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Traditions in architecture: Africa, America, Asia, and Oceania / Dora P. Crouch, June G. Johnson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001Description: xiii, 433 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0195088913 (paper : acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.9 22 C.D.T
Online resources:
Contents:
Section I Multiplicity and continuity in tradition: form and content; transfer of traditional architectural knowledge. Section II Water, shelter, and food - practial solutions: survival - water, shelter, and food; climate and biology; materials, methods, and architectural form. Section III Purposes of traditional architecture: spaces for daily life; religious architecture - a continuum of meaning; expression of power. Section IV Planning and design: land use; building types and uses; organization and structures. Section V Cultural types: vernacular and monumental combinations; symbolism and ornamentation; architecture and social relations; theories of architecture; architectural decision-making; the economics of building.
Summary: An introduction to the architectural achievements of diverse cultures outside the Euro-American tradition. Arranged thematically, it focuses on the basic needs common to all communities, discusses architectural solutions and compares geographically separate buildings and construction traditions.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 391-418) and index.

Section I Multiplicity and continuity in tradition: form and content; transfer of traditional architectural knowledge. Section II Water, shelter, and food - practial solutions: survival - water, shelter, and food; climate and biology; materials, methods, and architectural form. Section III Purposes of traditional architecture: spaces for daily life; religious architecture - a continuum of meaning; expression of power. Section IV Planning and design: land use; building types and uses; organization and structures. Section V Cultural types: vernacular and monumental combinations; symbolism and ornamentation; architecture and social relations; theories of architecture; architectural decision-making; the economics of building.

An introduction to the architectural achievements of diverse cultures outside the Euro-American tradition. Arranged thematically, it focuses on the basic needs common to all communities, discusses architectural solutions and compares geographically separate buildings and construction traditions.

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