Icelandic vernacular architecture

The article presents the historical determinants and contemporary issues related to the cultural heritage of Iceland - vernacular architecture. This architecture is the result of human activity and very specific conditions of raw environment. The settlement of Iceland historically developed in diffi...

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Main Author: Natalia Przesmycka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lublin University of Technology 2015-09-01
Series:Budownictwo i Architektura
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Online Access:http://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/bia/article/view/1634
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description The article presents the historical determinants and contemporary issues related to the cultural heritage of Iceland - vernacular architecture. This architecture is the result of human activity and very specific conditions of raw environment. The settlement of Iceland historically developed in difficult natural conditions, where the real potential (geothermal energy of the earth) are discovered only in recent years. A small amount of building materials and isolation from other centers of civilization caused that the Icelandic construction has been slightly changed over nearly a thousand years.
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spelling doaj.art-46d80e19fef44b029fd20f50527cdffe2024-03-02T12:48:35ZengLublin University of TechnologyBudownictwo i Architektura1899-06652544-32752015-09-0114310.35784/bud-arch.1634Icelandic vernacular architectureNatalia Przesmycka0Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Lublin University of TechnologyThe article presents the historical determinants and contemporary issues related to the cultural heritage of Iceland - vernacular architecture. This architecture is the result of human activity and very specific conditions of raw environment. The settlement of Iceland historically developed in difficult natural conditions, where the real potential (geothermal energy of the earth) are discovered only in recent years. A small amount of building materials and isolation from other centers of civilization caused that the Icelandic construction has been slightly changed over nearly a thousand years.http://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/bia/article/view/1634Icelandic vernacular architectureturf architectureturf farm
spellingShingle Natalia Przesmycka
Icelandic vernacular architecture
Budownictwo i Architektura
Icelandic vernacular architecture
turf architecture
turf farm
title Icelandic vernacular architecture
title_full Icelandic vernacular architecture
title_fullStr Icelandic vernacular architecture
title_full_unstemmed Icelandic vernacular architecture
title_short Icelandic vernacular architecture
title_sort icelandic vernacular architecture
topic Icelandic vernacular architecture
turf architecture
turf farm
url http://ph.pollub.pl/index.php/bia/article/view/1634
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