Jean Dethier

The Art of Earth Architecture

Past, Present, Future

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A landmark publication that presents a world panorama of raw earth structures from ancient times to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Februar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 316mm x 253mm x 53mm
• Gewicht: 3138g
• ISBN-13: 9780500343579
• ISBN-10: 0500343578
• Artikelnr.: 58556215

Autorenporträt

Jean Dethier has dedicated his life to the research, safeguarding and development of raw earth architecture around the world. Winner of the prestigious 'Grand Prix d'Architecture' in 1987, Dethier also sat on the jury of the 2016 international Terra Award, the first international prize for contemporary earthen structures.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Construction Practices: Traditional and modern techniques . Part
II: From Antiquity to Enlightenment: a geo-cultural approach . Part III:
Vernacular Architecture - Living testimonials: a typological approach to
traditions . Part IV: Modernity: From 1789 to 1979, a chronological
approach