Constitution, evolution and future of the architectural typologies of mining habitat in Northern France
(2019) ATUT Architecture and City as a Home, EAHN Conference — Location: Tampere (3.October.2019)
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- Being part of a PHD research on the typology of mining settlements in Northern France, this study focuses on the characteristics of the mining habitat as a type of housing which is inherently linked to its territory. This study reveals the historical continuities of housing types on a given territory and its evolution through socio-economic influences. It describes the context of the housing type as a habitat (“milieu” in French) in which it is embedded and with which it maintains a symbiotic relationship. The territory, namely its geological features, can thus be depicted as a profound and nearly timeless identity for regional cultures, providing consistency through socio-economic transformations. This hypothesis offers a new strategy to be put to benefit for the ongoing transformations of our current socio-economic model. Consequently, the typology-studies become a major tool in the change towards a post-carbon society. In the deindustrialised zones of Northern France, renovating this relationship provides a new lever for prosperity and sustainability.
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Niemann, S., & Ledent, G. (2019). Constitution, evolution and future of the architectural typologies of mining habitat in Northern France. ATUT Architecture and City as a Home, EAHN Conference, Tampere. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/226413