Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space: An Interdisciplinary Cross-Cultural Study (New Directions in Archaeology)

Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space investigates the relationship between the built environment and the organisation of space. The contributors are classical and prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists and architects, who from their different backgrounds are able to provide some important and original insights into this relationship. Activity Areas And Architecture : An Interdisciplinary View Of The Relationship Between Use Of Space And Domestic Built Environments / Susan Kent -- Systems Of Activities And Systems Of Settings / Amos Rapoport -- Domestic Space And The Tenacity Of Tradition Among Some Betsileo Of Madagascar / Susan Kus And Victor Raharijaona -- The Built Environment And Consumer Decisions / Richard R. Wilk -- Behavioral Conventions And Archaeology : Methods For The Analysis Of Ancient Architecture / Donald Sanders -- Public Collective And Private Space : A Study Of Urban Housing In Switzerland / Roderick J. Lawrence -- Domestic Space In The Greek City-state / Michael H. Jameson -- A Structuring Structure : The Swahili House / Linda W. Donley-reid -- A Cross-cultural Study Of Segmentation, Architecture, And The Use Of Space / Susan Kent -- Domestic Space And Social Structure In Pre-columbian Northern Peru / Garth Bawden. Edited By Susan Kent. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 172-186) And Index. Domestic architecture and the use of space investigates the relationship between the built environment and the organization of space. The contributors are classical and prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists, and architects, who from their different backgrounds are able to provide some important and original insights into this relationship. They explore the fundamental role of culture as expressed in technology, symbolism, sociopolitical organization and economics, and draw on case studies from past and present groups in North America, South America, Africa, and elsewhere. This study investigates the relationship between the built environment and the organization of space. The contributors are classical and prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists and architects, who are able to provide some important and original insights into this relationship Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space: An Interdisciplinary Cross-cultural Study is concerned with the relationship between domestic architecture and the organization of space.