Circassian architecture as an example for social space being shaped by tradition

This study is pointing out that Circassian architecture especially in villages is substantial different from the building style of local buildings in Asia Minor from the local buildings in its surroundings. Its pointed out that the Circassians preserved the of the ancestral homelands which reflected itself in architectural patterns according to that tradition. As an example we might point to the importance that was given to guests by the construction of a space especially assigned to guests and known as “ha？es”. Furthermore gardens were not confined with walls as usually the case in the region. Nevertheless changing living patterns fostered by urbanization let to the slow disappearance of distinctive architectural features and and the tradition of Circassian community