| Description |
469 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Earth -- Stone -- Wood -- Bamboo, Grasses and Other Plants -- Thatch -- Materials Combined -- Into the Earth -- On the Water -- On the Move -- Natural Conditioning -- Grain Storage and Birds -- Communities, Villages and Towns -- Places of Worship -- Streets -- Entryways -- Windows -- Sculpted Details -- Embellishment |
| Summary |
This amazing collection of photographs celebrate the traditional, or vernacular, architecture around the world. The book traces the transformation of materials such as earth, stone, wood or bamboo into shelters that are both stationary and moveable |
| Subject |
House construction.
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Dwellings -- Materials.
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Vernacular architecture.
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Architecture and society.
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Construction industry -- Appropriate technology.
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| Author |
Komatsu, Yoshio.
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Steen, Bill.
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Komatsu, Eiko.
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| LC no. |
2003000821 |
| ISBN |
158685237X hardback |
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