Title: Transformation and changing trend of urban living spaces: A case of Dhaka city
Abstract: With the changing communication technology, the traditional living spaces need to be redefined with the changing forms and functions. The living space is no more a very private space but a space within the space and a window to the virtual communities. Houses have changed as people are becoming physically and socially more integrated with the outside world. Houses being built now differ radically from traditional houses in many aspects, from their material and structure to style and appearance. With growing urban living spaces, houses being built in most areas are becoming less influenced by existing traditions and more influenced by popular trends and communication patterns. This study aims to examine the transforming changes and trends of the urban living spaces by comparing houses built in different time periods in order to trace the factors implying the changes. Some of the changing factors of trend and adaptation includes; cultural practice, family size, technological changes, and influence of land value. The case of Dhaka has been put forth, focusing on influences from outside world, distinguishing globalization from a more general process of modernization. This paper attempts to track the changes of domestic spaces over time in underlying functional structures. This paper focuses on how changes have come about within the domain of the residence, discussing it in four broad phases: the urban beginnings, the mid twentieth century, the post independence and the present developer housing phase. Spatial patterns from various house types not only illustrate different domestic experience but also identify the impact of physical transformation by the process of urbanization.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-12-09
Language: en
Type: article
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