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Extending the concept of British vernacular architecture to embrace buildings such as places of worship, villas, hospitals, suburban semis and post-war mass housing, this book is of use to anyone with an interest in architectural history.
Architecture for islamic societies today
Architecture for Islamic societies today
Since the Aga Khan Award for Architecture was begun in 1977, it has been in the forefront of recognizing the full impact of social and environmental upheaval on the built environment in Third World Countries. In this volume, the jury's selection for the fourth cycle of the award…
This book looks at the transfer of British planning legislation to the colonies and the influence of this transfer on world urbanization and present urban management approaches.
"Commonsense Architecture depicts indigenous architecture's responsiveness to human needs and to the environment, with examples from all parts of the world. The book is not a treatise against technology, but rather a catalogue of commonsense principles that can help us use techn…
"The Culture of Building describes how the built world, including the vast number of buildings that are the settings for people's everyday lives, is the product of building cultures - complex systems of people, relationships, building types, techniques, and habits in which desig…