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Title The courtyard house : from cultural reference to universal relevance / edited by Nasser O. Rabbat
Published Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2010]
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Description xxix, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Contents Pt. I. Historical and sociological paradigms. A house divided : the harem courtyards of the Topkapı Palace / Jateen Lad -- Edward W. Lane's representation of the Cairene courtyard house / Asiya Chowdhury -- Tradition and transformation of the Kabuli courtyard house / Marcus Schadl -- Migration, urban form, and the courtyard house : socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan Mohallas in Bhopal, India / Manu P. Sobti -- Pt. II. Cultural variations and contemporary adaptations. Beyond the nostalgic conservation of the past : the urban courtyard house in Korea (1920-70) / Alfred B. Hwangbo -- Interiorized exterior : the courtyard in Casablanca's public and company housing (1910-60) / Monique Eleb -- Talking about the courtyard : some post-colonial observations on the courtyard in Sri Lanka / Anoma Pieris -- Adaptation strategies for Hispanic courtyard buildings / John S. Reynolds -- The Central Asian courtyard house and its contemporary applications / Rafi Samizay -- More than a pattern : the contributions of the courtyard house in the developing world / Reinhard Goethert -- Pt. III. Architects and their courtyard projects. One thousand courtyards : observations on the courtyard as a recurring design element / Hashim Sarkis -- The courtyard house in Kuwait today : design approaches and case studies / Wael Al-Masri -- Learning from traces of past living : courtyard housing as precedent and project / Kevin Mitchell
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [239]-252) and index
Subject Courtyard houses.
Author Rabbat, Nasser O.
LC no. 2009045497
ISBN 9780754638438 hardcover alkaline paper
075463843X hardcover alkaline paper