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DOI	10.3763/inbi.2010.0038
	Investigating the intelligence of the low-tech earth architecture of the Sahara: A feasibility study from the western desert of Egypt
	Gado, Tamer; Mohamed, Mady; Osman, Medhat
通讯作者	Osman, M
来源期刊	INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS INTERNATIONAL
ISSN	1750-8975
EISSN	1756-6932
出版年	2010
卷号	2 期号:3 页码:179-197
英文摘要	Traditional building techniques such as earth construction have withstood the test of time. Its effectiveness and intelligence in responding to the socio-cultural and climatic context of many regions across the world have been well demonstrated. This article is concerned with the technical and social factors that led to the decline of this intelligent-architecture approach in the Sahara desert. The article investigates the potential and constraints of reintroducing earth construction architecture in four of the six western desert oases as case studies. These oases form the New Valley Governorate of Egypt: Baharia, Farafra, Al-Dakhla and Al-Kharja. Two field studies were undertaken. The first took place during a research trip that included Cairo, Giza, the four oases and Luxor, while the second was conducted in Al-Dakhla only. The results suggest a strong possibility for reusing earth architecture in the four oases from the environmental point of view. However, a number of limitations were identified - durability, buildability and the attractiveness of the mud architecture to the locals. Validation of the results and addressing those constraints are the focus of future work to assess the thermal performance of vernacular and modern case studies in the oases under investigation.
英文关键词	earth architecture Egypt mud oasis Sahara
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	ESCI
WOS记录号	WOS:000214256200003
WOS类目	Construction & Building Technology
WOS研究方向	Construction & Building Technology
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/329427
作者单位	[Gado, Tamer] Univ Dundee, Coll Art Sci & Engn, Dundee Sch Architecture, Environm Design Buildings Res Unit, Matthew Bldg,13 Perth Rd, Dundee DD1 4HT, Scotland; [Mohamed, Mady] Zagazig Univ, Fac Engn, Dept Architecture, Zagazig, Egypt; [Osman, Medhat] Dundee Sch Architecture, Environm Design Buildings Res Unit, Dundee, Scotland; [Osman, Medhat] Menia Univ, Al Minya, Egypt
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Gado, Tamer,Mohamed, Mady,Osman, Medhat. Investigating the intelligence of the low-tech earth architecture of the Sahara: A feasibility study from the western desert of Egypt[J],2010,2(3):179-197.
APA	Gado, Tamer,Mohamed, Mady,&Osman, Medhat.(2010).Investigating the intelligence of the low-tech earth architecture of the Sahara: A feasibility study from the western desert of Egypt.INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS INTERNATIONAL,2(3),179-197.
MLA	Gado, Tamer,et al."Investigating the intelligence of the low-tech earth architecture of the Sahara: A feasibility study from the western desert of Egypt".INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS INTERNATIONAL 2.3(2010):179-197.