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.

"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

• 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

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.

"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

• 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

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.

"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

• 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