IDENTITY, TRADITION, AND BUILT FORM

THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments

Time:
Dec. 14 - 17, 1996

Place:
Berkeley CA (USA)

General theme:

Globalisation and increased communication at the end of the 20th and beginning of the 21st century and their impacts on traditional habitats

Themes in particular:

Tradition as a means of maintaining identity in the face of change and the effects of the rise of nationalism, ethnicity and religion on the build environment.
Multiculturalism and hybridity as new paradigms for the invention of tradition and embracing the culture of the 'other' and the effects of such practices on the built environment.
Tradition in the age of globalization and communication, and the impact of placeless culture on the built environment.
The role of culture in the development of communities and the uses of tradition in the creation and improvement of the built environment.
Elements of the traditional built environment and the representation of identity.

Invited:
Specialists from the following disciplines are invited to propose papers and panels : Architecture, art history, anthropology, archaeology, folklore studies, geography, history, planning, sociology, urban studies and related areas

Contact:

IASTE 96 Conference Centre 
for Environmental Design Research
Univ. of California
390 Wurster Hall, #1839
Berkeley, CA 94720-1839 
USA

tel 510 642 2896 
Fax: 510 643 5571

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