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LEARNING LEVEL-1
Maleeha Hassan
GEOGRAPHICAL-CLIMATIC
How do context and weather affects our built surroundings.
Architecture is a habitable art.
It is therefore dependent, for its
success, on factors that define
human comfort. Geography and
climate being amongst the
foremost.
It is a relationship between
environment and living patterns
of human beings. Typically, this is
manifested through planning and
design.
Geographical-climatic
phenomenon in design is about A section showing placement of spaces
how natural surroundings and according to contours, following the natural
topography affect architecture topography of the area.
Example structure:
Central market-Abu Dhabi
POLITICO-RELIGION
How do politics and religion affects our built surroundings
The main interest of the ruling
government in state is to treat
architecture as a visible sign of
progress to gain global
recognition from other nations:
that is, a political need for the
ruling regime to be more
noticeable and to be more
supreme.
Another purpose is to gain and
claim social acknowledgement
from the local masses.
In order to achieve this the
authorities often build
monumental structures. Ex World Trade Centre towers and
the remaining Slurry wall
Site before re construction Site after re construction
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