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Dr. Mohamed Adel Dessouki Eng. Omair Albeshe

HUMANITIES    IARCH352

Culture &

Architecture

CultureThe  word  culture,  from  the  Latin  colo,  -­‐ere,  with  its  root  meaning  "to  cultivate“.  

A   set   of   values,  norms,   institutions   and   artifacts  that   characterize   human   population   living   in   a  particular   time   and   place.   It   is   transmitted   by  symbols,  stories  and  rituals  over  generations.  

Culture

A   set   of   values,  norms,   institutions   and   artifacts  that   characterize   human   population   living   in   a  particular   time   and   place.   It   is   transmitted   by  symbols,  stories  and  rituals  over  generations.  

Culture

A   set   of   values,  norms,   institutions   and   artifacts  that   characterize   human   population   living   in   a  particular   time   and   place.   It   is   transmitted   by  symbols,  stories  and  rituals  over  generations.  

Culture

A  common  way  of  understanding  culture  is  to  see  it  as  consisting  of  four  elements  that  are  passed  on  from  generation  to  generation  by  learning  alone:  

1. Values    2. Norms    3. Institutions    4. Artifacts

Culture

ValuesValues   include   ideas   about   what   in   life   seems  important.  

ValuesValues  comprise  ideas  about  what  in  life  seems  important.  

Values are the WHY of culture

NormsNorms  consist  of  expectations  of  how  people  will  behave  in  various  situations.  

Norms are HOW we live the values

NormsNorms  consist  of  expectations  of  how  people  will  behave  in  various  situations.  

NormsNorms  consist  of  expectations  of  how  people  will  behave  in  various  situations.  

NormsNorms  consist  of  expectations  of  how  people  will  behave  in  various  situations.  

InstitutionsInstitutions  are  the  structures  of  a  society  within  which  values  and  norms  are  transmitted.  

Artifacts Artifacts  are  things,  or  aspects  of  material  culture  derive  from  a  culture's  values  and  norms.  

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Artifacts Artifacts  are  things,  or  aspects  of  material  culture  derive  from  a  culture's  values  and  norms.  

The

Cultural

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Material Culture –  the  physical  objects  produced  by  a  

culture  in  order  to  meet  its  material  needs:  food,  clothing,  shelter,  arts,  and  recreation.  

Important Terminology

Custom –  frequent  repetition  of  an  act  until  it  becomes  characteristic  of  a  

group  of  people.  

Taboo –  a  restriction  on  behavior  imposed  by  social  custom.  

Cultural  Landscapes“the  visible  human  imprint  on  the  landscape”

¤ “built landscape”  ¤ Physical imprint a culture makes on the environment  

■ Buildings, artwork

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Multiculturalism

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Popular Culture  

• Found  in  a  large,  heterogeneous  groups  of  people  that  shares  certain  habits  despite  differences  in  personal  characteristics.  

• Constantly  changing  • Based  mainly  in  urban  areas  • Material  goods  mass-­‐produced  by  machines  in  factories

Important Terminology

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