Special issue title: Lessons on climate-responsiveness learnt from Vernacular Dwellings: A Global Study

 

Special issue statement: It is characteristic of primitive and vernacular buildings that they typically respond to climate very well. (Rapoport, 1969) Without good information and understanding of the local climate, it is not possible to study and achieve optimal building design. Most building technicians in the past were familiar with the climate in which they were building. Knowing that they improvised by opting for appropriate building shapes, location, orientation, and the use of appropriate building materials. Understanding climate of a region is a pre-requisite for practising climate-responsive architecture in that region. It provides information to optimize the dwelling design variables to create comfortable living conditions.

 

This issue invites authors from round the earth to contribute full-length research-papers on the lessons on climate-responsiveness that modern buildings from across the globe can learn from vernacular dwellings.

 

Guest editors:

 

Associate Prof./Dr. Janmejoy Gupta, is an Architect-Urban Planner with 14 years of industrial and teaching experience. Completed doctorate in Architecture in May,2017. Presently, he is an Associate-Professor in Dept. of Architecture, School of Planning and Architecture, (SPA), Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. Research areas are passive design strategies for thermal comfort in dwellings, climate-responsive architecture & Sustainability in Urban Planning. Dr Janmejoy Gupta has numerous high impact-publications including three Scopus-indexed and two Web of science-indexed. He is a reviewer for Environmental Progress, a Wiley Journal (Scopus & Web of Science Indexed) and an Editorial Board Member in International Journal of Architecture, Arts. Dr Gupta is an Indian Green Building Council Accredited Professional and has worked on several green building documentations during his industrial experience.

 

Prof. Howard Davis

School of Architecture & Environment

University of Oregon

Eugene, USA

 

Submission date: 30th September 2019

Submission deadline: 31st October 2019

 

Author registration and submission : http://www.bbwpublisher.com/index.php/JWA/login. Please submit your paper along with a cover letter including the special issue title. Your paper will undergo a fair peer review and be published immediately after acceptance and will be available to an international audience.

  • Lessons on climate-responsiveness learnt from Vernacular Dwellings: A Global Study

    2019-09-23

    Special issue statement: It is characteristic of primitive and vernacular buildings that they typically respond to climate very well. (Rapoport, 1969) Without good information and understanding of the local climate, it is not possible to study and achieve optimal building design. Most building technicians in the past were familiar with the climate in which they were building. Knowing that they improvised by opting for appropriate building shapes, location, orientation, and the use of appropriate building materials. Understanding climate of a region is a pre-requisite for practising climate-responsive architecture in that region. It provides information to optimize the dwelling design variables to create comfortable living conditions.

     

    This issue invites authors from round the earth to contribute full-length research-papers on the lessons on climate-responsiveness that modern buildings from across the globe can learn from vernacular dwellings.

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