Description |
xix, 248 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm |
Summary |
"The book has four themes: history and theory of courtyard housing; climatic and environmental factors; social and cultural dimensions; and finally contemporary examples. The book argues that sustainable courtyard housing is possible and desirable; it offers technical planning and design solutions that allow the courtyard house to meet a variety of social and commercial needs in the future. Areas addressed by experts include gender issues and courtyard housing, the culture of cities in the Middle East, the cosmology of the courtyard house, Islamic practice in the area of domestic construction, and climatic imperatives." "This book demonstrates through discussions on sustainability and regional identity and via a series of case studies, that courtyard housing has a future as well as a past."--BOOK JACKET |
Notes |
First published: London, 2002 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Courtyard houses.
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Author |
Edwards, Brian, 1944-
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LC no. |
2004008758 |
ISBN |
0415262720 hardcover : cover alkaline paper |
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