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Informationen zum Autor Shan Deqi is a graduate of the Civil Engineering and Architecture Department of Tsinghua University. Formerly Director of the architectural design section of the Architecture Department of Tsinghua University, he is currently Professor in the School of Architecture. He has published a number of monographs on the subject of traditional Chinese vernacular dwellings. Klappentext 3rd edition. Zusammenfassung In this illustrated introduction Shan Deqi explores a representative selection of traditional Chinese dwellings! considering their architecture! environmental setting and the lifestyles and customs of the people who inhabit these distinctive homes and have contributed to their development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Beijing quadrangle courtyards; 2. Huizhou dwellings; 3. Shaoxing riverside dwellings; 4. Minxi clay buildings; 5. Architectural novelty in the homeland of the overseas Chinese; 6. Ganlan wooden houses and storm-tossed bridge; 7. Ancient Lijiang streets; 8. Tibetan watchtowers; Appendix: chronological table of the Chinese dynasties.
