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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">IJARP</journal-id>
<journal-title>International Journal of Architecture and Planning</journal-title>
<issn pub-type="epub">2788-5046</issn>
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<publisher-name>SvedbergOpen</publisher-name>
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<article-id pub-id-type="other">ijarp-1-1-004</article-id>
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<article-doi><ext-link ext-link-type="uri" xmlns:xlink="https://doi.org/" xlink:href="10.51483/IJARP. 1.1.2021.24-29">10.51483/IJARP. 1.1.2021.24-29</ext-link></article-doi>
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<subject>Discussion Paper</subject>
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<article-title>Why our ancestor has accepted a circular shaped house?</article-title>
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<name><surname>Koirala</surname><given-names>Saurav</given-names></name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff001"><sup>1</sup></xref>
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<aff id="aff001"><sup>1</sup><instname>Fifih Year First Part, Bachelor&#x2019;s Degree in Architecture, IOE Thapathali Campus</instname>, <instcity>Kathmandu</instcity>, <instcountry>Nepal</instcountry>. E-mail: <email>koiralas874@gmail.com</email></aff>
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<corresp id="cor001"><sup>*</sup>Corresponding author: Saurav Koirala, <instname>Fifth Year First Part, Bachelor&#x2019;s Degree in Architecture, IOE Thapathali Campus</instname>, <instcity>Kathmandu</instcity>, <instcountry>Nepal</instcountry>. E-mail: <email>koiralas874@gmail.com</email></corresp>
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<month>03</month>
<year>2021</year>
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<volume>1</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
<fpage>24</fpage>
<lpage>29</lpage>
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<title>Abstract</title>
<p>Shelter is one of the basic ways of making the world hospitable to humans, that&#x2019;s why humans have developed the skill of building shelter in a beautiful way, and has been transferred from generation to generation. Now, this architecture is taken as an art. The oldest form of shelter made by humans were almost circular. Some of the representative examples of indigenous circular shelter around the world are Southwest American hogan, the Mongolian yurt, the North American tepee and Nepali Gol/Kudule Ghar. The main reason behind building circular shaped shelter is the influence of what they see around the environment of Mother Nature. The shape of most of the natural elements is curve or circular, for e.g., stones, tree trunks, eggs and the shape of earth itself (is said to be round). Humans were also inspired to build circular houses from the shelter made by other animals (caves) and birds (nests) around their environment. According to architecture and science, circular shaped houses are more comfortable, more energy efficient and safer.</p>
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<kwd>Vernacular architecture</kwd>
<kwd>Identity</kwd>
<kwd>Shelter</kwd>
<kwd>Circular shaped house</kwd>
<kwd>Environment</kwd>
<kwd>culture</kwd>
<kwd>Building materials</kwd>
<kwd>Construction technology</kwd>
<kwd>Local characters</kwd>
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