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Author
Series
Publisher
Material Culture
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Based on thirty-five years of fieldwork, Glassie's Vernacular Architecture synthesizes a career of concern with traditional building. He articulates the key principles of architectural analysis, and then, centering his argument in the United States, but drawing comparative examples from many locations in Europe and Asia, he shows how architecture can be a prime resource for the one who would write a democratic and comprehensive history.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Husband-and-wife collaborators David Young (anthropology, Univ. of Alberta) and Michiko Young have been studying Japanese esthetics for years. Previously, they wrote The Art of the Japanese Garden, and now they tackle Japanese architecture, perfectly melding East and West to give us a deeply historical and cultural appreciation for the design and construction of Japanese shelter over an astonishing 12,000 years. They explain the elements of structure...
18) The farmhouse
Author
Series
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
1987.
Language
English
Description
A study of farm houses from across the country, their exteriors and interiors. Includes more than 250 colored photographs.
20) Houses
Series
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Describes the different kinds of houses used in various places around the world as a result of people adapting their dwelling to their environment.