Tibetan houses : vernacular architecture of the Himalayas and environs /

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"The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is slowly but surely disappearing. The book analyses 19 traditional houses in the region that respond in diverse ways to the specifics of t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Herrle, Peter (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, part of Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2017]
Temas:
Architecture, Domestic > Tibet Region > Designs and plans.
Architecture, Domestic > Himalaya Mountains Region > Designs and plans.
Vernacular architecture > Tibet Region > Designs and plans.
Vernacular architecture > Himalaya Mountains Region > Designs and plans.
Architecture domestique > Tibet historique > Dessins et plans.
Architecture domestique > Himālaya > Dessins et plans.
Architecture vernaculaire > Tibet historique > Dessins et plans.
Architecture vernaculaire > Himālaya > Dessins et plans.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Residential.
HOUSE & HOME > Design & Construction.
Architecture, Domestic
Vernacular architecture
Tibet Region
Himalaya Mountains Region
Electronic books.
Architectural drawings
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • About this book
  • Geographical setting
  • The making of the book
  • Missionaries
  • explorers
  • researchers
  • LADAKH
  • CENTRAL TIBET: U-TSANG
  • EASTERN TIBET: KHAM AND AMDO
  • BHUTAN
  • KHUMBU
  • DOLPO
  • STRUCTURAL DESIGN
  • Enveloping the interior: structural diversity
  • Levels and covers: ceilings
  • Bearing the loads: posts and beams
  • The outer shell: stone
  • mud
  • timber
  • Opening the wall: doors and windows
  • Decorating the facade: crowns and cornices
  • Closing the top: flat and sloped roofs
  • Up and down: stairs and ladders
  • TIBETAN HOUSES
  • VANISHING OR CHANGING?
  • References
  • The project team
  • Picture credits.

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