Eco-tourism seeks to respect the sense of place, and its principles encourage building practices that are sustainable in environmental, economic and cultural terms. Regionalist architectural strategies reinforce the agendas of eco-tourism and suggest how architectural design can be one expression of the evolution of tradition in contemporary cultural contexts. This chapter documents research and proposals by University of Maryland graduate students of architecture in their exploration through

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... sign of one aspect of Afghanistan's engagement with the world beyond its borders. The site is at Bamyan, where historically and aesthetically signifi cant monumental Buddhas were destroyed in March 2001.