The four elements of santorini architecture lessons in vernacular sustainability

Stasinopoulos, TN

dc.contributor.author	Stasinopoulos, TN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:50:54Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:50:54Z
dc.date.issued	2006	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/35197
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dc.subject	Greece	en
dc.subject	Santorini	en
dc.subject	Sustainability	en
dc.subject	Vernacular	en
dc.subject.other	Environmental attributes	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Mass tourism	en
dc.subject.other	Santorini	en
dc.subject.other	Vernacular	en
dc.subject.other	Vernacular architecture	en
dc.subject.other	Ontology	en
dc.subject.other	Sun	en
dc.subject.other	Sustainable development	en
dc.subject.other	Architecture	en
dc.title	The four elements of santorini architecture lessons in vernacular sustainability	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.publicationDate	2006	en
heal.abstract	The vernacular architecture of Santorini is a splendid example of a built space skilfully adapted to a harsh natural setting. This paper introduces its features through a systematic approach based on the 'Four Elements' concept (fire, water, earth, air) that according to ancient philosophy are the origins of nature. Each element is associated with the local environmental attributes like solar radiation, humidity, materials, wind etc., that have been fused by the ingenuity of local generations (a 'Fifth Element'?) into a minimalist as much as intricate architectural idiom of highly sustainable quality-until the era of mass tourism.	en
heal.journalName	PLEA 2006 - 23rd International Conference on Passive and Low Energy Architecture, Conference Proceedings	en
dc.identifier.spage	II73	en
dc.identifier.epage	II78	en