A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
The general tendency over time for man was to move, settle and rest in preferred locations having particular features, in order to benefit from a more secure and productive environment. Human settlements evolved at a different pace in the distinctly differing physical regions and continents around the world and in different cultures and civilisations. From analysis of the early ages and historical development of different civilisations in different regions, the key ‘form determinants’ of such settlements are topography, climate, and local materials. The fundamental need for man's early survival was shelter from the prevailing climate and the natural conditions in which he found himself, however extreme they were. Whether in the Arctic/Antarctic (ice igloos), in the forest (timber and log huts), the tundra (reeds and matting) or the desert (canvas tents), basic forms of protection and shelter were developed against the cold, the heat, the wind or rain.
The general tendency over time for man was to move, settle and rest in preferred locations having particular features, in order to benefit from a more secure and productive environment. Human settlements evolved at a different pace in the distinctly differing physical regions and continents around the world and in different cultures and civilisations. From analysis of the early ages and historical development of different civilisations in different regions, the key ‘form determinants’ of such settlements are topography, climate, and local materials. The fundamental need for man's early survival was shelter from the prevailing climate and the natural conditions in which he found himself, however extreme they were. Whether in the Arctic/Antarctic (ice igloos), in the forest (timber and log huts), the tundra (reeds and matting) or the desert (canvas tents), basic forms of protection and shelter were developed against the cold, the heat, the wind or rain.
Historical and Regional Development
Lewis, Nigel (author)
Design and Order ; 21-27
2020-09-08
7 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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