Traditional Buildings - A Global Survey of Structural Forms and Cultural Functions

Informationen zum Autor Allen Noble is distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography & Planning, University of Akron, Ohio, USA Klappentext Presents a survey of vernacular architecture across the globe. This work takes you on a tour of traditional building around the world! which includes the loess cave homes of central China! the stilt houses on the shores of Dahomey! the housebarns of Europe and North America! the wind towers of Iran! and more. Zusammenfassung Presents a survey of vernacular architecture across the globe. This work takes you on a tour of traditional building around the world, which includes the loess cave homes of central China, the stilt houses on the shores of Dahomey, the housebarns of Europe and North America, the wind towers of Iran, and more.

Product details

• Authors: Allen Noble, Allen G. Noble
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2007
• EAN: 9781845113056
• ISBN: 978-1-84511-305-6
• No. of pages: 360
• Dimensions: 164 mm x 236 mm x 26 mm
• Series: International Library of Human Geography; International Library of Human; International Library of Human; International Library of Human Geography
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture