Theorizing Built Form and Culture: The Legacy of Amos Rapoport (Routledge Research in Architecture)

Cover
Endorsements
Half Title
Series
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
List of contributors
Acknowledgments
Foreword: about Amos
Introduction: the intellectual legacy of Amos Rapoport
Part I Home and work environments
	1 Analyzing the transformation of the Kuwaiti house
	2 Amos Rapoport and my journey toward Culturally Enriched Communities
	3 Toward an understanding of environmental evaluations in urban residential areas: continuing the journey enlightened by Amos Rapoport
	4 Integrating Amos Rapoport’s ‘systems of settings and activities’ and Anthony Giddens’s ‘structuration theory’: the socio-spatial context of live-work environments
	5 Expanding on Rapoport’s systems of activities and systems of settings in nursing workspaces
Part II Cultural landscapes
	6 Sensory experiences as cultural place identity: two case studies
	7 Amos in Arabia: humanizing principles in the architecture and urbanization of Abu Dhabi and Riyadh
	8 Culture, race, and marginalization: the case of African American storefront churches in central city Milwaukee
	9 Systems of settings and activities: a framework to study vernacular settlements and cultural landscapes in China
	10 The Santhal house and cultural landscape in Shantiniketan, India
	11 Theoretical inspirations of Amos Rapoport: reflections on the International Studies on Vernacular Settlements (ISVS)
	12 Exploring heritage from an environment–behavior studies perspective
Part III Environmental well-being
	13 Ambiance á la Rapoport: indoor environmental quality and its profiles
	14 Residential choice and fit in a Milwaukee refugee enclave
	15 People–nature interactions within activity settings: understanding health-promoting mechanisms using Amos Rapoport’s three EBS questions
	16 Aging in place: the roles of food-related activities engagement among older Indonesian women
Part IV Design theory, pedagogy, and practice
	17 Amos Rapoport on design knowledge: enabling a theory for a trans-critical pedagogy in architectural education
	18 Pedagogical implications of Amos Rapoport’s theoretical views
	19 Connecting design to education outcomes
	20 How does culture influence design?
	21 How does design affect culture?
Index