VIC224Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Yurt, Mudbrick, Centrality
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Courtyeard is something that is open to the elements and then the house is around it: if you have a house it allows for social, contained spaces. Because its not a hallway like space it is conducive to socialising: it acts as a cooler, more breezy space. It prevents the house from overheating will take to cool down. Primitive principles are more suited for comfort than modern techniques. Housing can be a reflection of ones values or societal norms. The yurt: popular in ski communities because it is easy to dismantle and put u: they are proud in the being of a mobile society (the mongolians) and, the base structure is a foldable/collapsible frame. The frame is covered in they are mobile to follow the food supply. tarps etc to insulate and protect. Subsistence can determine the type of housing that is used. Amphidromia: the introduction of a child into the world and the neighbourhood.
