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Up to the waist in mud! : the assessment and application of earth-derivative architecture in rural Bangladesh

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Ahmed, K. Iftekhar
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Assessment and application of earth-derivative architecture in rural Bangladesh
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Ronald Lewcock.
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This thesis is about architecture that uses earth as the prime· building material in the context of rural Bangladesh. In extreme environmental conditions of annual floods, rain and atmospheric humidity, the use of earth, the most readily available building material, faces serious constraints. Yet examples of earthen architecture abound there. Other parts of the world endowed with similar climatic and socio-economic conditions also yield interesting examples of such architecture. The advent of imported, industrial building products has disrupted the long-standing indigenous building traditions. New social, cultural, economic and environmental conditions necessitate the upgrading of local building techniques. In recent years, much work and research has been conducted to develop improved techniques of building with earth. Not all the improvised methods can be applied in the context of rural Bangladesh, yet some do indicate potentials for application. Methods of evaluating such applicable techniques, and of formulating design guidelines and principles for using them in rural Bangladesh form the main subject matter of the thesis.
 
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Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1991.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-258).
 
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1991
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/62899
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Architecture

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