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The art of earth architecture : past, present, future / Jean Dethier ; editor: Kristen Hewitt.
Fine Arts Library NA4145.A35 D4713 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dethier, Jean, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Habiter la terre. English
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture--History.
- Architecture.
- History.
- Architecture--History--Pictorial works.
- Earth construction--History.
- Earth construction.
- Earth construction--History--Pictorial works.
- Monuments.
- Building, Adobe.
- Building, Adobe--History.
- Genre:
- History.
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- 511 pages ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hudson, New York: Princeton Architectural Press, [2020]
- Summary:
- "For almost ten thousand years, unbaked earth has been used to build remarkable structures, from simple dwellings to palaces, temples, and fortresses both grand and durable. Jean Dethier spent fifty years researching this landmark global survey, which spans five continents and 250 sites. The Art of Earth Architecture demonstrates the wide-ranging applications and sustainability of this building material, while presenting a manifesto for its ecological significance. Featuring raw-earth masterpieces, monumental structures, and little known works, the book includes the temples and palaces of Mesopotamia, the Great Wall of China, large-scale urban developments in Tenochtitlan in Mexico, the medinas of Morocco, and housing in Marrakech and Bogota. This definitive reference features many UNESCO World Heritage sites and contains essays on the historical, technical, and cultural aspects of raw-earth construction from twenty experts in the field, as well as hundreds of photographs, illustrations, and architectural drawings." --Amazon.com.
- Credits:
- includes bibliographical references (pages 496-501).
- Notes:
- "Translated from the French Habiter la terre by Matthew Clarke"--Colophon.
- "Original edition 2019 Flammarion, Paris"--Colophon.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Martin and Margy Meyerson Endowment Fund for the Built Environment.
- ISBN:
- 1616898895
- 9781616898892
- OCLC:
- 1108520929
- Publisher Number:
- 99986362147
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