At first glance, this book resembles The Prodigious. Builders (CQ, Spring ’78), but the resemblance is only superficial. Here, we get an astute analysis of why people have built their cities and buildings the way they do. The incomprehensible (to Western eyes) patterns begin to take on some meaning. I find this sort of thing absolutely fascinating because such learning tends to open up completely new areas to my mind. Our own building looks different too. Hmmm. Anyway, this is one of those books I actually “couldn’t put down” and I recommend it to the hungry.
[J. Baldwin, The CoEvolution Quarterly Winter 1978, p.38]

【コンテンツ】
INTRODUCTION
1. AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES AND THE DEFINITION OF PLACE
2. THREE CITIES OF NEPAL
3. ARCHITECTURE AND SYMBOLISM IN TIBETAN MONASTERIES
4. HOUSE DECORATION AMONG SOUTH ASIAN PEOPLE
5. ANOTHER THICK WALL PATTERN: CAPPADOCIA
6. THE BOAT AS AN ARCHITECTURAL SYMBOL
7. ART AND MAGIC IN SOUTH BANTU VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
8. DECORATED HOUSES OF PYGHI, CHIOS
etc...

出版年：1977年
言語：英語
ページ数：228ページ
サイズ：23.5cm×25cm×2.5cm

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