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We are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of
construction history is now more than ever at the centre of current
debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. In
this respect, History of Construction Cultures is a critical and
indispensable work that expands our understanding of the ways in
which everyday building activities have been perceived and
experienced in different cultures, from ancient times to our
century and all over the world. History of Construction Cultures
brings together the presentations given at the 7ICCH - Seventh
International Congress on Construction History broadcast live from
Lisbon, Portugal on 12-16 July 2021. The 7ICCH was organized by the
Sociedade Portuguesa de Estudos de Historia da Construcao
(Portuguese Society for Construction History Studies - SPEHC); the
Lisbon School of Architecture, University of Lisbon; its Research
Centre (CIAUD); and the College of Social and Human Sciences of the
NOVA University of Lisbon (NOVA FCSH). The contributions cover the
wide interdisciplinary spectrum of Construction History and the
most recent advances in theory and practical case studies analysis,
following themes such as: cultural translation; epistemological
issues; building actors; building materials; building machines,
tools and equipment; construction processes; building services and
techniques; structural theory and analysis; political, social and
economic aspects; knowledge transfer and cultural translation of
construction cultures. The papers presented at thematic sessions
aimed to address important issues, historical periods and different
regions of the globe, opening new directions for Construction
History research. History of Construction Cultures will be of great
interest to scholars and students, historians, architects,
engineers, contractors and professionals who want to know more
about the problems involved in the millennia-old human activity of
building, practised in the most diverse cultures of the world.
This volume deals with the multiple impacts of the First World War
on societies from South Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa,
usually largely overlooked by the historiography on the conflict.
Due to the lesser intensity of their military involvement in the
war (neutrals or latecomers), these countries or regions were
considered "peripheral" as a topic of research. However, in the
last two decades, the advances of global history recovered their
importance as active wartime actors and that of their experiences.
This book will reconstruct some experiences and representations of
the war that these societies built during and after the conflict
from the prism of mediators between the war fought in the
battlefields and their homes, as well as the local appropriations
and resignifications of their experiences and testimonies.
History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 contains papers presented
at the 7ICCH - Seventh International Congress on Construction
History, held at the Lisbon School of Architecture, Portugal, from
12 to 16 July, 2021. The conference has been organized by the
Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUL), NOVA School of Social
Sciences and Humanities, the Portuguese Society for Construction
History Studies and the University of the Azores. The contributions
cover the wide interdisciplinary spectrum of Construction History
and consist on the most recent advances in theory and practical
case studies analysis, following themes such as: - epistemological
issues; - building actors; - building materials; - building
machines, tools and equipment; - construction processes; - building
services and techniques ; -structural theory and analysis ; -
political, social and economic aspects; - knowledge transfer and
cultural translation of construction cultures. Furthermore, papers
presented at thematic sessions aim at covering important
problematics, historical periods and different regions of the
globe, opening new directions for Construction History research. We
are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of Construction
History is now more than ever at the centre of current debates as
to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. Therefore,
History of Construction Cultures is a critical and indispensable
work to expand our understanding of the ways in which everyday
building activities have been perceived and experienced in
different cultures, from ancient times to our century and all over
the world.
Volume 2 of History of Construction Cultures contains papers
presented at the 7ICCH - Seventh International Congress on
Construction History, held at the Lisbon School of Architecture,
Portugal, from 12 to 16 July, 2021. The conference has been
organized by the Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUL), NOVA School
of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Portuguese Society for
Construction History Studies and the University of the Azores. The
contributions cover the wide interdisciplinary spectrum of
Construction History and consist on the most recent advances in
theory and practical case studies analysis, following themes such
as: - epistemological issues; - building actors; - building
materials; - building machines, tools and equipment; - construction
processes; - building services and techniques ; -structural theory
and analysis ; - political, social and economic aspects; -
knowledge transfer and cultural translation of construction
cultures. Furthermore, papers presented at thematic sessions aim at
covering important problematics, historical periods and different
regions of the globe, opening new directions for Construction
History research. We are what we build and how we build; thus, the
study of Construction History is now more than ever at the centre
of current debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for
humankind. Therefore, History of Construction Cultures is a
critical and indispensable work to expand our understanding of the
ways in which everyday building activities have been perceived and
experienced in different cultures, from ancient times to our
century and all over the world.
This volume deals with the multiple impacts of the First World War
on societies from South Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa,
usually largely overlooked by the historiography on the conflict.
Due to the lesser intensity of their military involvement in the
war (neutrals or latecomers), these countries or regions were
considered "peripheral" as a topic of research. However, in the
last two decades, the advances of global history recovered their
importance as active wartime actors and that of their experiences.
This book will reconstruct some experiences and representations of
the war that these societies built during and after the conflict
from the prism of mediators between the war fought in the
battlefields and their homes, as well as the local appropriations
and resignifications of their experiences and testimonies.
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