The Thai house : history and evolution / Ruethai Chaichongrak ... [and others] ; photography by Michael Freeman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rưthai Čhaičhongrak.

Freeman, Michael, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dwellings--Thailand--History.

Dwellings.

Dwellings--Thailand--Design and construction.

Building, Wooden--Thailand--History.

Building, Wooden.

History.

Thailand.

Physical Description:

246 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), 1 color map ; 28 x 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Trumbull, CT : Weatherhill, [2002]

Summary:

The construction of wooden houses raised on stilts, which help to escape floods and pests, is a phenomenon found across Southeast Asia. Over many centuries each country has developed its own unique tradition. Thailand is no exception and, indeed, each of the country's four main regions has developed its own distinctive style, making the wooden houses of Thailand among the most widely diverse and beautiful examples of Southeast Asian architecture. "The Thai House" not only traces the history of these versatile buildings, but also explains the stages in their construction, the beliefs that underlie the positioning of every architectural element, and the complex ceremonies celebrating their construction. Beautiful photographs and authoritative texts celebrate a wide variety of Thai houses.

Notes:

"A River Books production"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (page 244) and index.

ISBN:

0834805200

OCLC:

51588433