... an elegant and lyrical work.... It opens up our understanding of space and built environments in new and exciting ways. -- Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review The book offers marvellous drawings of complex patterns of structure, design and object, coupled with connections to the daily lives of the inhabitants. In itself, this book is an essential addition to what Indiana University Press has aptly described as 'the understanding of vernacular architecture'. -- West Africa ... a magnificent achievement; [the ...
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... an elegant and lyrical work.... It opens up our understanding of space and built environments in new and exciting ways. -- Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review The book offers marvellous drawings of complex patterns of structure, design and object, coupled with connections to the daily lives of the inhabitants. In itself, this book is an essential addition to what Indiana University Press has aptly described as 'the understanding of vernacular architecture'. -- West Africa ... a magnificent achievement; [the authors] set an objective and a standard in vernacular architecture research which is without parallel. The text is clear and careful, sensitive to the cultures yet quietly rigorous. The drawings are outstanding and have been exceptionally well reproduced in a book whose quality of production matches that of the content. -- Paul Oliver ... a lasting monument to African architectures.... a fine creation, a collage of marvelous graphic images, earnest research, good writing, careful thinking. -- Henry Glassie Scholars are realizing how important it is to provide a rich, thick cultural and social setting when they attempt to explore art.... This book does that for architecture. -- Patrick R. McNaughton ... will be regarded as an important contribution to the understanding of vernacular architecture. -- Berkeley Tri-City Post ... a stunning piece of work... An important contribution to architecture... -- FIST, Afrocentric On-line Magazine The photographs and drawings are fascinating. -- The New Brunswick Reader Architect Jean-Paul Bourdier and cultural critic and filmmaker Trinh T. Minh-ha take us into the traditionally built dwellings of African society in this richly illustrated book. Through this life-in-architecture we see material evidence of a culture, its socio-economic and cosmological organization, its way of living, and its world view.
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Add this copy of Drawn From African Dwellings to cart. $62.00, like new condition, Sold by Thomas Dorn, ABAA rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Canton, GA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Bloomington: Indiana University Press (1996)..
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1996, Bloomington: Indiana University Press (1996).
Publisher:
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (1996).
Published:
1996
Language:
English
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11815297166
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As New. Dust Jacket Included. Folio. xiii, 308 pp. Original brick-colored cloth binding. Illustrated with B & W photographs. This is a tight, fine book in a bright, fine DJ.
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As New in As New jacket. 309pp, As New in As New dustjacket. Large format 32 x 24 cm, glossy paper. Over 150 drawings, sections, cutaways, aerial views...". [This] is the best book in my opinion, on African building, and one of the best, say, dozen books on vernacular architecture...It is a fine creation, a collage of marvellous graphic images, earnest research, good writing, careful thinking"-Henry Glassie. Heavy book, approx 2 kg, Extra postage may be required.
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