Conveying sacred knowledge through contemporary architectural design: the Garma Cultural Knowledge Centre
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2016
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Grant, E.
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Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal (E-BPJ), 2016, vol.1, iss.1, pp.199-206
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Elizabeth Grant
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6th Asia Pacific International Conference on Environment-Behaviour Studies (AicE-Bs 2015) (31 Aug 2015 - 5 Sep 2015 : Barcelona, Spain)
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<jats:p>The Indigenous peoples of north east Arnhem Land in Australia (Yolngu) overlay their culture with the customs and social behaviour of other societies to achieve positive outcomes and autonomy. Passing down cultural knowledge is intrinsic to the cultural identity of Yolngu. The paper discusses the recently completed Garma Cultural Knowledge Centre and examines the cultural knowledge conveyed through the medium of contemporary architecture design. The paper finds that the Garma Cultural Knowledge Centre combined aspects of non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal cultures to form a coherent whole with multi-facetted meanings.</jats:p>
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© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-IPH International Publishing House, Ltd., UK