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Solar adobe : energy, ecology, and earthen architecture / Albert Narath.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Narath, Albert, 1977- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Building, Adobe--Environmental aspects--United States.
- Building, Adobe.
- Building, Adobe--Social aspects--United States.
- Solar buildings--United States.
- Solar buildings.
- Architecture and society--United States--History--20th century.
- Architecture and society.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2024]
- Contents:
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: Preparing the Ground
- Chapter 1. Mud Machines: William Lumpkins, the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, and the Technics of Earth
- Chapter 2. Earth Ecologies: Ralph Knowles, the Natural Forces Laboratory, and Ecosystem Design
- Chapter 3. In and Out of Sight: Vincent Scully, Reyner Banham, and the Image of Earth
- Chapter 4. Mud/HUD: Theodore Jojola, Indigenous Planning, and the Politics of Adobe
- Conclusion: Back into the Ground
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- Author Biography
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 27, 2024).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Narath, Albert, 1977- Solar adobe
- ISBN:
- 9781452970769
- 1452970769
- 9781452970752
- 1452970750
- Publisher Number:
- 40032251525
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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