Tag: architectural ethnography

A Home for the Mind

Exploring the emotional and sensory dimensions of vernacular dwellings in southwestern Iran, and their fostering of mental comfort. Introduction Background Historically, the home has been understood as more than a physical shelter. As Gaston Bachelard writes, “The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.”[1] The home, […]