An Overview on Façade Characteristics of Some Historical Houses in the Walled City of Lefkosa Abubakar Aliyu Submitted to the I
I UJV/1,,~~\ ~~~ "}.J "\1, l.ı.ı f~z ~~ ••~ \?' ·~~.;.,?,...._ • f__r;::r;"cf.·--l , .....•.. .....: NEAR EAST UNIVERSITY ~~ An Overview on Façade Characteristics of Some Historical Houses in the Walled City of Lefkosa By Abubakar Aliyu Submitted to the Institute of Applied Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Architecture Lefkoşa, 2009. Aliyu Abubakar: An Overview on Facade Characteristics of some Historical Houses in the Walled City of Lefkoşa We certify this thesis is satisfactory for the award of the degree of Masters of Science in Architecture Examining Committee in Charge: r. Derya OKTAY, Committee Chairman, Architecture Department, EMU Assist. Prof. Dr. Enis Faik ARCAN, Committee Member, Architecture Department, ~- NEU Prof. Dr. Harun BATIRBAYGİL, Supervisor, Architecture Department, NEU ABSTRACT Historical buildings are old buildings which are not built in present time, have value and ure time. They are buildings of historical significance with a rich context giving also the isroric trends and properties of such structures. These buildings are erected to serve not only as reminder of the past but also as the reflection of the past's way of life as well as their architecture. The architecture of these buildings has amongst it the architectural envelope which · composed of some physical elements forming the character of these buildings. This thesis is aimed at looking at the façade elements of these buildings. Termed as the façade characteristics, they are grouped as symbolic elements and physical elements. The symbolic elements looks at the cultural elements being brought by the uniqueness of the vernacular architecture, such lements include motifs, etc.
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