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Balinese architecture / text by Julian Davison ; illustrations by Bruce Granquist, Mubinas Hanafi and Nengah Enu ; photographs by Luca Invernizzi Tettoni.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vernacular architecture--Indonesia--Bali Island.
- Vernacular architecture.
- Architecture--Indonesia--Bali Island.
- Architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (223 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Distribution:
- Singapore : Asia Pacific, [date of distribution not identified]
- Place of Publication:
- [North Clarendon, Vermont] : Tuttle Publishing, 2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Balinese style villas and resorts are popping up everywhere-from Ibiza to St Barts to Singapore. But what is Balinese architecture? And why is it so popular today?Traditional Balinese houses, temples and pavilions are designed to allow man to exist in harmony with the natural forces of the universe-reflecting core Balinese beliefs about man's place in relation to the cosmos, the gods, the ancestors, and the world around him. Innovative local and Western architects have been designing resorts and villas on Bali for decades, drawing their inspiration from these local traditions.In this one-of-a-
- Contents:
- Cover; Copyright; Contents; Balinese Architecture and Belief Systems; The Balinese Architectural Lexicon; Architecture and Social Status; Building Materials and Construction Techniques; Layout of the Compound; The Dwelling Compound; Pavilions; Decorative Features; The Balinese Village; Public Buildings; Balinese Palaces; Water Pavilions; Bali Aga Architecture; Balinese Temples and Shrines; The Archetypal Temple; A Resting Place for the Gods; Ornamentation and Iconography; A Typology of Temples; Village Temples; Death and the Afterlife; Sacred Rice and Subak Temples
- Cave Temples and Rock-cut SanctuariesSacred Bathing Places; The Majapahit Past; The Nirartha Legacy; Pura Besakih; Pura Luhur Uluwatu; Contemporary Hotels and Resorts; Contemporary Residences; Gardens and Water Features; Glossary; Bibliography; Back Cover
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 20, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 1-4629-1422-5
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