A Review on Traditional Architecture Houses in Buddhist Culture

Sonam Chuki^{1, 2}, Raju Sarkar^{1, 3,} and Ritesh Kurar⁴

¹College of Science and Technology, Royal University of Bhutan, Rinchending, Bhutan

²Center for Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Development Studies

³Center for Disaster Risk Reduction and Community Development Studies;Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi, India

⁴Delhi Technological University, Bawana Road, Delhi, India

Cite this paper:
Sonam Chuki, Raju Sarkar and Ritesh Kurar. A Review on Traditional Architecture Houses in Buddhist Culture. American Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture. 2017; 5(3):113-123. doi: 10.12691/ajcea-5-3-6

Abstract

The vernacular architecture of a country reflects its culture, religion and identity. Researchers found that countries with similar culture and religion share few similar architectural characteristics. The most similar characteristic is the choice of building material used, where locally available materials such as earth, wood and bamboo are found to be used extensively. This paper explores the traditional architecture houses of few Asian countries with Buddhist culture viz. Bhutan, China, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam; mainly focusing on its vernacular dwellings. The architectural features, organization of spaces and building materials of vernacular dwellings of these countries are also exploited.

Keywords:
buddhist culture traditional houses vernacular dwellings traditional architecture

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