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082 0 0 _a720.9
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_bC.D.T
100 1 _aCrouch, Dora P.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTraditions in architecture:
_bAfrica, America, Asia, and Oceania /
_cDora P. Crouch, June G. Johnson.
264 1 _aNew York :
_aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2001.
300 _axiii, 433 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 391-418) and index.
505 0 _aSection 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.
520 _aAn 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.
650 0 _aVernacular architecture
_xResearch
_zAfrica.
650 0 _aVernacular architecture
_zAsia.
650 0 _aVernacular architecture
_zOceania.
650 0 _aVernacular architecture
_xResearch
_zAmerica.
700 1 _aJohnson, June Gwendolyn.
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
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856 4 1 _3Table of contents only
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856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
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