Rural architecture

Subject: rural architecture introductory notes
KDS Mankotia

Living styles of people main dominant factor in design: be it an urban
or rural environment…demonstrate how?
In rural environment organization of spaces play crucial
part making public spaces a pivotal element…. Discuss how?

In general, rural housing comprise human habitation
and animal habitation…. these different areas need to be
merged or separated in evolving planning concept.
Rural areas in adjacent to cities remain a point of
conflict, and more so rural pockets getting engulfed by
urban expansion, case of Chandigarh need to be highlighted.

What role do materials play in creating a rural environment?
Have they got any role at all now? Right from the vegetative
material, animal skins, stone, timber in different forms, brick & clay
tiles, and recently added materials in the list such as galvanized
iron sheets etc What is the meaning read by their additions in the rural environment?

Construction methods based on different use of materials
need to be highlighted again. The idea of self-help and community
participation needs to be adhered to, explain that fully well in this context.
Earth constructed structures are the most relevant part in rural architecture.
Hassan Fathy’s work is important reference, and then it is
Design alternative, in research and vernacular terms. Use of earth in different manner!

‘Changing rural habitat’ click at Google’s whole
lot of series text are available, any topic in rural architecture, rural technologies, and
natural disasters that affect rural habitat all a must read!!!

Rural economy: in terms of constraints, administrative
bottlenecks created in the way of development, peoples role, three
human settlement idea by Le Corbusier, and organic architecture tried by
different architects to make that concept viable in economic gains!
Expanding role of world tourism in search of ethnic resorts where rural
architecture role could be advanced to its advantage

Rural social structuring: an intensive use of it in cultural
growth of the region, its festivals and customs make unique contribution, comparative
study of its urban counterpart, in terms of how much there is
cross exchange of these cultural attributes
And similarly how a rural society is made up and in any way comparable to an urban situation.
Rural habitat in interlinking family unit to whole community unit, study of various factors in it!