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Space Syntax of Inuit Snow Houses by Svarogns is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a study that uses space syntax analysis to examine how social structure is reflected in the spatial layout of snow houses built by three Central Inuit groups in the Canadian Arctic. The study analyzes sketches of Copper Inuit, Netsilik Inuit, and Iglulik Inuit snow houses. The results show that variations in family structure and behavioral directives of Inuit kinship systems are reflected in the spatial configurations of snow house architecture, implying that architecture can provid

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Svarogns
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