| Description |
192 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Foreword / Anthony Reid -- Gallery of building media -- Introduction / John May -- From Dutch windmills to German barns -- From Mediterranean caves to Bedouin tents -- From Japanese Minka to Toda huts -- From Zulu indlu to the "Venice of Africa" -- From the plains tipi to frontier log cabins -- From chattel houses to Urus Reed houses -- From Balinese kuren to Maori meetinghouses -- Modern vernacular architecture |
| Summary |
A wonderfully informative reference on vernacular styles, from adobe pueblos and Pennsylvania barns to Mongolian yurts and Indonesian stilt houses. This small but comprehensive book documents the rich cultural past of vernacular building styles, from Irish sod houses to sub-Saharan wattle-and-daub huts and redwoods treehouses. It offers inspiration for home woodworking enthusiasts as well as architects, conservationists, and anyone interested in energy-efficient building and sustainability |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical reference (pages 186-187) and index |
| Subject |
Architecture -- History.
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Architecture, Domestic -- History.
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Architecture, Domestic.
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Architecture.
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Dwellings -- Design and construction.
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Vernacular architecture.
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| LC no. |
2009936367 |
| ISBN |
0847833615 (hc.) |
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9780847833610 (hc.) |
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