Modernity in tradition： Reflections on building design and technology in the Asian vernacular  

作　　者：Mamun Rashid Dilshad Rahat Ara 

机构地区：[1]Department of Architectural Engineering (AE), University of Shauah, PO BOX 27272 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates [2]Department of Architectural Engineering (AE), United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), PO BOX 15551 AlAin, United Arab Emirates

出　　处：《Frontiers of Architectural Research》2015年第1期46-55,共10页建筑学研究前沿（英文版）

摘　　要：Vernacular buildings across the globe provide instructive examples of sustainable solutions to building problems. Yet, these solutions are assumed to be inapplicable to modern buildings. Despite some views to the contrary, there continues to be a tendency to consider innovative building technology as the hallmark of modern architecture because tradition is commonly viewed as the antonym of modernity. The problem is addressed by practical exercises and fieldwork studies in the application of vernacular traditions to current problems. This study investigates some aspects of mainstream modernist design solutions and concepts inherent in the vernacular of Asia, particularly that of the Chittagong Hill Tracts （CHT）. This work hinges on such ideas and practices as ecological design, modular and incremental design, standardization, and flexible and temporal concepts in the design of spaces. The blurred edges between the traditional and modern technical aspects of building design, as addressed by both vernacular builders and modern architects, are explored.Vernacular buildings across the globe provide instructive examples of sustainable solutions to building problems. Yet, these solutions are assumed to be inapplicable to modern buildings. Despite some views to the contrary, there continues to be a tendency to consider innovative building technology as the hallmark of modern architecture because tradition is commonly viewed as the antonym of modernity. The problem is addressed by practical exercises and fieldwork studies in the application of vernacular traditions to current problems. This study investigates some aspects of mainstream modernist design solutions and concepts inherent in the vernacular of Asia, particularly that of the Chittagong Hill Tracts （CHT）. This work hinges on such ideas and practices as ecological design, modular and incremental design, standardization, and flexible and temporal concepts in the design of spaces. The blurred edges between the traditional and modern technical aspects of building design, as addressed by both vernacular builders and modern architects, are explored.

关 键 词：Building technotogy Tradition-modernity INNOVATION Vernaculararchitecture 

分 类 号：TU241[建筑科学—建筑设计及理论] TU-092