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Traditions in architecture : Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania

Title: Traditions in architecture : Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania / Dora P. Crouch, June G. Johnson.
Author: Crouch, Dora P.
Publication: New York : Oxford University, 2001.

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Johnson, June Gwendolyn.

Description

xiii, 433 pages : illustrations, maps; 27 cm

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-418) 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

0195088905 (cloth : acid-free paper)
0195088913 (paper : acid-free paper)

LCCN

99039260

OCLC

ocm41932547
SCSB-5072982

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Columbia University Libraries