Climate-friendly construction is essential if we are to ensure that future generations can enjoy comfortable living spaces. Design and the choice of materials help to considerably reduce the climate impact of buildings. The techniques feat...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-Aug-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Routledge India, ISBN-13: 9781032792637)
This volume focuses on socio-spatial practices of indigenous communities in India. It explores the interrelation between the built environments and lifeworlds, i.e. practices, patterns, and structures of everyday life. This volume...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jul-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Duke University Press, ISBN-13: 9781478028246)
Throughout Russian history, local craftsmen have shown remarkable skill in fashioning wood into items of daily use, from bridges and street paving to carts and boats to household utensils and combs. Russia has the largest forested zone on the planet...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Arizona Press, ISBN-13: 9780816555628)
The dramatic split of the Hopi community of Orayvi in 1906 had lasting consequences not only for the people of Third Mesa but also for the very buildings around which they centered their lives. This book examines architectural and other e...Loe edasi...
For centuries, the traditional folk houses known as “ kominka” have provided shelter and embodied the values of the agrarian, merchant and samurai society of pre-modern Japan. Their huge sturdy posts and powerful beams have w...Loe edasi...
Contemporary vernacular architecture today - and what we can learn from temporary infrastructuresTemporary Tecture is a fundamental statement on the impact and significance of temporary infrastructures in the city: not only do they ens...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 28-Feb-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621909316)
In Exploring Gender in Vernacular Architecture, Jessica Ellen Sewell considers the gender of those who create and shape spaces, how gender ideology contributes to and manifests itself in built form, and what research methods make the observation of...Loe edasi...
Design and the Vernacular explores the intersection between vernacular architecture, local cultures, and modernity and globalization. Focusing on the vast and diverse global region of Australasia and Oceania, it examines the relevance and role of ve...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Jan-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Springer International Publishing AG, ISBN-13: 9783031775161)
This book explores the concept of fragile heritage as an architectural legacy and a territorial resource in rural China, emphasizing the significance in safeguarding its unique cultural trajectory, and laying the groundwork for future developments...Loe edasi...
In this book, Clarkeson reads Palladios drawings as being carefully crafted, having integrity in their own right, with their own story to tell, and meant to be measured. Claiming Palladios rightful place in the history of metrology, Clarkeson repr...Loe edasi...
Drawing on the author’s extensive fieldwork in the Dong areas in southwest China, this book presents a detailed picture of the Dong’s buildings and techniques, with new insights into the Dong’s cosmology and rituals of everyday life meshed with th...Loe edasi...
Originally published in 1990, as part of the Ethnoscapes: Current Challenges in the Environmental Social Sciences series, reissued now with a new series introduction, Vernacular Architecture: Paradigms of Environmental Response was n...Loe edasi...
Climate-friendly construction is essential if we are to ensure that future generations can enjoy comfortable living spaces. Design and the choice of materials help to considerably reduce the climate impact of buildings. The techniques feat...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Oct-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469682174)
After centuries of colonial rule, the end of Angolas three-decade civil war in 2002 provided an irresistible opportunity for the government to reimagine the Luanda cityscape. Awash with petrodollars cultivated through strategic foreign relationships...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 31-Oct-2024, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469682181)
After centuries of colonial rule, the end of Angolas three-decade civil war in 2002 provided an irresistible opportunity for the government to reimagine the Luanda cityscape. Awash with petrodollars cultivated through strategic foreign relationships...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 29-Oct-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: MIT Press, ISBN-13: 9780262049108)
To what extent can a fish produce architecture? This book sets out to trace a socioecological history of North Atlantic architecture in relation to fisheries, thus shedding light on the connection that exists between the transformation of marine env...Loe edasi...
The Built Environment through the Prism of the Colonial Periodical Press is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical Press of the Portuguese Empire (IGSCP-PE), who are also interested in comparative studies and conce...Loe edasi...
This book not only shows how architects can learn from traditional or vernacular dwellings in order to create habitations for the people of low-income groups in public housing scenarios, but also demonstrates how the architecture of the economically...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Jun-2024, Hardback, Kirjastus: Routledge India, ISBN-13: 9781032374840)
This volume focuses on socio-spatial practices of indigenous communities in India. It explores the interrelation between the built environments and lifeworlds, i.e. practices, patterns, and structures of everyday life. The chapters deal with differe...Loe edasi...
This book offers a variety of analyses, methodologies, and reflections on the behaviour of vernacular architecture in the face of natural hazards, with an emphasis on the strategies that can be used to cope with them. It was originally published a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 21-Jun-2024, Other book format, Kirjastus: Roli Books Pvt Ltd, ISBN-13: 9788196643546)
Everyday Indian Aesthetic is a unique documentation of India, depicted through aesthetics as seen in architecture, adornments, objects, colors, textures, patterns, and typography.Everyday Indian Aesthetic is a unique docu...Loe edasi...
This book links the concepts of place, home, and tradition into an overarching argument: the meaning of home rests on the ideas of tradition, including identity, consanguinity, collectivity, social relations, land ownership, and rural lifestyle....Loe edasi...
The 11th ISVS (International Seminar for Vernacular Settlements) that was hosted by the School of Environmental Design and Architecture, Navrachana University brought together some important ideas and concerns as related to questions of developmen...Loe edasi...
A rare glimpse into Korean hanok, Inside the Korean House takes readers on an unprecedented tour through the modern interiors of twelve magnificent tradional homes.Amidst the glass-and-steel skyscrapers and luxury apartme...Loe edasi...
Design and the Vernacular explores the intersection between vernacular architecture, local cultures, and modernity and globalization, focussing on the vast and diverse global region of Australasia and Oceania. The relevance and role of vern...Loe edasi...
An essential collection of key readings and foundational sources in the study of the world’s vernacular and traditional building cultures. Vernacular Architecture: Critical and Primary Sources brings together for the first time a co...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 27-Jul-2023, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The History Press Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781803993713)
Delve into Londons architectural curiositites and discover the unexpected gems waiting around every corner.London is full of extraordinary, enigmatic and, above all, unexpected buildings: a pirate castle in Camden, an art gallery made of s...Loe edasi...
Drawing on the author’s extensive fieldwork in the Dong areas in southwest China, this book presents a detailed picture of the Dong’s buildings and techniques, with new insights into the Dong’s cosmology and rituals of everyday life meshed with th...Loe edasi...
A compact edition of this landmark publication, which celebrates humanity’s ability to create buildings that for millennia have responded ingeniously to cultural and environmental conditions....Loe edasi...
Die Himalaya-Region und das angrenzende tibetanische Plateau zeichnen sich durch eine sehr eigenständige, traditionelle Wohnkultur aus, die heute im Verschwinden begriffen ist. Das Buch analysiert im ersten Teil 2 traditionelle Wohnhäuse...Loe edasi...
The Built Environment through the Prism of the Colonial Periodical Press is a venture of the International Group for Studies of Colonial Periodical Press of the Portuguese Empire (IGSCP-PE), who are also interested in comparative studies and concept...Loe edasi...
This book links the concepts of place, home, and tradition into an overarching argument: the meaning of home rests on the ideas of tradition, including identity, consanguinity, collectivity, social relations, land ownership, and rural lifes...Loe edasi...
Still Standing tells the story of the traditional wooden homes (known as ti kais) of Dominica in the eastern Caribbean. This gorgeously illustrated book pays tribute to these humble buildings that have withstood hurricanes and earthquakes since the e...Loe edasi...
Featuring gorgeous photography of ancient Himalayan architecture, recent restoration projects, and modern trends in building and crafts, Himalayan Style celebrates the vitality, diversity, and potential of Himalayan forms and designs....Loe edasi...
Focusing on the woven arch bridge, the book traces histories of the bridge in different cultures, investigates Chinese cases and gives insights into its typology and evolution and differences between East Asian and European bridges. The author argues...Loe edasi...
Presents the latest photo series from Belgian photographer Servaas Van BelleFor this unique book, photographer Servaas Van Belle scouted every corner of Belgium to find just the right kind of shed, always photographing them in th...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Mar-2022, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University of Tennessee Press, ISBN-13: 9781621904410)
This book encourages readers to think creatively about buildings in terms of their function and how these functions have changed over time in American history. The work presents material culture as lived experience and is designed to expand the enco...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 07-Mar-2022, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Chelsea Green Publishing Co, ISBN-13: 9781645021483)
“In today’s ego-techno-centred world, Robert Somerville’s . . . Barn Club approach is a way forward that utilizes local traditions, local materials, and local hands to create a built environment that is more harmonious with the na...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Dec-2021, Hardback, Kirjastus: University Press of Florida, ISBN-13: 9780813069104)
In Ancient Andean Houses, Jerry Moore offers an extensive survey of vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes, drawing on ethnographic and archaeological information from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia to the Patag...Loe edasi...
Brent Fortenberry, Kenneth Hafertepe, Lewis Fisher, Maria Pfeiffer, Sarah Z. Gould, Paul Rigenbach
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Nov-2021, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: Texas A & M University Press, ISBN-13: 9781623499112)
The rich, multicultural heritage of San Antonio and the Texas Hill Country provide the backdrop for this first comprehensive guide to the culturally significant vernacular buildings of this diverse and historic region: structures designed and cons...Loe edasi...
Two stars of contemporary architecture explore the unique handling of light and heat in the architecture of Burkina FasoAcross the African continent, but especially in the sub-Saharan regions, the light has a particularly s...Loe edasi...
Dig deep into the origins of building. The ground, now often used as a passive foundation for going higher, is rife with possibilities. Bjarne Mastenbroek investigates the relationship architecture has, had, and will have, with site and nature. Disse...Loe edasi...
A charming and delightful reminiscence of growing up loving the woods, waters, fields, and fauna of Massachusetts by Michael Tougias, New York Times bestselling author of The Finest Hours, Overboard!, and Fat...Loe edasi...
