Traditional Domestic Architecture of the Arab Region

Traditional Domestic Architecture of the Arab Region
Author: Friedrich Ragette
Publisher: Edition Axel Menges
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2003
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 3932565304

1.Introduction 2.The Arab Region 3.The origins of architecture 4. Traditional materials for construction 5. Traditional structures 6.Shelter in the Arab Region 7.The planning elements 8.Water and waste management 9.Traditional design strategies 10.Exceptions to the rule 11.Case studies 12.Western vs Eastern ways 13.Appendix.

Archaeology of Domestic Architecture and the Human Use of Space

Archaeology of Domestic Architecture and the Human Use of Space
Author: Sharon R Steadman
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 395
Release: 2016-06-16
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1315433966

Covering major theoretical and methodological developments over recent decades in areas like social institutions, settlement types, gender, status, and power, this book addresses the developing understanding of where and how people in the past created and used domestic space. It will be a useful synthesis for scholars and an ideal text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in archaeology and architecture.

American Homes

American Homes
Author: Lester Walker
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781579129927

American Homes is the classic work of American house architecture. From the Dutch colonial, to the New England Salt Box, to the 1950s prefab, this unrivaled reference and useful guide to 103 building styles pays homage to our country's housing heritage. American Homes opens the window onto the rich landscape of all the places we call home. Award-winning architect Lester Walker examines hundreds of styles of homes—more than any other survey of American domestic architecture—and helps us understand the history of each style, why it developed as it did, and the practical and historical reasons behind its shape, size, material, ornament, and plan. Hundreds of sequenced drawings illustrate the evolution of our most beloved housing styles, like the colonial English Cottage, which grows before our eyes from a simple square of posts and beams to a fully constructed home with hand-split cedar clapboards and an intricately thatched roof. There's also the Italianate, whose roof displays its intricate carved brackets and is topped with a cupola that serves to filter light to the interior of the home. Annotated floor plans offer insight into the structure of these homes, and with it, a good measure of inspiration. No wrought-iron railing, white stucco wall, or gingerbread gable goes neglected. Every idiosyncratic detail and decoration of each of these uniquely American designs is delicately drawn. American Homes is the perfect reference for enthusiasts of architecture, history, and American studies. It is also the ideal inspiration for anyone who lives in or dreams of living in a classic American home.

How to Read Houses

How to Read Houses
Author: Will Jones
Publisher: How to Read
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2017
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781912217113