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Traditions in architecture : Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania
- Title
- Traditions in architecture : Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania / Dora P. Crouch and June G. Johnson.
- Author
- Crouch, Dora P.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | NA208 .C76 2000 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Johnson, June G.
- Description
- 431 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- Pt. I. Multiplicity and Continuity in Tradition. 1. Form and Content. 2. Transfer of Traditional Architectural Knowledge -- Pt. II. Practical Solutions. 3. Survival: Water, Shelter, and Food. 4. Climate and Ecology. 5. Materials, Methods, and Architectural Form -- Pt. III. Purposes of Traditional Architecture. 6. Spaces for Daily Life. 7. Religious Architecture - A Continuum of Meaning. 8. Expression of Power -- Pt. IV. Planning and Design. 9. Land Use. 10. Building Types and Uses. 11. Organization of Structures -- Pt. V. Cultural Values. 12. Vernacular and Monumental Combinations. 13. Symbolism and Ornamentation. 14. Architecture and Social Relations. 15. Theories of Architecture. 16. Architectural Decision Making. 17. The Economics of Building. App. I. Maps of Major Areas of the World -- App. II. Tables of Materials, for Wall Building, for Roofing.
- ISBN
- 0195088913 (paper : acid-free paper)
- 0195088905 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 99039260
- OCLC
- 505743244
- ocn505743244
- SCSB-9254197
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries