Identifying and documenting the Traras mountains(Northwest‐Algeria) rural heritage architectural features: an architectural survey

In the extreme northwest of the Algerian territory the Traras Mountain the vernacular architecture of the houses is facing natural and human threats. with its loss, a synthesis of traditional rural life, imminent. This article is aimed at identifying and recording the characteristics of traditional...

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Autores: Nabil, Kari, Ouissi, Mohammed Nabil
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad de La Laguna (ULL)
Repositorio:RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
OAI Identifier:oai:riull.ull.es:915/23022
Acceso en línea:http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/23022
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Montañas de Traras
Viviendas vernáculas
Arquitectura vernácula
Cultura rural
Rasgos arquitectónicos
Encuesta de parabrisas
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Sumario:In the extreme northwest of the Algerian territory the Traras Mountain the vernacular architecture of the houses is facing natural and human threats. with its loss, a synthesis of traditional rural life, imminent. This article is aimed at identifying and recording the characteristics of traditional vernacular architecture in housing to safeguard the knowledge and promote community awareness with respect to this architectural resource, thereby providing a context for future conservation work. The study involved an architectural survey to identify and document the architectural resources of the Traras mountains vernacular rural buildings. The survey included collection of relevant historical and geographic information, building description and analysis together with other data relating to spatial and functional organisation, construction methods and materials. The final product of this study is a conservation‐support plan detailing all the characteristic features of the Traras mountains rural vernacular buildings.