Vernacular Architecture and Urban Design : A Strategy for Place-Making in St. John’s, Newfoundland

For some years now, urban planners have begun to rely more on quantitative and qualitative data gamered from vernacular architecture as they seek to develop new strategies for meeting the changing housing needs of city-dwellers. In this article, the author examines older residential areas in St. Joh...

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Published in:Ethnologies
Main Author: Mellin, Robert
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Language:English
Published: Association Canadienne d’Ethnologie et de Folklore 1995
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spelling fterudit:oai:erudit.org:1087491ar 2023-05-15T17:21:28+02:00 Vernacular Architecture and Urban Design : A Strategy for Place-Making in St. John’s, Newfoundland Mellin, Robert 1995 http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1087491ar https://doi.org/10.7202/1087491ar en eng Association Canadienne d’Ethnologie et de Folklore Érudit Ethnologies vol. 17 no. 2 (1995) http://id.erudit.org/iderudit/1087491ar doi:10.7202/1087491ar Tous droits réservés © Ethnologies, Université Laval, 1995 text 1995 fterudit https://doi.org/10.7202/1087491ar 2022-04-16T23:12:23Z For some years now, urban planners have begun to rely more on quantitative and qualitative data gamered from vernacular architecture as they seek to develop new strategies for meeting the changing housing needs of city-dwellers. In this article, the author examines older residential areas in St. John’s, Newfoundland, with a view to finding useful ideas for consolidating and improving the existing housing stock in terms of the strengths of traditional neighbourhoods. History, landscape, social values and économie factors ail corne into view in Mellin’s proposed approach to enlightened residential redevelopment. Depuis quelques années, plusieurs urbanistes se servent d’analyses quantitatives et qualitatives du patrimoine architectural lorsqu’ils se mettent à élaborer de nouvelles stratégies en politique du logement. En s’appuyant sur des renseignements détaillés tirés de l’architecture vernaculaire des vieux quartiers résidentiels de Saint-Jean, Terre-Neuve, l’auteur propose une méthodologie qui tient compte à la fois de l’héritage bâti et des besoins actuels en milieu urbain. Il fait appel à certaines valeurs sociales ainsi qu’à plusieurs pratiques traditionnelles comme points de départ pour une meilleure planification: histoire, paysage, priorités humaines, et contraintes économiques y ont la place qui leur revient. Text Newfoundland Terre-Neuve Érudit.org (Université Montréal) Ethnologies 17 2 125
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description For some years now, urban planners have begun to rely more on quantitative and qualitative data gamered from vernacular architecture as they seek to develop new strategies for meeting the changing housing needs of city-dwellers. In this article, the author examines older residential areas in St. John’s, Newfoundland, with a view to finding useful ideas for consolidating and improving the existing housing stock in terms of the strengths of traditional neighbourhoods. History, landscape, social values and économie factors ail corne into view in Mellin’s proposed approach to enlightened residential redevelopment. Depuis quelques années, plusieurs urbanistes se servent d’analyses quantitatives et qualitatives du patrimoine architectural lorsqu’ils se mettent à élaborer de nouvelles stratégies en politique du logement. En s’appuyant sur des renseignements détaillés tirés de l’architecture vernaculaire des vieux quartiers résidentiels de Saint-Jean, Terre-Neuve, l’auteur propose une méthodologie qui tient compte à la fois de l’héritage bâti et des besoins actuels en milieu urbain. Il fait appel à certaines valeurs sociales ainsi qu’à plusieurs pratiques traditionnelles comme points de départ pour une meilleure planification: histoire, paysage, priorités humaines, et contraintes économiques y ont la place qui leur revient.
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