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Built from Below.
Extending the concept of British vernacular architecture to embrace buildings such as places of worship, villas, hospitals, suburban semis and post-war mass housing, this book is of use to anyone with an interest in architectural history.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustration credits; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction: Vernacular Studies and British Architectural History; Chapter 2: Following the Geometrical Design Path: From Ely to Jamestown, Virginia; Chapter 3: Pre-Reformation Parish Churches: A Point of View; Chapter 4: The Villa: Ideal Type or Vernacular Variant?; Chapter 5: The York Retreat: 'A vernacular of equality'; Chapter 6: Self-Conscious Regionalism: Dan Gibson and the Arts and Crafts House in the Lake District; Chapter 7: Tudoresque Vernacular and the Self-Reliant Englishman.
- Chapter 8: 'The Hollow Victory' of Modern Architecture and the Quest for the Vernacular: J.M. Richards and 'the Functional Tradition'Chapter 9: A Modernist Vernacular?: The Hidden Diversity of Post-War Council Housing; Chapter 10: From Longhouse to Live/Work Unit: Parallel Histories and Absent Narratives; Index.