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Shelter (building) A shelter is an architectural structure or natural formation (or a combination of the two) [1] providing protection from the local environment. [2] A shelter can serve as a home or be provided by a residential institution. [3] [4] It can be understood as both a temporary and a permanent structure. [5]
The Primitive Hut as an architectural theory was brought to life over the mid-1700s till the mid-1800s, theorised in particular by abbé Marc-Antoine Laugier. Laugier provided an allegory of a man in nature and his need for shelter in An Essay on Architecture that formed an underlying structure and approach to architecture and its practice.
Shigeru Ban. Takatori Catholic Church is a temporary church building erected in Kobe after the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. It was donated (deconstructed and moved) to Taiwan in 2005. Shigeru Ban (坂 茂, Ban Shigeru, born 5 August 1957)[ 2] is a Japanese architect, known for his innovative work with paper, particularly recycled cardboard ...
Superadobe is a form of earthbag construction that was developed by Iranian architect Nader Khalili. [1] The technique uses layered long fabric tubes or bags filled with adobe to form a compression structure. [2] The resulting beehive -shaped structures employ corbelled arches, corbelled domes, and vaults to create sturdy single and double ...
Japanese architecture. Kinkaku-ji, Kyoto, originally built in 1397 ( Muromachi period) Japanese architecture (日本建築, Nihon kenchiku) has been typified by wooden structures, elevated slightly off the ground, with tiled or thatched roofs. Sliding doors ( fusuma) and other traditional partitions were used in place of walls, allowing the ...
Lloyd Kahn. Lloyd Kahn (born April 28, 1935) [ 1][ 2] is an American publisher, editor, author, photographer, carpenter, and self-taught architect. He is the founding editor-in-chief of Shelter Publications, Inc., and is the former Shelter editor of the Whole Earth Catalog. He is a pioneer of the green building and green architecture movements.
Madeira Terrace. Coordinates: 50.8187°N 0.1297°W. Madeira Terrace, Madeira Walk, Madeira Lift, and Madeira Shelter Hall are an 865 m long, Victorian cast iron stretch of seafront arches and walkway, with integral former shelter hall and a 3-stage lift tower, on Madeira Drive in Brighton, UK. The complex was built between 1890 and 1897 and ...
Earth shelter. An earth shelter, also called an earth house, earth bermed house, or underground house, is a structure (usually a house) with earth ( soil) against the walls, on the roof, or that is entirely buried underground. Earth acts as thermal mass, making it easier to maintain a steady indoor air temperature and therefore reduces energy ...