to Vernacular) Relies less on utilitarianism
and more on aesthetics
Speculati Participatory tradition
Document Summary
Week 1: course intro to built environment basics, and clubs included. Different types of built environment what materials were used, purpose od specific buildings. The model of maslow: manifestation of physical objects and places, everything humanely made, arranged or maintained; to fulfil human purposes, to mediate the overall environment, with results the affect the environmental context. The built environment is part of the overall ecosystem of our earth. It encompasses all the buildings, spaces and products created or modified by people. The built environment emerge from human needs, thoughts and actions. Building types have emerged that solve the housing problems of different cultures in a wide range of climatic zones. Persian carpet effect studying not just parts of the environment by the overall context. Two concepts illustrate part-whole relationships in the environment; Hierarchy: orders and relates parts of structures, lining small to large. Levels of integration: integrated linkages among various levels. Thinking of the human-environmental relationships in holistic terms.
