Summaries of technical papers of Annual Meeting Architectural Institute of Japan. F-1, Urban planning, building economics and housing problems, Jul 20, 2009
Excavations of archaeological sites have been done widely in the world to discover many important... more Excavations of archaeological sites have been done widely in the world to discover many important facts. However, the conservation of excavated 41rchaeological sites (excavated remains) has not been done satisfactorily. Consequently, many important archaeological remains are at risk of collapsing and disappearing; very fragile constructions collapse easily in a short time when exposed in the open after excavation. In order to preserve such remaining constructions, it is very important to take emergency measures, though full-scale conservation measures are also vital. Unfortunately, however, since even emergency measures have not always been carried out, important remains are now actually disappearing. As an emergency measure, in most cases, it is essential to protect the remaining structures from penetration of rainwater. For this purpose, making a watertight layer on the top of remaining structures (capping) with cement mortar has been applied quite effectively. However, in this case, cement is not an appropriate material, for the following reasons:
Village in Tokushima Prefecture, this paper discusses how the plans of farmhouses and the living ... more Village in Tokushima Prefecture, this paper discusses how the plans of farmhouses and the living styles of the inhabitants have changed in mountain districts. Ochiai is situated in a remote mountainous area. The steep slopes of the mountainsides were cleared and farmhouses were built in a way that complements the unique landscape of the surrounding farmlands. We found quite a few farmhouses whose history could be traced back to the Edo period. Plans of those houses could be classified into two categories. It was found that, while the houses still maintained many traditional aspects or characteristics, most had been remodelled considerably by adding lavatories, baths and other modern facilities as well as constructing entrance and remodelling rooms. The authors also studied the temporal attributes and the effect of social demands as the reasons that the residents decided on additions and alterations of their farmhouses, most of remodelling took place between 1975 and 1985 when the occupants were reported to change their vocation.
Journal of architecture,planning and environmental engineering, 2009
This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plint... more This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plinth forms and masonry techniques. The second article takes up the remains of two archaeological sites, Dharmarajika and Jaulian, located in Taxila where is the east region of Gandhara in the broad meaning. This article studies the features of stupas based on the excavations reports carried out at Taxila by John Marshall. Consequently, the features found in Taxila were one-story type, two-story type and step-down type, and these are the same as Central Gandhara's. The Taxila's characteristic features are stupa with platform, form of relatively-high platform and plinth base, and heavily usage of Kanjur stone.
Journal of architecture,planning and environmental engineering, 2010
This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plint... more This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plinth forms and masonry techniques. The third article takes up the remains of three archaeological sites, Butkara I, Saidu Sharif I and Nimogram, located in Swat where is the north region of Gandhara in the broad meaning. This article covers the fi eld survey of stupas which was conducted based on the excavations researches carried out at Swat by the Italian Team, IsMEO and the Department of Archaeologiy and Museums, Pakistan. Consequently, same as Central Gandhara's and Taxila's three types of features were found in Swat i.e. one-story type, two-story type and step-down type. The Swat's characteristic features are as follows: one-story type is majorority, few step-down type, a use of green schist only for decoration parts, engraved stone, reuse or diversion of stone members.
Summaries of technical papers of Annual Meeting Architectural Institute of Japan. F-1, Urban planning, building economics and housing problems, Jul 20, 2009
Excavations of archaeological sites have been done widely in the world to discover many important... more Excavations of archaeological sites have been done widely in the world to discover many important facts. However, the conservation of excavated 41rchaeological sites (excavated remains) has not been done satisfactorily. Consequently, many important archaeological remains are at risk of collapsing and disappearing; very fragile constructions collapse easily in a short time when exposed in the open after excavation. In order to preserve such remaining constructions, it is very important to take emergency measures, though full-scale conservation measures are also vital. Unfortunately, however, since even emergency measures have not always been carried out, important remains are now actually disappearing. As an emergency measure, in most cases, it is essential to protect the remaining structures from penetration of rainwater. For this purpose, making a watertight layer on the top of remaining structures (capping) with cement mortar has been applied quite effectively. However, in this case, cement is not an appropriate material, for the following reasons:
Village in Tokushima Prefecture, this paper discusses how the plans of farmhouses and the living ... more Village in Tokushima Prefecture, this paper discusses how the plans of farmhouses and the living styles of the inhabitants have changed in mountain districts. Ochiai is situated in a remote mountainous area. The steep slopes of the mountainsides were cleared and farmhouses were built in a way that complements the unique landscape of the surrounding farmlands. We found quite a few farmhouses whose history could be traced back to the Edo period. Plans of those houses could be classified into two categories. It was found that, while the houses still maintained many traditional aspects or characteristics, most had been remodelled considerably by adding lavatories, baths and other modern facilities as well as constructing entrance and remodelling rooms. The authors also studied the temporal attributes and the effect of social demands as the reasons that the residents decided on additions and alterations of their farmhouses, most of remodelling took place between 1975 and 1985 when the occupants were reported to change their vocation.
Journal of architecture,planning and environmental engineering, 2009
This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plint... more This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plinth forms and masonry techniques. The second article takes up the remains of two archaeological sites, Dharmarajika and Jaulian, located in Taxila where is the east region of Gandhara in the broad meaning. This article studies the features of stupas based on the excavations reports carried out at Taxila by John Marshall. Consequently, the features found in Taxila were one-story type, two-story type and step-down type, and these are the same as Central Gandhara's. The Taxila's characteristic features are stupa with platform, form of relatively-high platform and plinth base, and heavily usage of Kanjur stone.
Journal of architecture,planning and environmental engineering, 2010
This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plint... more This study discusses the transformation of stupas in the Gandhara Buddhist temples focusing plinth forms and masonry techniques. The third article takes up the remains of three archaeological sites, Butkara I, Saidu Sharif I and Nimogram, located in Swat where is the north region of Gandhara in the broad meaning. This article covers the fi eld survey of stupas which was conducted based on the excavations researches carried out at Swat by the Italian Team, IsMEO and the Department of Archaeologiy and Museums, Pakistan. Consequently, same as Central Gandhara's and Taxila's three types of features were found in Swat i.e. one-story type, two-story type and step-down type. The Swat's characteristic features are as follows: one-story type is majorority, few step-down type, a use of green schist only for decoration parts, engraved stone, reuse or diversion of stone members.
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