31 Aug Humanitarian Architecture
The cultural studies of space and gender have been linked together in anthropology. Spatial relations of likeness exist between social distinctions and spatial boundaries. A temporary household space (emergency shelter) shows the lived space of everyday life, creates a cultural representation, manifests symbolic forms, and even raises the idea of kinship and gender differences.
Ex. In Japan’s temporary shelters, they follow the single tatami size configuration which is 3×6 (36 x 72 inches). Each module can be 6×6 tatami 6×9, 9×9, 9×12 depending on the household size, age of children, gender, etc.. Food is not served in the assigned sleeping areas. The areas are coded like residence numbers to easily locate and mark missing persons during the emergency period. The latter is also useful in tracking the movements of people from one temporary shelter to another.
In INDONESIA, what three unique or peculiar observations have you noticed that support the index of spatial anthropology?
