Pre-industrial construction techniques, using industrial materials, in Greek urban vernacular architecture: the peculiar heritage of a transitional period (from 19th to 20th century)
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Jun 19, 2024
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Vernacular architecture 19th century architecture Industrial preindustrial construction Modern Greece architecture history
Abstract
In late 19th century Greece, newly introduced industrial materials were found to be used in small-scale vernacular constructions, following a quasi-autonomous path detached from the respective construction technologies of the time. This detachment can be understood in practical, financial, and cultural terms, as well as in terms of symbolic order. In this context, this paper analyses a series of construction details in several cases of urban vernacular architecture that make use of industrial materials that usually substitute traditional ones in order to classify them and understand their contribution to the transition from traditional construction materials and techniques to an industrialized construction world. The analysis follows a comparative study, including field, relevant literature, and personal archives research, photographs, graphic representations, and descriptions, in order to make a contribution to the study of these peculiar architectural heritage samples.
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Bobolos, N., & Theotokatou, E. (2024). Pre-industrial construction techniques, using industrial materials, in Greek urban vernacular architecture: the peculiar heritage of a transitional period (from 19th to 20th century) . International Symposium on the Conservation of Monuments in the Mediterranean Basin, 51–58. https://doi.org/10.12681/monubasin.8175
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