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  • Essay / Catal Huyuk an architectural perspective - 1667

    OUTLINEINTRODUCTION:BODY:• LOCATION• HISTORICAL CONTEXT• INFLUENCES1. Religious2. Social and cultural3. Materials• SYSTEM ANALYSIS1. Structural system2. Fencing system3. Special System• ARTS AND CRAFTS• LIFE IN CATAL HUYUKCONCLUSION• THE END OF CATAL HUYUKINTRODUCTIONThis report talks about CATAL HUYUK, its historical background and location. Furthermore, the report discusses the varying influences experienced by Catal Huyuk, and then comes the system analysis. Going through all these steps helps us understand Catal Huyuk from the perspective of architecture, which studies not only the walls and materials but also all the relationships between the surrounding landscapes.Why Catal Huyuk? Well because it is the architecture that belonged to more than 8,000 people before today is the ancestor of all architecture. Studying ancient architecture helps us better understand current architecture and why we think what we do, and why we analyze the way we do now. “If you don't know where you have been, you never know where you will be in the future” BODY LOCATION: Anatolia, the heart of historic architecture and landscape wonders located in what is today known as the name Turkey, was founded on one of the oldest and first built city in the world, Catal Huyuk is located at the convergence of a river and a lush place for wheat fields, animals and humans. HISTORICAL CONTEXT: Catal Huyuk was built around 8,000 years ago. It is today considered one of the largest and best preserved Neolithic settlements known to archaeologists. Catal Huyuk was inhabited by approximately 6,000 people between 7,500 and 5,700 BCE. The town was Western civilization...... middle of paper ...... gh Catal Huyuk was one of the first villages ever, and even though the houses were very simple and exactly matched that which people needed at that time, we can say that the architecture of it became unsatisfactory after some time. The house lacked openings, it lacked the function of partitioning… architecture always changes and evolves according to the needs of everyone in a specific space. “Architecture is the art of modifying space to meet a need by fulfilling specific functions. » The question that arises The question that arises is “does architecture focus only on the needs of the person or is it affected by its luxurious side? Reference: http://ancienthistory.about.comMellaart, J. Çatal Hüyük: A Neolithic city in Anatolia. London, 1967.http://www.localhistories.orghttp://library.thinkquest.orgBook: Architecture Form, Space and order.