Özet:

Culture as a whole context includes all aspects of human life, e.g. science, religion, art, ethnics, customs, and any kind of human capability. The culture and architecture are inextricably linked together that the culture of each civilization is reflected by its architecture monuments and designs. Afghanistan due to its strategic location in trading route of India and Central Asia has attracted the attention of civilization and cultures. Considering the dominating of various cultures influence and history, the territory is considered as multicultural country. Each culture represents a specific architecture style. Kabul city as a capital of the country representing the wealth of cultural repositories through its architecture and urban form. Residential houses where most of the people are living have a vital role in Kabul city architecture design. By passing the time, these types of houses have been experiencing various forms from cultural perspective. This study was conducted by reviewing the past literature and analyzing the Afghanistan culture and architecture styles to find the relationship between culture and architecture during the history, and to evaluate the morphological changes of residential houses by cultural impacts. The findings of this study show that in recent decades, the architecture of Afghanistan has been strongly influenced by local and regional cultures which are characterized by strength and weak points. The suitable combination of different cultural and architectural styles with Afghan traditional architecture is the main solution to overcome the architectural problems arisen by cultural influences.

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