Abstract This article analyses the developmental transitions in traditional construction processes in two very different but historically related contexts: the Island of Pico in the Azores and the Minho Area in the North-western Iberian Peninsula. The Pico Island, with a young geology, presents a serious limitation of available material resources, and resulting in a markedly individualistic approach to building. The Iberian Peninsula, on the other hand, with an abundance of material resources, presents a strongly collective approach to the organization of building works. This paper described the forms of organization necessary to achieve similar constructive systems, with the objective of making different material realities visible in the ethos of both. Activity-theoretical studies put an emphasis on the object enabling a longitudinal and rich analysis through time. A specific contribution in outlining the historical transformation of work of the community builder is made by using the life stories of two builders, one in Pico and another in the Minho Area, serving as the guiding thread. The paper shows that activity theory provides useful analytical tools for the enrichment of studies in constructive systems.

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传统建筑过程中的精神：伊比利亚半岛西北部米尼奥地区的社区建设者与亚速尔群岛的皮科岛之间的历史发展

摘要 本文分析了两个截然不同但历史相关的背景下传统建筑过程的发展转变：亚速尔群岛的皮科岛和伊比利亚半岛西北部的米尼奥地区。皮克岛的地质年代较年轻，可用物质资源严重受限，导致建筑采用明显的个人主义方法。另一方面，伊比利亚半岛拥有丰富的物质资源，为建筑工程的组织提供了强烈的集体方法。本文描述了实现类似建设性系统所需的组织形式，目的是使不同的物质现实在两者的精神中可见。活动理论研究将重点放在能够通过时间进行纵向和丰富分析的对象上。通过使用两位建设者的生活故事，一位在皮克，另一位在米尼奥地区，作为引导线，在概述社区建设者工作的历史转变方面做出了具体贡献。该论文表明，活动理论为丰富建设性系统的研究提供了有用的分析工具。