Dwellings : the house across the world / Paul Oliver.

Main entry:

Oliver, Paul, 1927-2017.

Title & Author:

Dwellings : the house across the world / Paul Oliver.

Publication:

Oxford : Phaidon, 1987.

Description:

256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-248) and index.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.

Summary:

This is the first book to examine in depth the principles that have shaped the world's informal domestic architecture. Drawing largely on the author's twenty-five years of fieldwork in five continents, it examines the indigenous skills and building wisdom that lie behind the enormous range of dwelling types that exist today. Numerous examples support the book's theme, from the longhouses of Sarawak to the tower houses of the Yemen, and from the care dwellings of China to the makeshift shelters of Calcutta and to the "Site and Services" projects of Nairobi. Lavishly illustrated with colour plates and photographs, largely taken by the author, and strongly supported by line drawings and maps, the book provides an.
Invaluable work of reference for the student of architecture or anthropology, rural or urban geography, and sociology.

ISBN:

0714824437
9780714824437

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Social aspects.
Hausbau
Bouwkunst.
Woningen.
Architecture domestique Aspect social.
Residences Architectural features Social aspects

Holdings:

Location: Library main 15684
Call No.: ID:87-B15878
Status: Available

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