Topics
Urban composition and place making
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Urban designs based on traditional patterns.
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Town landscape and contextual architecture.
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Vernacular urban patterns.
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Civic art and public spaces.
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Social and environmental sustainability in urban design.
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Cultural landscapes related to traditional building patterns.
Traditional architecture and local identity
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New traditional and vernacular designs.
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History and theory of new traditional and vernacular architecture.
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Studies on traditional and vernacular architecture of particular places or regions.
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Preservation and transformation of local identity in architecture.
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Social aspects of traditional architecture, its preservation and its contemporary continuity.
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Practice of conservation and restoration of traditional and vernacular architecture.
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Architectural tradition, environment and sustainability.
Building arts
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Traditional building crafts.
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Traditional building techniques and materials.
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Regional and local building patterns.
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Historic structures.
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Social, environmental and economic impact of traditional building.
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Intangible heritage studies related to traditional building practice.
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Continuation and preservation of traditional building crafts.
