Traditions in Architecture

Africa, America, Asia and Oceania

Häftad, Engelska, 2000

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Beskrivning

This book introduces students, professionals and the general public to the architectural achievements of diverse cultures outside the Euro-American tradition. Rather than concentrating on geographic or chronological categories, however, the authors have arranged their subject matter thematically in order to focus on the basic needs common to all human communities. The book is divided into five major sections, each of which deals with vernacular as well as momumental structures. These five topics are discussed in terms of particular architectural solutions, comparing and contrasting geographically separated buildings and construction traditions. For example, the issue of architectural meaning is studied through symbolic gardens in China, verbal ornament in the Islamic world, and the wall paintings of Ndebele women of southeast Africa. Theoretical issues related to particular building traditions are illuminated by these juxtapositions. Traditions in Architecture begins with an investigation into the ways in which the continuity of traditional forms is maintained.Next, the authors explore practical issues such as housing and food structures, climate and ecology, building materials, and architectural forms and methods. Architectural goals and purposes, which determine what is built, vary from culture to culture and are given special attention. Planning and design - ways in which space is used in patterns of organization - constitute a discussion ranging from urban plans to landscaped settings. The text concludes with an examination of cultural values, investigating the interaction between architecture and social relations, traditional theories, decision-making, and the economics of building.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2000-09-07
Vikt:1 104 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:448
Förlag:Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN:9780195088915

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Arkitektur inom Kultur
Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dora P. Crouch is Professor Emeritus at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. June G. Johnson is Lecturer in the Department of Agriculture at El Camino Community College.

Recensioner i media

"An important book, and one which needed to be written."--Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review"The first comprehensive global architectural history text. The writing is clear and the illustrations are excellent. It's the text I've been waiting for!"--Sonia Sorrell, Pepperdine University"A great resource, informative and timely."--John Lucchesi, College of San Mateo"An excellent compact expansion to the traditional western world survey."--Thomas N. Howe, Southwestern University"An interesting and enlightened study that provides the reader with the importance of architecture beyond traditional Greco-Roman European model. The authors help to expand the definition of architecture beyond buildings."--Ellis L. Antunez, Truckee Meadows Community College

Innehållsförteckning

INTRODUCTION ; SECTION I. MULTIPLICITY AND CONTINUITY IN TRADITION ; 1. Form and Content ; 2. Transfer of Traditional Architectural Knowledge ; SECTION II. WATER, SHELTER, AND FOOD: PRACTIAL SOLUTIONS ; 3. Survival: Water, Shelter, and Food ; 4. Climate and Biology ; 5. Materials, Methods, and Architectural Form ; SECTION III. PURPOSES OF TRADITIONAL ARCHITECTURE ; 6. Spaces for Daily Life ; 7. Religious Architecture: A Continuum of Meaning ; 8. Expression of Power ; SECTION IV. PLANNING AND DESIGN ; 9. Land Use ; 10. Building Types and Uses ; 11. Organization and Structures ; SECTION V. CULTURAL TYPES ; 12. Vernacular and Monumental Combinations ; 13. Symbolism and Ornamentation ; 14. Architecture and Social Relations ; 15. Theories of Architecture ; 16. Architectural Decision-Making ; 17. The Econmics of Building