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Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral
Philip Ball
HarperCollins | 0061154296 | 2008 | PDF | 336 pages | 7 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans begin to build churches in a new style, at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?
Universe of Stone shows that the Gothic cathedrals encode a far-reaching shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world. For the first time, they began to believe in an orderly, rational world that could be investigated and understood. This change marked the beginning of Western science and also the start of a long and, indeed, unfinished struggle to reconcile faith and reason.
By embedding the cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres. Beautifully illustrated and written, filled with astonishing insight, Universe of Stone argues that Chartres is a sublime expression of the originality and vitality of a true "first renaissance," one that occurred long before the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Francis Bacon.
About the Author
Philip Ball is a consulting editor for Nature magazine and a regular commentator on science in Great Britain. His book Bright Earth was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and he won Great Britain's prestigious Aventis Prize for Science Books for Critical Mass. He lives in London.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 The Isle Rises
Chartres in the Kingdom of France 8
2 A Change of Style
The Invention of Gothic 23
3 Heaven on Earth
What is a Cathedral? 52
4 Seek Not to Know High Things
Faith and Reason in the Middle Ages 69
5 Building by Numbers
Science and Geometry at the School of Chartres 100
6 Masters of Works
The Men Who Planned the Cathedrals 136
7 Hammer and Stone
Medieval Masons 170
Photographic Insert
8 Underneath the Arches
House of Forces 193
9 Holy Radiance
The Metaphysics of Light 233
10 Hard Labour
How the Cathedral Rose 256
11 A New Beginning
The First Renaissance 281
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"A lively biography of Chartres Cathedral ...Ball’s account of its construction reveals fascinating details...and evokes its raison d’être." -- The New Yorker
"Anyone who has been thrilled by the great Gothic cathedrals will revel in this study of both the spiritual and architectural qualities of those medieval wonders. Ball’s passion, sharp critical mind and fluid prose open a window onto the remote, alien world we call the Middle Ages." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Ball leaves no stone unturned . . . A revelatory look at a seminal period in art history." -- Kirkus Reviews
"There is no better general introduction to the subject... [Ball’s] account is bold and plausible." -- Wall Street Journal
HarperCollins | 0061154296 | 2008 | PDF | 336 pages | 7 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans begin to build churches in a new style, at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?
Universe of Stone shows that the Gothic cathedrals encode a far-reaching shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world. For the first time, they began to believe in an orderly, rational world that could be investigated and understood. This change marked the beginning of Western science and also the start of a long and, indeed, unfinished struggle to reconcile faith and reason.
By embedding the cathedral in the culture of the twelfth century—its schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debates—Philip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres. Beautifully illustrated and written, filled with astonishing insight, Universe of Stone argues that Chartres is a sublime expression of the originality and vitality of a true "first renaissance," one that occurred long before the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Francis Bacon.
About the Author
Philip Ball is a consulting editor for Nature magazine and a regular commentator on science in Great Britain. His book Bright Earth was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and he won Great Britain's prestigious Aventis Prize for Science Books for Critical Mass. He lives in London.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 The Isle Rises
Chartres in the Kingdom of France 8
2 A Change of Style
The Invention of Gothic 23
3 Heaven on Earth
What is a Cathedral? 52
4 Seek Not to Know High Things
Faith and Reason in the Middle Ages 69
5 Building by Numbers
Science and Geometry at the School of Chartres 100
6 Masters of Works
The Men Who Planned the Cathedrals 136
7 Hammer and Stone
Medieval Masons 170
Photographic Insert
8 Underneath the Arches
House of Forces 193
9 Holy Radiance
The Metaphysics of Light 233
10 Hard Labour
How the Cathedral Rose 256
11 A New Beginning
The First Renaissance 281
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"A lively biography of Chartres Cathedral ...Ball’s account of its construction reveals fascinating details...and evokes its raison d’être." -- The New Yorker
"Anyone who has been thrilled by the great Gothic cathedrals will revel in this study of both the spiritual and architectural qualities of those medieval wonders. Ball’s passion, sharp critical mind and fluid prose open a window onto the remote, alien world we call the Middle Ages." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Ball leaves no stone unturned . . . A revelatory look at a seminal period in art history." -- Kirkus Reviews
"There is no better general introduction to the subject... [Ball’s] account is bold and plausible." -- Wall Street Journal
The Challenge of Change
D. Van Den Heuvel, M. Mesman, W. Quist and B. Lemmens
IOS Press | 1586039172 | 2008 | PDF | 568 pages | 20 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Conservation of architecture - and the conversation of modern architecture in particular - has assumed new challenges. Rather than attempting to return a modern building to its resumed original state, the challenge of these proceedings is to revalue the essence of the manifold manifestations of modern architecture and redefine its meanings in a rapidly changing world of digital revolution, worldwide mobility and environmental awareness. This volume aims to provide a variety of platforms for the exchange of ideas and experience. A large, international group of architects, historians, scholars, preservationists and other parties involved in the processes of preserving, renovating and transforming modern buildings has been invited to investigate the paradox of the modern monument, and to reflect on the manifold dilemmas of change and continuity.
The general theme is elaborated through five sub-themes. The sub-theme 'Change and Continuity' addresses the tensions between change and continuity from a historical-theoretical perspective. 'Restructuring Cities and Landscapes' focuses on the larger scale of city and landscape, while 'Shifts in Programme and Flexibility' draws attention to the scale of the building or building complex, and questions limits of re-use and flexibility. The fourth sub-theme deals with education and the fifth sub-theme 'Progress, Technology and Sustainability' considers specific issues of techniques and materials.
LIST OF CONTENT
Modern Architecture is Durable: Using Change to Preserve / M. Casciato
Introduction / Organising Committee 10th International DOCOMOMO Conference
Change and Continuity 1
Change and Continuity 2
Change and Continuity 3
Change and Continuity 4
Cities and Landscape 1
Cities and Landscape 2
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility 1
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility 2
Education in Transformation
Technology, Progress and Sustainability 1
Technology, Progress and Sustainability 2
Short Papers
Change and Continuity
Restructuring Cities and Landscape
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility Education in Transformation
Technology, Progress and Sustainability
Exhibition
EDITORIAL REVIEW
IOS Press | 1586039172 | 2008 | PDF | 568 pages | 20 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Conservation of architecture - and the conversation of modern architecture in particular - has assumed new challenges. Rather than attempting to return a modern building to its resumed original state, the challenge of these proceedings is to revalue the essence of the manifold manifestations of modern architecture and redefine its meanings in a rapidly changing world of digital revolution, worldwide mobility and environmental awareness. This volume aims to provide a variety of platforms for the exchange of ideas and experience. A large, international group of architects, historians, scholars, preservationists and other parties involved in the processes of preserving, renovating and transforming modern buildings has been invited to investigate the paradox of the modern monument, and to reflect on the manifold dilemmas of change and continuity.
The general theme is elaborated through five sub-themes. The sub-theme 'Change and Continuity' addresses the tensions between change and continuity from a historical-theoretical perspective. 'Restructuring Cities and Landscapes' focuses on the larger scale of city and landscape, while 'Shifts in Programme and Flexibility' draws attention to the scale of the building or building complex, and questions limits of re-use and flexibility. The fourth sub-theme deals with education and the fifth sub-theme 'Progress, Technology and Sustainability' considers specific issues of techniques and materials.
LIST OF CONTENT
Modern Architecture is Durable: Using Change to Preserve / M. Casciato
Introduction / Organising Committee 10th International DOCOMOMO Conference
Change and Continuity 1
Change and Continuity 2
Change and Continuity 3
Change and Continuity 4
Cities and Landscape 1
Cities and Landscape 2
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility 1
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility 2
Education in Transformation
Technology, Progress and Sustainability 1
Technology, Progress and Sustainability 2
Short Papers
Change and Continuity
Restructuring Cities and Landscape
Shifts in Programme and Flexibility Education in Transformation
Technology, Progress and Sustainability
Exhibition
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Sacred Power, Sacred Space : An Introduction to Christian Architecture and Worship
J.H. Kilde
Oxford University Press | 0195336062 | 2008 | PDF | 248 pages | 7 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Jeanne Halgren Kilde's survey of church architecture is unlike any other. Her main concern is not the buildings themselves, but rather the dynamic character of Christianity and how church buildings shape and influence the religion. Kilde argues that a primary function of church buildings is to represent and reify three different types of power: divine power, or ideas about God; personal empowerment as manifested in the individual's perceived relationship to the divine; and social power, meaning the relationships between groups such as clergy and laity. Each type intersects with notions of Christian creed, cult, and code, and is represented spatially and materially in church buildings.
Kilde explores these categories chronologically, from the early church to the twentieth century. She considers the form, organization, and use of worship rooms; the location of churches; and the interaction between churches and the wider culture.
Church buildings have been integral to Christianity, and Kilde's important study sheds new light on the way they impact all aspects of the religion. Neither mere witnesses to transformations of religious thought or nor simple backgrounds for religious practice, church buildings are, in Kilde's view, dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. A Method for Thinking about Power Dynamics in Christian Space, 3
2. Early Christian Meeting Space in the Roman Empire, 13
3. Imperial Power in Constantinian and Byzantine Churches, 39
4. From Abbey to Great Church, Fortress to Heavenly City, 61
5. Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation, 91
6. Formalism and Non- or Antiformalism in Worship and Architecture, 131
7. Historicism, Modernism, and Space, 161
8. Concluding Observations, 199
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"Jeanne Kilde is a gifted teacher and a mature scholar who has been studying and writing about material culture since before it was fashionable to do so. Her works are careful, imaginative, and daring, and this treatment of the linkages of power and space is brilliant. The book's depth and reach are breathtaking, and its implications are manifold." --Calvin J. Roetzel, Sundet Professor of New Testament and Christian Studies, University of Minnesota
"Kilde's book is one that has long been needed. It provides a concise introduction to the periods of church-building, enlivened by a clearly articulated point of view. It is focused on a selection of important churches. And it is informed by an interpretive grid that readers will find tremendously useful as a starting point for analysis and discussion. This book will be welcomed warmly as an interesting, accessible introduction to the subject." --Richard Kieckhefer, author of Theology in Stone: Church Architecture from Byzantium to Berkeley
Oxford University Press | 0195336062 | 2008 | PDF | 248 pages | 7 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Jeanne Halgren Kilde's survey of church architecture is unlike any other. Her main concern is not the buildings themselves, but rather the dynamic character of Christianity and how church buildings shape and influence the religion. Kilde argues that a primary function of church buildings is to represent and reify three different types of power: divine power, or ideas about God; personal empowerment as manifested in the individual's perceived relationship to the divine; and social power, meaning the relationships between groups such as clergy and laity. Each type intersects with notions of Christian creed, cult, and code, and is represented spatially and materially in church buildings.
Kilde explores these categories chronologically, from the early church to the twentieth century. She considers the form, organization, and use of worship rooms; the location of churches; and the interaction between churches and the wider culture.
Church buildings have been integral to Christianity, and Kilde's important study sheds new light on the way they impact all aspects of the religion. Neither mere witnesses to transformations of religious thought or nor simple backgrounds for religious practice, church buildings are, in Kilde's view, dynamic participants in religious change and goldmines of information on Christianity itself.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. A Method for Thinking about Power Dynamics in Christian Space, 3
2. Early Christian Meeting Space in the Roman Empire, 13
3. Imperial Power in Constantinian and Byzantine Churches, 39
4. From Abbey to Great Church, Fortress to Heavenly City, 61
5. Transformations of the Renaissance and Reformation, 91
6. Formalism and Non- or Antiformalism in Worship and Architecture, 131
7. Historicism, Modernism, and Space, 161
8. Concluding Observations, 199
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"Jeanne Kilde is a gifted teacher and a mature scholar who has been studying and writing about material culture since before it was fashionable to do so. Her works are careful, imaginative, and daring, and this treatment of the linkages of power and space is brilliant. The book's depth and reach are breathtaking, and its implications are manifold." --Calvin J. Roetzel, Sundet Professor of New Testament and Christian Studies, University of Minnesota
"Kilde's book is one that has long been needed. It provides a concise introduction to the periods of church-building, enlivened by a clearly articulated point of view. It is focused on a selection of important churches. And it is informed by an interpretive grid that readers will find tremendously useful as a starting point for analysis and discussion. This book will be welcomed warmly as an interesting, accessible introduction to the subject." --Richard Kieckhefer, author of Theology in Stone: Church Architecture from Byzantium to Berkeley
Architecture of Italy (Reference Guides to National Architecture)
J. Castex
Greenwood Press | 0313320861 | 2008 | PDF | 288 pages | 7 Mb
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Covering all regions of Italy--from Turin's Palace of Labor in northern Italy to the Monreale Cathedral and Cloister in Sicily--and all periods of Italian architecture--from the first-century Colosseum in Rome to the Casa Rustica apartments built in Milan in the 1930s--this volume examines over 70 of Italy's most important architectural landmarks. Writing in an authoritative yet engaging style, Jean Castex, professor of architectural history at the Versailles School of Architecture, describes the features, functions, and historical importance of each structure. Besides idetifying location, style, architects, and periods of initial construction and major renovations, the cross-referenced and illustrated entries also highlight architectural and historical terms explained in the Glossay and conclude with a useful listing of further information resources. The volume also offers ready-reference lists of entries by location, architectural style, and time period, as well as a general bibliography, a detailed subject index, and a comprehensive introductory overview of Italian architecture.
LIST OF CONTENT
Entries cover major architectural structures as well as smaller sites, including everything from the well-known dome of St. Peter's at the Vatican to the Fiat Lingotto Plant in Turin. Other entries include the following:
Augustus Gate, Perugia
Castel del Monte, Puglia
Ducal Palace, Urbino
House of the Faun, Pompeii
Laurentian Library, Florence
Piazza Pio II, Pienza
Renovation of the Old Harbor, Genoa
Trevi Fountain, Rome
Villa Malaparte, Capri
Ideal for college and high school students, as well as for interested general readers, this comprehensive look at the architecture of Italy is an indispensable addition to every architectural reference collection.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Greenwood Press | 0313320861 | 2008 | PDF | 288 pages | 7 Mb
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Covering all regions of Italy--from Turin's Palace of Labor in northern Italy to the Monreale Cathedral and Cloister in Sicily--and all periods of Italian architecture--from the first-century Colosseum in Rome to the Casa Rustica apartments built in Milan in the 1930s--this volume examines over 70 of Italy's most important architectural landmarks. Writing in an authoritative yet engaging style, Jean Castex, professor of architectural history at the Versailles School of Architecture, describes the features, functions, and historical importance of each structure. Besides idetifying location, style, architects, and periods of initial construction and major renovations, the cross-referenced and illustrated entries also highlight architectural and historical terms explained in the Glossay and conclude with a useful listing of further information resources. The volume also offers ready-reference lists of entries by location, architectural style, and time period, as well as a general bibliography, a detailed subject index, and a comprehensive introductory overview of Italian architecture.
LIST OF CONTENT
Entries cover major architectural structures as well as smaller sites, including everything from the well-known dome of St. Peter's at the Vatican to the Fiat Lingotto Plant in Turin. Other entries include the following:
Augustus Gate, Perugia
Castel del Monte, Puglia
Ducal Palace, Urbino
House of the Faun, Pompeii
Laurentian Library, Florence
Piazza Pio II, Pienza
Renovation of the Old Harbor, Genoa
Trevi Fountain, Rome
Villa Malaparte, Capri
Ideal for college and high school students, as well as for interested general readers, this comprehensive look at the architecture of Italy is an indispensable addition to every architectural reference collection.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Structures & Construction in Historic Building Conservation
Michael ForsythBlackwell | 2007 | PDF | 248 pages | 3 Mb
DESCRIPTION
THOMAS G. GUTTERIDGE is dean and distinguished professor of management at the School of Business Administration, The University of Connecticut. He is also coauthor of Organizational Career Development: State of the Practice (ASTD, 1983). ZANDY B. LEIBOWITZ is a psychologist and principal in the Maryland-based consulting firm Conceptual Systems, Inc. She is also author of Adult Career Development and coauthor of Designing Career Development Systems (Jossey-Bass, 1986). JANE E. SHORE is a senior career development consultant with Fannie Mae. In 1991 she received the American Society for Training and Development's Career Development Student Research Award for her research in organizational career development.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 What is conservation engineering? 1
2 The philosophy of conservation engineering 12
3 The Building Regulations and related legislation 19
4 Metric survey techniques for historic buildings 41
5 Investigating, monitoring and load testing historic structures 64
6 Basic soil mechanics, foundations and repair of settlement damage 82
7 Effects of induced movement 111
8 Repairs to historic structures 140
9 Numerical modelling of masonry structures 151
10 Use of iron and steel in buildings 173
11 Conservation of concrete and reinforced concrete 192
12 Fire safety and historic buildings 211
13 The effects of road traffic vibration on historic buildings 223
14 Scaffolding and temporary works for historic structures 226
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"There are some excellent things in these volumes … All very worthwhile stuff." (Context, September 2008)
RIBA Book of British Housing, Second Edition 1900 to the present day
2008,
Architecture,
General Building Types and Styles,
History and Periods,
Reference,
Residential Building
I. Colquhoun
Architectural Press | 075068254X | 2008 | PDF | 416 pages | Mb
DESCRIPTION
RIBA Book of British Housing Design looks at the design solutions developed during the 20th and the 21st centuries, and illustrates over 200 of the most successful projects. It provides an overview of the evolution of housing development, and includes present day schemes and estate regeneration as well as special sections on housing in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The photographs and plans of historic and contemporary projects can be used to show design approaches to clients, committees and, in the case of regeneration, with local communities. Looking back into history will indicate which design approaches have been successful.
This fully updated 2nd edition includes a new chapter on the development of design concepts and projects built since 1999. It illustrates current trends that have been developing since the turn of the new century, and emphasises the concept of creating sustainable communities. The use of colour photographs adds a new dimension to the first edition in making it possible to appreciate more readily the materials used in the design of the housing and its environment.
LIST OF CONTENT
British Housing: 1900 to the Present Day
, The early years: 1900?1918, Homes fit for heroes: 1918?1939, Years of hope: 1945?1951, In pursuit of an ideal: 1951?1979, New directions: 1979?1997, From 1997 into a new century;
London
;
The English Regions
, Eastern England, The Midlands, North-east England, North-west England, Southern England, South-west England, Yorkshire and Humberside,
Wales
;
Scotland
, Introduction, Inter-war years policies, Years of ambition: 1945?1979, Post 1979: a new culture;
Northern Ireland
, Introduction, Project
EDITORIAL REVIEW
About the 1st edition:
'I...congratulate the author, and the RIBA Housing Group, on this book and I recommend it to all those who will have a responsibility for, and an interest in, creating our future homes and housing environments.'
David Rock, Former President of the RIBA
A beautifully illustrated, inspirational guide to British housing design
Architectural Press | 075068254X | 2008 | PDF | 416 pages | Mb
DESCRIPTION
RIBA Book of British Housing Design looks at the design solutions developed during the 20th and the 21st centuries, and illustrates over 200 of the most successful projects. It provides an overview of the evolution of housing development, and includes present day schemes and estate regeneration as well as special sections on housing in Scotland and Northern Ireland. The photographs and plans of historic and contemporary projects can be used to show design approaches to clients, committees and, in the case of regeneration, with local communities. Looking back into history will indicate which design approaches have been successful.
This fully updated 2nd edition includes a new chapter on the development of design concepts and projects built since 1999. It illustrates current trends that have been developing since the turn of the new century, and emphasises the concept of creating sustainable communities. The use of colour photographs adds a new dimension to the first edition in making it possible to appreciate more readily the materials used in the design of the housing and its environment.
LIST OF CONTENT
British Housing: 1900 to the Present Day
, The early years: 1900?1918, Homes fit for heroes: 1918?1939, Years of hope: 1945?1951, In pursuit of an ideal: 1951?1979, New directions: 1979?1997, From 1997 into a new century;
London
;
The English Regions
, Eastern England, The Midlands, North-east England, North-west England, Southern England, South-west England, Yorkshire and Humberside,
Wales
;
Scotland
, Introduction, Inter-war years policies, Years of ambition: 1945?1979, Post 1979: a new culture;
Northern Ireland
, Introduction, Project
EDITORIAL REVIEW
About the 1st edition:
'I...congratulate the author, and the RIBA Housing Group, on this book and I recommend it to all those who will have a responsibility for, and an interest in, creating our future homes and housing environments.'
David Rock, Former President of the RIBA
A beautifully illustrated, inspirational guide to British housing design
The Saga of Sydney Opera House: The Dramatic Story of the Design and Construction of the Icon of Modern Australia
2008,
Architect Monographs,
Civil,
Engineering,
General Building Types and Styles,
History and Periods,
Reference
Peter Murray
Spon Press | 0415325218 | 2008 | PDF | 184 pages | 6 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Peter Murray has managed to unravel one of the most intriguing architectural controversies of recent times - what really happened when they built Sydney Opera House?
LIST OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 A magnificent doodle 1
Chapter 2 Collaboration and creativity 18
Chapter 3 The move to Sydney 31
Chapter 4 A quart into a pint pot 41
Chapter 5 The turn of the screw 56
Chapter 6 ‘You have forced me to leave’ 71
Chapter 7 The aftermath 87
Chapter 8 Ars longa, vita brevis 103
EDITORIAL REVIEW
'Peter Murray presents a nicely balanced view of the controversies that have dogged this remarkable building. He has probably come closest to the real story of what happened in those years of struggle.' - CIOB International News
'Peter Murray relates the murky affair with a splendidly light and fair-minded touch.' - Building
Peter Murray presents a nicely balanced view of the controversies that have dogged this remarkable building. He has probably come closest to the real story of what happened in those years of struggle. - CIOB International News
Peter Murray relates the murky affair with a splendidly light and fair-minded touch. - Building
Spon Press | 0415325218 | 2008 | PDF | 184 pages | 6 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Peter Murray has managed to unravel one of the most intriguing architectural controversies of recent times - what really happened when they built Sydney Opera House?
LIST OF CONTENT
Chapter 1 A magnificent doodle 1
Chapter 2 Collaboration and creativity 18
Chapter 3 The move to Sydney 31
Chapter 4 A quart into a pint pot 41
Chapter 5 The turn of the screw 56
Chapter 6 ‘You have forced me to leave’ 71
Chapter 7 The aftermath 87
Chapter 8 Ars longa, vita brevis 103
EDITORIAL REVIEW
'Peter Murray presents a nicely balanced view of the controversies that have dogged this remarkable building. He has probably come closest to the real story of what happened in those years of struggle.' - CIOB International News
'Peter Murray relates the murky affair with a splendidly light and fair-minded touch.' - Building
Peter Murray presents a nicely balanced view of the controversies that have dogged this remarkable building. He has probably come closest to the real story of what happened in those years of struggle. - CIOB International News
Peter Murray relates the murky affair with a splendidly light and fair-minded touch. - Building
The Shanghai YangTze River Tunnel: Theory, Design & Construction
R. Huang
CRC | 0415471613 | 2008 | PDF | 360 pages | 13 Mb
DESCRIPTION
One of the worlds currently largests tunnel projects is under construction at the Yangtze River estuary: the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel project, with its length of 8950 m and a diameter of 15.43 m. The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel. Theory, Design and Construction, which was presented as a special issue at the occasion of the 6th International Symposium Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Shanghai, China, 10-12 April 2008), contains a comprehensive collection of papers dedicated to one of the most complex underground works recently undertaken, and covers a variety of topics: Experiment and design; Construction and monitoring; Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation; Risk asssessment, and Project management. This book will be invaluable to scientists and engineers working in the analysis, design, construction and management of tunnels in soft ground.
LIST OF CONTENT
Selected Contents: Preface;
Keynote lecture;
Special lectures;
Experiment and design;
Construction technology and monitoring;
Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation;
Risk assessment and management;
Author index
EDITORIAL REVIEW
CRC | 0415471613 | 2008 | PDF | 360 pages | 13 Mb
DESCRIPTION
One of the worlds currently largests tunnel projects is under construction at the Yangtze River estuary: the Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel project, with its length of 8950 m and a diameter of 15.43 m. The Shanghai Yangtze River Tunnel. Theory, Design and Construction, which was presented as a special issue at the occasion of the 6th International Symposium Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground (IS-Shanghai, China, 10-12 April 2008), contains a comprehensive collection of papers dedicated to one of the most complex underground works recently undertaken, and covers a variety of topics: Experiment and design; Construction and monitoring; Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation; Risk asssessment, and Project management. This book will be invaluable to scientists and engineers working in the analysis, design, construction and management of tunnels in soft ground.
LIST OF CONTENT
Selected Contents: Preface;
Keynote lecture;
Special lectures;
Experiment and design;
Construction technology and monitoring;
Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation;
Risk assessment and management;
Author index
EDITORIAL REVIEW
10x10. 100 Architects, 10 Critics
2000 - 2005,
Architect Monographs,
Architecture,
General Building Types and Styles,
History and Periods,
Reference
Phaidon Press
Phaidon Press | 9780714844411 | 2004 | DjVu | 470 pages | 48.39 mb
DESCRIPTION
Since the release of the critically acclaimed 10x10 five years ago, the world of architecture has evolved: Advances in technology and research continue to produce increasingly sophisticated forms; advances in communication have resulted in decentralized, multicity architecture offices; and an impressive crop of young architects is emerging from countries with comparatively little previous recognition in the field, such as Slovenia, South Korea, and China. Many of the architects featured in 10x10— including Asymptote, Shigeru Ban, and MVRDV—have become established fixtures on the international scene, opening the way to a new generation of talent. With the expertise of a highly knowledgeable and high-powered group of curators, 10x10_2 picks up where its predecessor left off.
10x10_2 is a comprehensive and global view of new architecture, presenting the work of 100 up-and-coming architects in 28 countries, selected by 10 of the world’s best-informed architectural critics. Organized in A–Z order, the book introduces each architect or studio on four pages that include photographs, drawings, and accompanying text written by the critics. Although some of the architects are beginning to gain worldwide recognition, others have achieved acclaim in their own countries for their work over the past five years. The selection in this volume features more than 250 buildings and projects, including recently built work as well as those currently under construction and due for completion. The effects of the global economy and political shifts are also evident in the book’s selection, which includes several architecture studios in Slovenia, South Korea, and China. Also notable is a widespread move toward multi-location architecture collectives such as Servo, Ocean North, and n-o-m-a-d, which take advantage of a network of contacts in key cities around the world.
10x10 _2 also includes 10 original essays written by the critics that express their views on current architectural issues. In addition, each critic has chosen 10 cultural references—from designed objects to film, theory, and literature—that exemplify the range of influences on today’s rapidly changing design environment. The complete list of these references as well as one reading from each critic is reproduced in the book, which concludes with complete biographical information on each critic and architect/firm, as well as an index.
LIST OF CONTENT
this enormous book, measuring one square foot and weighing ten pounds, introduces 100 of the most promising architects and architectural firms from 28 countries, including Slovenia, South Korea, Brazil, and China.
These talented individuals are presented in the form of alphabetical four-page pictorial spreads, featuring their most intriguing designs and abbreviated biographies.
Some of the world's best-known architecture critics, writers, educators, and designers are responsible for the selections, including architect Zaha Hadid (London), historian Kurt Forster (Germany), and architectural educator Toshiko Mori (Harvard Univ. Graduate Sch. of Design).
Everything in this book is cutting edge, from the imaging and the graphics to the production techniques and the cover design. For all architecture libraries.-Peter Kaufman, Boston Architectural Ctr.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Amazon.com Review
Who are the world's most exciting up-and-coming architects? 10 x 10_2 has 100 definitive answers, provided by 10 influential curators, educators and architects—including Zaha Hadid, Toshiko Mori, and Kurt Foster. Each featured architect is allotted four generously sized, photo-rich pages, with concise yet informative texts. The projects are distinguished by a rare combination of inventiveness, thoughtful use of materials and sheer beauty. In Zurich, Christian Kerez stacked and cantilevered solid concrete shear walls between large expanses of glass to create a multifamily residence of pristine structural integrity. In Minneapolis, Vincent James Associates Architects endowed a boathouse with the rhythm of repeated trussed beams, inspired by the activity of rowing. SPBR Arquitetos' glass-and-wood dental clinic in São Paulo features a transparent facade, designed to win the trust of neighborhood residents. In Tokyo, Tezuka Architects designed the space-saving Wall-less House, a steel-frame structure supported only by the central utility core and two columns. Among the more futuristic approaches are ONL's glass-and-metal highway sound barrier housing an industrial building in The Netherlands; New York-based Evan Douglas' fluid architectural elements, created by digital morphing; and Beijing-based Fake Design's dramatically scaled geometric stone formations for a riverside development in China. As a stimulating bonus, each member of the curatorial team offers an annotated list of 10 personal cultural influences, which range from John Berger's classic, Ways of Seeing, to films by Wim Wenders and the architecture-rich city of Chicago. Biographies of the 100 architects are also included. The only drawback of this splendid book, the second in a series, is its eccentric typeface. Stretched across overly long lines of body text and captions, it makes for eye-straining reading. --Cathy Curtis
Phaidon Press | 9780714844411 | 2004 | DjVu | 470 pages | 48.39 mb
DESCRIPTION
Since the release of the critically acclaimed 10x10 five years ago, the world of architecture has evolved: Advances in technology and research continue to produce increasingly sophisticated forms; advances in communication have resulted in decentralized, multicity architecture offices; and an impressive crop of young architects is emerging from countries with comparatively little previous recognition in the field, such as Slovenia, South Korea, and China. Many of the architects featured in 10x10— including Asymptote, Shigeru Ban, and MVRDV—have become established fixtures on the international scene, opening the way to a new generation of talent. With the expertise of a highly knowledgeable and high-powered group of curators, 10x10_2 picks up where its predecessor left off.
10x10_2 is a comprehensive and global view of new architecture, presenting the work of 100 up-and-coming architects in 28 countries, selected by 10 of the world’s best-informed architectural critics. Organized in A–Z order, the book introduces each architect or studio on four pages that include photographs, drawings, and accompanying text written by the critics. Although some of the architects are beginning to gain worldwide recognition, others have achieved acclaim in their own countries for their work over the past five years. The selection in this volume features more than 250 buildings and projects, including recently built work as well as those currently under construction and due for completion. The effects of the global economy and political shifts are also evident in the book’s selection, which includes several architecture studios in Slovenia, South Korea, and China. Also notable is a widespread move toward multi-location architecture collectives such as Servo, Ocean North, and n-o-m-a-d, which take advantage of a network of contacts in key cities around the world.
10x10 _2 also includes 10 original essays written by the critics that express their views on current architectural issues. In addition, each critic has chosen 10 cultural references—from designed objects to film, theory, and literature—that exemplify the range of influences on today’s rapidly changing design environment. The complete list of these references as well as one reading from each critic is reproduced in the book, which concludes with complete biographical information on each critic and architect/firm, as well as an index.
LIST OF CONTENT
this enormous book, measuring one square foot and weighing ten pounds, introduces 100 of the most promising architects and architectural firms from 28 countries, including Slovenia, South Korea, Brazil, and China.
These talented individuals are presented in the form of alphabetical four-page pictorial spreads, featuring their most intriguing designs and abbreviated biographies.
Some of the world's best-known architecture critics, writers, educators, and designers are responsible for the selections, including architect Zaha Hadid (London), historian Kurt Forster (Germany), and architectural educator Toshiko Mori (Harvard Univ. Graduate Sch. of Design).
Everything in this book is cutting edge, from the imaging and the graphics to the production techniques and the cover design. For all architecture libraries.-Peter Kaufman, Boston Architectural Ctr.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Amazon.com Review
Who are the world's most exciting up-and-coming architects? 10 x 10_2 has 100 definitive answers, provided by 10 influential curators, educators and architects—including Zaha Hadid, Toshiko Mori, and Kurt Foster. Each featured architect is allotted four generously sized, photo-rich pages, with concise yet informative texts. The projects are distinguished by a rare combination of inventiveness, thoughtful use of materials and sheer beauty. In Zurich, Christian Kerez stacked and cantilevered solid concrete shear walls between large expanses of glass to create a multifamily residence of pristine structural integrity. In Minneapolis, Vincent James Associates Architects endowed a boathouse with the rhythm of repeated trussed beams, inspired by the activity of rowing. SPBR Arquitetos' glass-and-wood dental clinic in São Paulo features a transparent facade, designed to win the trust of neighborhood residents. In Tokyo, Tezuka Architects designed the space-saving Wall-less House, a steel-frame structure supported only by the central utility core and two columns. Among the more futuristic approaches are ONL's glass-and-metal highway sound barrier housing an industrial building in The Netherlands; New York-based Evan Douglas' fluid architectural elements, created by digital morphing; and Beijing-based Fake Design's dramatically scaled geometric stone formations for a riverside development in China. As a stimulating bonus, each member of the curatorial team offers an annotated list of 10 personal cultural influences, which range from John Berger's classic, Ways of Seeing, to films by Wim Wenders and the architecture-rich city of Chicago. Biographies of the 100 architects are also included. The only drawback of this splendid book, the second in a series, is its eccentric typeface. Stretched across overly long lines of body text and captions, it makes for eye-straining reading. --Cathy Curtis
Architecture in Netherlands
Philip JodidioTaschen | 2006 | PDF | 192 pages | 80 Mb
DESCRIPTION
TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
From the Publisher
Architects/firms included: Wiel Arets Erick van Egeraat Herman Hertzberger Meyer en Van Schooten MvRdV Neutlings Riedjik NOX OMA Rem Koolhaas Oosterhuis, NL Dirk Jan Postel SeARCH UN Studio Koen van Velsen Rene van Zuuk
LIST OF CONTENT
Wiel Arets
Erick van Egeraat
Herman Hertzberger
Meyer En van Schooten
MVRDV
Neutelings Riedijk
NOX
Oma/Rem Koohass
ONL
Dirk Jan Postel
SEARCH
Un Studio
Koen van Velsen
Rene van Zuuk
Architecture in Europe since 1968 Memory & Invention
A. Tzonis & L. LefaivreLondon, Thames & Hudson | 1997 |PDF | 312 pages | 73 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Winner of an American Institute of Architects Award, this book surveys 20 years characterized by conflict between tradition and invention, modern and anti-modern, and by an abundance of disparate design solutions. More than 75 projects are presented with critical essays, photographs, drawings, site diagrams, construction details, and extensive documentation. 563 illus. 201 in color
LIST OF CONTENT
Architecture in Switzerlands
Philip JodidioTaschen |2006 | PDF | 192 pages | 181 Mb
DESCRIPTION
TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
From the Publisher
Architects/firms included: Mario Botta Santiago Calatrava Aldo Celoria Jürg Conzett Deventhèry & Lamunière Diener + Diener Eckert & Eckert (e2a) Norman Foster Fuhrimann + Hächler Patrick Gartmann Gigon & Guyer Herzog & de Meuron Davide Macullo Valerio Ogliati Renzo Piano Philippe Rahm Peter Zumthor
LIST OF CONTENT
Mario Botta
Santiago Calatrava
Aldo Celoria
Jurg Conzett
Devanthery & Lamuniere
Diener & Diener
E2A
Norman Foster
Fuhrimann + Hachler
Patrick Gartmann
Gigon/Guyer
Herzog & de Meuron
Davide Macullo
Valerio Olgiati
Renzo Piano
Philippe Rahm
Peter Zumthor
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Architecture in Japan
Philip JodidioTaschen | 2006 | PDF | 192 pages | 99 Mb
DESCRIPTION
TASCHEN’s new architecture series brings a unique perspective to world architecture, highlighting architectural trends by country. Each book features 15 to 20 architects—from the firmly established to the up-and-coming—with the focus on how they have contributed to very recent architecture in the chosen nation. Entries include contact information and short biographies in addition to copiously illustrated descriptions of the architects’ or firms’ most significant recent projects. Crossing the globe from country to country, this new series celebrates the richly hued architectural personality of each nation featured.
From the Publisher
Architects/firms included: Hitoshi Abe Tadao Ando Jun Aoki Shigeru Ban Masaki Endoh Shuhei Endo Hiroshi Hara Arata Isozaki Toyo Ito Waro Kishi Kengo Kuma Fumihiko Maki Kazuyo Sejima + Ryue Nishizawa / S A N A A Yoshio Taniguchi Tezuka Architects Makoto Sei Watanabe Makoto Yokomizo
LIST OF CONTENT
Hitoshi Abe
Tadao Ando
Jun Aoki
Shigeru Ban
Shuhei Endo
Endoh & Ikeda
Hiroshi Hara
Arata Isozaki
Toyo Ito
Waro Kishi
Kengo Kuma
Fumihiko Maki
Sejima + Nishizawa/Sanaa
Yoshio Taniguchi
Tezuka Architects
Makoto Sei Watanabe
Makoto Yokomizo
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Architecture and Art of Southern India
G. Michell
Cambridge University Press | 0521441102 | 1995 | PDF | 250 pages | 40 Mb
DESCRIPTION
George Michell provides a pioneering and richly illustrated introduction to the architecture, sculpture and painting of southern India under the Vijayanagara empire and the states that succeeded it. This period, encompassing some four hundred years, from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, was endowed with an abundance of religious and royal monuments which remain as testimonies to the history and ideology behind their evolution. The author evaluates the legacy of this artistic heritage, describing and illustrating buildings, sculptures and paintings that have never been published on before. In a previously neglected area of art history, he presents an original and much-needed reassessment.
• The first book-length account of the art history of Southern India during this period • Over 200 illustrations, some of which have never been published before • Author, who is an archaeologist as well as an art historian, is well known in Indian art history circles
LIST OF CONTENT
Preface;
l. Introduction;
2. Historical framework;
3. Temple architecture: the Kannada and Telugu zones;
4. Temple architecture: the Tamil zone;
5. Palace architecture;
6. Sculpture;
7. Painting;
8. Conclusion;
Bibliographical essay;
Bibliography.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"Michell's book has expanded our definition of the history of South Asian art and architecture. He raises many issues and probing questions, tantalizing us to pack our bags to explore the hinterland of India's south for ourselves....Michell's well-written text describes the monuments meticulously and makes lucid the historical developments." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
Cambridge University Press | 0521441102 | 1995 | PDF | 250 pages | 40 Mb
DESCRIPTION
George Michell provides a pioneering and richly illustrated introduction to the architecture, sculpture and painting of southern India under the Vijayanagara empire and the states that succeeded it. This period, encompassing some four hundred years, from the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, was endowed with an abundance of religious and royal monuments which remain as testimonies to the history and ideology behind their evolution. The author evaluates the legacy of this artistic heritage, describing and illustrating buildings, sculptures and paintings that have never been published on before. In a previously neglected area of art history, he presents an original and much-needed reassessment.
• The first book-length account of the art history of Southern India during this period • Over 200 illustrations, some of which have never been published before • Author, who is an archaeologist as well as an art historian, is well known in Indian art history circles
LIST OF CONTENT
Preface;
l. Introduction;
2. Historical framework;
3. Temple architecture: the Kannada and Telugu zones;
4. Temple architecture: the Tamil zone;
5. Palace architecture;
6. Sculpture;
7. Painting;
8. Conclusion;
Bibliographical essay;
Bibliography.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"Michell's book has expanded our definition of the history of South Asian art and architecture. He raises many issues and probing questions, tantalizing us to pack our bags to explore the hinterland of India's south for ourselves....Michell's well-written text describes the monuments meticulously and makes lucid the historical developments." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
An Architects Guide to Fame
P. Davies, T. Schmiedeknecht
Architectural Press | 075065967X | 2005 | PDF | 192 pages | 4 Mb
DESCRIPTION
This lively text provides a candid inquiry into the contemporary means by which architects get work and (for better or worse) become famous. In response to the reciprocal relationship between publicity and everyday architectural practice, this book examines the mechanisms by which architects seek publicity and manage to establish themselves and their work ahead of their colleagues. Through the essays of specialist contributors, this book enables the reader to understand the complex relationship between what they see as the built environment and the unwritten stories behind how it came about.
LIST OF CONTENT
Foreword; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Introduction;
Part I Paper Architecture;
What is it about the Smithsons?;
The Archigram Group;
Boyarsky and the Architectural Association;
Fame and the Changing Role of Drawing;
Part II Bricks and Mortar;
Switzerland – Botta:
Fame and Scale;
Italy – Rossi:
Fame and Familiarity;
The Netherlands – Koolhaas and the Profession at Play;
Germany – (Un)edited Architecture;
Wettbewerbe Aktuell;
Spain – The Fame Game;
USA – Ground Zero:
1,776 ft into Thin Air;
Part III Conduits;
Editors – Architectural Design in the 1970s and 1980s;
It?s not About the Work!;
All The Kings Men;
All The Kings Men and a Few Women;
Part IV Portraits;
The Portraits;
Art, Architecture, Artists and Architects;
A-List Architects;
The Fall and Rise of Craig Ellwood;
Situating Dalibor Vesely;
The Psyche of the Unit Master;
The Psyche of a Depressed and Disappointed Unit Master;
Seeking Peter Zumthor;
Kit Allsopp;
The Chapter According to St John
EDITORIAL REVIEW
This lively text provides a candid inquiry into the contemporary means by which architects get work and (for better or worse) become famous.
In response to the reciprocal relationship between publicity and everyday architectural practice, this book examines the mechanisms by which architects seek publicity and manage to establish themselves and their work ahead of their colleagues. Through the essays of specialist contributors, this book enables the reader to understand the complex relationship between what they see as the built environment and the unwritten stories behind how it came about.
* Internationally known architects bring an insider's view of the profession to life
* Shows architects how to establish a strong reputation in one of the most competitive professional fields
* Links themes of contemporary culture to key architectural issues
Architectural Press | 075065967X | 2005 | PDF | 192 pages | 4 Mb
DESCRIPTION
This lively text provides a candid inquiry into the contemporary means by which architects get work and (for better or worse) become famous. In response to the reciprocal relationship between publicity and everyday architectural practice, this book examines the mechanisms by which architects seek publicity and manage to establish themselves and their work ahead of their colleagues. Through the essays of specialist contributors, this book enables the reader to understand the complex relationship between what they see as the built environment and the unwritten stories behind how it came about.
LIST OF CONTENT
Foreword; Prologue; Acknowledgments; Introduction;
Part I Paper Architecture;
What is it about the Smithsons?;
The Archigram Group;
Boyarsky and the Architectural Association;
Fame and the Changing Role of Drawing;
Part II Bricks and Mortar;
Switzerland – Botta:
Fame and Scale;
Italy – Rossi:
Fame and Familiarity;
The Netherlands – Koolhaas and the Profession at Play;
Germany – (Un)edited Architecture;
Wettbewerbe Aktuell;
Spain – The Fame Game;
USA – Ground Zero:
1,776 ft into Thin Air;
Part III Conduits;
Editors – Architectural Design in the 1970s and 1980s;
It?s not About the Work!;
All The Kings Men;
All The Kings Men and a Few Women;
Part IV Portraits;
The Portraits;
Art, Architecture, Artists and Architects;
A-List Architects;
The Fall and Rise of Craig Ellwood;
Situating Dalibor Vesely;
The Psyche of the Unit Master;
The Psyche of a Depressed and Disappointed Unit Master;
Seeking Peter Zumthor;
Kit Allsopp;
The Chapter According to St John
EDITORIAL REVIEW
This lively text provides a candid inquiry into the contemporary means by which architects get work and (for better or worse) become famous.
In response to the reciprocal relationship between publicity and everyday architectural practice, this book examines the mechanisms by which architects seek publicity and manage to establish themselves and their work ahead of their colleagues. Through the essays of specialist contributors, this book enables the reader to understand the complex relationship between what they see as the built environment and the unwritten stories behind how it came about.
* Internationally known architects bring an insider's view of the profession to life
* Shows architects how to establish a strong reputation in one of the most competitive professional fields
* Links themes of contemporary culture to key architectural issues
A Companion to Medieval Art: Romanesque and Gothic in Northern Europe
Conrad Rudolph
Wiley-Blackwell | 9781405102865 |
2006 | PDF | 704 pages | 16 Mb
DESCRIPTION
A Companion to Medieval Art brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe.
Brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe.
Contains over 30 original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays by renowned and emergent scholars.
Covers the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives.
Features an international and ambitious range - from reception, Gregory the Great, collecting, and pilgrimage art, to gender, patronage, the marginal, spolia, and manuscript illumination.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. Introduction: A Sense of Loss: An Overview of the Historiography of Romanesque and Gothic Art: Conrad Rudolph (University of California, Riverside).
2. Vision: Cynthia Hahn (Florida State University).
3. Reception of Images by Medieval Viewers: Madeline Harrison Caviness (Tufts University).
4. Narrative: Suzanne Lewis (Stanford University).
5. Formalism: Linda Seidel (University of Chicago).
6. Gender and Medieval Art: Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz (University of Zurich).
7. Gregory the Great and Image Theory in Northern Europe during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Herbert L. Kessler (Johns Hopkins University).
8. Art and Exegesis: Christopher G. Hughes (Getty Research Institute).
9. Whodunnit? Patronage, the Canon, and the Problematics of Agency in Romanesque and Gothic Art: Jill Caskey (University of Toronto).
10. Collecting (and Display): Pierre Alain Mariaux (Universite de Neuchatel).
11. The Concept of Spolia: Dale Kinney (Bryn Mawr College).
12. The Monstrous: Thomas E.A. Dale (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
13. Making Sense of Marginalized Images in Manuscripts and Religious Architecture: Laura Kendrick (Universite de Versailles).
14. Romanesque Architecture: Eric Fernie (University of London).
15. Romanesque Sculpture in Northern Europe: Colum Hourihane (Princeton University).
16. Modern Origins of Romanesque Sculpture: Robert A. Maxwell (University of Pennsylvania).
17. The Historiography of Romanesque Manuscript Illumination: Adam S. Cohen (University of Toronto).
18. The Study of Gothic Architecture: Stephen Murray (Columbia University).
19. Gothic Sculpture from 1150 to 1250: Martin Buchsel (University of Frankfurt).
20. Gothic Manuscript Illumination: The Case of France: Anne D. Hedeman (University of Illinois).
21. Glazing Medieval Buildings: Elizabeth Pastan (Emory University).
22. Toward A Historiography of the Sumptuous Arts: Brigitte Buettner (Smith College).
23. East Meets West: The Art and Architecture of the Crusader States: Jaroslav Folda (University of North Carolina).
24. The Art and Architecture of Lusignan Cyprus and the Latin States Established on Byzantine Territory (13th-14th Centuries): Tassos C. Papacostas (King's College, London).
25. Architectural Layout: Design, Structure, and Construction in Northern Europe: Marie-Therese Zenner (Independent Scholar).
26. Sculptural Programs: Bruno Boerner (Technische Universitat).
27. Cistercian Architecture: Peter Fergusson (Wellesley College).
28. Art and Pilgrimage: Mapping the Way: Paula Gerson (The Florida State University).
29. "The Scattered Limbs of the Giant": Recollecting Medieval Architectural Revivals.
Tina Waldeier Bizzarro (Rosemont College).
30. The Modern Medieval Museum.
Michelle P. Brown (Independent Scholar).
EDITORIAL REVIEW
“The 30 incisive and methodologically sophisticated essays in this Companion boldly refashion and redescribe an entire field of study: a must-read for any and all fascinated by art history’s powers to explain and illuminate.” Judson J. Emerick, Pomona College
“These wide-ranging essays provide a lucid overview of the state of medieval art history today, shedding light on the richness and complexity of both our historical materials and the methods by which they have been approached.” Jacqueline E. Jung, University of California, Berkeley
"…the scholarship is of the highest caliber. The endnotes and bibliographies are exhaustive and are excellent sources of material for further inquiry. An important resource for advanced undergraduates and scholars ready to take their studies in medieval art to the next level. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and up."—CHOICE, December 2006
Wiley-Blackwell | 9781405102865 |
2006 | PDF | 704 pages | 16 Mb
DESCRIPTION
A Companion to Medieval Art brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe.
Brings together cutting-edge scholarship devoted to the Romanesque and Gothic traditions in Northern Europe.
Contains over 30 original theoretical, historical, and historiographic essays by renowned and emergent scholars.
Covers the vibrancy of medieval art from both thematic and sub-disciplinary perspectives.
Features an international and ambitious range - from reception, Gregory the Great, collecting, and pilgrimage art, to gender, patronage, the marginal, spolia, and manuscript illumination.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. Introduction: A Sense of Loss: An Overview of the Historiography of Romanesque and Gothic Art: Conrad Rudolph (University of California, Riverside).
2. Vision: Cynthia Hahn (Florida State University).
3. Reception of Images by Medieval Viewers: Madeline Harrison Caviness (Tufts University).
4. Narrative: Suzanne Lewis (Stanford University).
5. Formalism: Linda Seidel (University of Chicago).
6. Gender and Medieval Art: Brigitte Kurmann-Schwarz (University of Zurich).
7. Gregory the Great and Image Theory in Northern Europe during the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries: Herbert L. Kessler (Johns Hopkins University).
8. Art and Exegesis: Christopher G. Hughes (Getty Research Institute).
9. Whodunnit? Patronage, the Canon, and the Problematics of Agency in Romanesque and Gothic Art: Jill Caskey (University of Toronto).
10. Collecting (and Display): Pierre Alain Mariaux (Universite de Neuchatel).
11. The Concept of Spolia: Dale Kinney (Bryn Mawr College).
12. The Monstrous: Thomas E.A. Dale (University of Wisconsin-Madison).
13. Making Sense of Marginalized Images in Manuscripts and Religious Architecture: Laura Kendrick (Universite de Versailles).
14. Romanesque Architecture: Eric Fernie (University of London).
15. Romanesque Sculpture in Northern Europe: Colum Hourihane (Princeton University).
16. Modern Origins of Romanesque Sculpture: Robert A. Maxwell (University of Pennsylvania).
17. The Historiography of Romanesque Manuscript Illumination: Adam S. Cohen (University of Toronto).
18. The Study of Gothic Architecture: Stephen Murray (Columbia University).
19. Gothic Sculpture from 1150 to 1250: Martin Buchsel (University of Frankfurt).
20. Gothic Manuscript Illumination: The Case of France: Anne D. Hedeman (University of Illinois).
21. Glazing Medieval Buildings: Elizabeth Pastan (Emory University).
22. Toward A Historiography of the Sumptuous Arts: Brigitte Buettner (Smith College).
23. East Meets West: The Art and Architecture of the Crusader States: Jaroslav Folda (University of North Carolina).
24. The Art and Architecture of Lusignan Cyprus and the Latin States Established on Byzantine Territory (13th-14th Centuries): Tassos C. Papacostas (King's College, London).
25. Architectural Layout: Design, Structure, and Construction in Northern Europe: Marie-Therese Zenner (Independent Scholar).
26. Sculptural Programs: Bruno Boerner (Technische Universitat).
27. Cistercian Architecture: Peter Fergusson (Wellesley College).
28. Art and Pilgrimage: Mapping the Way: Paula Gerson (The Florida State University).
29. "The Scattered Limbs of the Giant": Recollecting Medieval Architectural Revivals.
Tina Waldeier Bizzarro (Rosemont College).
30. The Modern Medieval Museum.
Michelle P. Brown (Independent Scholar).
EDITORIAL REVIEW
“The 30 incisive and methodologically sophisticated essays in this Companion boldly refashion and redescribe an entire field of study: a must-read for any and all fascinated by art history’s powers to explain and illuminate.” Judson J. Emerick, Pomona College
“These wide-ranging essays provide a lucid overview of the state of medieval art history today, shedding light on the richness and complexity of both our historical materials and the methods by which they have been approached.” Jacqueline E. Jung, University of California, Berkeley
"…the scholarship is of the highest caliber. The endnotes and bibliographies are exhaustive and are excellent sources of material for further inquiry. An important resource for advanced undergraduates and scholars ready to take their studies in medieval art to the next level. Summing Up: Essential. Upper-division undergraduates and up."—CHOICE, December 2006
Architecture of Mughal India
Catherine B. Asher
Cambridge University Press | 0521267285 | 1992 | PDF | 402 pages | 41 Mb
DESCRIPTION
In Architecture of Mughal India Catherine Asher presents the first comprehensive study of Mughal architectural achievements. The work is lavishly illustrated and will be widely read by students and specialists of South Asian history and architecture as well as by anyone interested in the magnificent buildings of the Mughal empire.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. Precedents for Mughal architecture;
2. The beginnings of Mughal architecture;
3. The age of Akbar;
4. Jahangir: an age of transition;
5. Shah Jahan and the crystallization of Mughal style;
6. Aurangzeb and the Islamization of the Mughal style;
7. Architecture and the struggle for authority under the later Mughals and their successor states;
Bibliographical essays;
Index.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
‘The history of modern India has long needed a series of survey volumes to bring together the fruits of the past twenty-five years’ intensive scholarship. This The New Cambridge History of India promises to do.’ The Times Literary Supplement
‘ … all works of substantial scholarship, providing not merely a synthesis of existing material but also original research, insight and in some cases thoughtful new interpretations. They are all compelling reading.’ The Times Higher Education Supplement
‘In almost every way they mark a tremendous leap forward. It is a detached, post-colonial enterprise and if the volumes which follow preserve the same quality of scholarship and writing then there is a treat in store for all students of sub-continental history. The literary fluency which makes all the volumes an excellent read for lay persons interested in recent Indian history comes, I think, from a deep and intimate knowledge of the subject.’ The Guardian
Cambridge University Press | 0521267285 | 1992 | PDF | 402 pages | 41 Mb
DESCRIPTION
In Architecture of Mughal India Catherine Asher presents the first comprehensive study of Mughal architectural achievements. The work is lavishly illustrated and will be widely read by students and specialists of South Asian history and architecture as well as by anyone interested in the magnificent buildings of the Mughal empire.
LIST OF CONTENT
1. Precedents for Mughal architecture;
2. The beginnings of Mughal architecture;
3. The age of Akbar;
4. Jahangir: an age of transition;
5. Shah Jahan and the crystallization of Mughal style;
6. Aurangzeb and the Islamization of the Mughal style;
7. Architecture and the struggle for authority under the later Mughals and their successor states;
Bibliographical essays;
Index.
EDITORIAL REVIEW
‘The history of modern India has long needed a series of survey volumes to bring together the fruits of the past twenty-five years’ intensive scholarship. This The New Cambridge History of India promises to do.’ The Times Literary Supplement
‘ … all works of substantial scholarship, providing not merely a synthesis of existing material but also original research, insight and in some cases thoughtful new interpretations. They are all compelling reading.’ The Times Higher Education Supplement
‘In almost every way they mark a tremendous leap forward. It is a detached, post-colonial enterprise and if the volumes which follow preserve the same quality of scholarship and writing then there is a treat in store for all students of sub-continental history. The literary fluency which makes all the volumes an excellent read for lay persons interested in recent Indian history comes, I think, from a deep and intimate knowledge of the subject.’ The Guardian
Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture
Paul Oliver
Architectural Press | 0750666579 | 2006 | PDF | 480 pages | 22 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as well as those only available in hard to find conference proceedings, are brought together in one volume to form a fascinating reference for students and professional architects, as well as all those involved with planning housing schemes in their home countries and overseas.
LIST OF CONTENT
PART ONE: DEFINING THE FIELD;
PART TWO: CULTURES AND CONTEXTS;
PART THREE: TRADITION AND TRANSMISSION;
PART FOUR: CULTURES, DISASTERS AND DWELLINGS;
PART FIVE: CONSERVATION AND CONTINUITY;
PART SIX: SUBURBS AND SELF-BUILDERS;
PART SEVEN: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE 21st CENTURY
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Architectural Press | 0750666579 | 2006 | PDF | 480 pages | 22 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as well as those only available in hard to find conference proceedings, are brought together in one volume to form a fascinating reference for students and professional architects, as well as all those involved with planning housing schemes in their home countries and overseas.
LIST OF CONTENT
PART ONE: DEFINING THE FIELD;
PART TWO: CULTURES AND CONTEXTS;
PART THREE: TRADITION AND TRANSMISSION;
PART FOUR: CULTURES, DISASTERS AND DWELLINGS;
PART FIVE: CONSERVATION AND CONTINUITY;
PART SIX: SUBURBS AND SELF-BUILDERS;
PART SEVEN: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE 21st CENTURY
EDITORIAL REVIEW
Conservation of Ruins
J. Ashurst
Butterworth-Heinemann | 0750664290 | 2006 | PDF | 389 pages | 25 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archaeology, and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism. The book provides detailed, practical instruction on the conservation and stabilisation of ruins by structural and non-structural means, as well as describing the procedures and conditions that need to be in place to ensure the protection of our important historic sites. In considering aspects of architectural conservation, archaeology and ecology together for the first time, this book provides an integrated, holistic view of this international topic that will be essential reading for those working in this field
LIST OF CONTENT
Introduction Ruins and their landscapes
Implementation of a philosophy
Survey and assessment
Structural condition
Masonry consolidation
Surfaces at risk
Re-burial and enclosure
Flora and fauna
Case study – Herods northern palace, Masada,
Israel Case study – Guildford Castle,
UK Case study – Gosport Railway Terminal,
UK Specifying work on ruined buildings
The contractor and ruined buildings
Training for the conservation of ruins Interpretation and display of ruins
Bibliography
Index
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"John Ashurst's book is well illustrated, and contains several fascinating and diverse case studies. How do you preserve the 2,000-year-old walls of Israel's Masada? Or, closer to home, the 3m-thick walls of Guildford's 900-year-old Norman castle? Gosport's war-damaged rail terminus makes an intriguing study too and, together with several others projects, these in-depth but very readable examinations is a real enhancement of the whole subject.
Space is given to enunciating conservation principles, which are developed by the contributors into safe practices in a range of fields. Examples are cited throughout, and working methods are described and sketched. The many reasons for movement in structures are examined, as is the ecological impact of Old Brock and his many friends, both above and below the water table.
This is a delightfully illustrated book on a subject that is of as much interest to the layman with an interest in preserving our built heritage as it is to the professional and would-be professional conservator. The book is a delight."
Ecclesiastical & Heritage World
Butterworth-Heinemann | 0750664290 | 2006 | PDF | 389 pages | 25 Mb
DESCRIPTION
Despite growing international awareness of the presence and significance of ruined buildings and archaeological sites, and the increasingly sophisticated technology available for the collection of data about them, these sites continue to be at risk across the globe. Conservation of Ruins defines and describes these risks, which range from neglect, to destructive archaeology, and even well-meaning intervention in the name of tourism. The book provides detailed, practical instruction on the conservation and stabilisation of ruins by structural and non-structural means, as well as describing the procedures and conditions that need to be in place to ensure the protection of our important historic sites. In considering aspects of architectural conservation, archaeology and ecology together for the first time, this book provides an integrated, holistic view of this international topic that will be essential reading for those working in this field
LIST OF CONTENT
Introduction Ruins and their landscapes
Implementation of a philosophy
Survey and assessment
Structural condition
Masonry consolidation
Surfaces at risk
Re-burial and enclosure
Flora and fauna
Case study – Herods northern palace, Masada,
Israel Case study – Guildford Castle,
UK Case study – Gosport Railway Terminal,
UK Specifying work on ruined buildings
The contractor and ruined buildings
Training for the conservation of ruins Interpretation and display of ruins
Bibliography
Index
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"John Ashurst's book is well illustrated, and contains several fascinating and diverse case studies. How do you preserve the 2,000-year-old walls of Israel's Masada? Or, closer to home, the 3m-thick walls of Guildford's 900-year-old Norman castle? Gosport's war-damaged rail terminus makes an intriguing study too and, together with several others projects, these in-depth but very readable examinations is a real enhancement of the whole subject.
Space is given to enunciating conservation principles, which are developed by the contributors into safe practices in a range of fields. Examples are cited throughout, and working methods are described and sketched. The many reasons for movement in structures are examined, as is the ecological impact of Old Brock and his many friends, both above and below the water table.
This is a delightfully illustrated book on a subject that is of as much interest to the layman with an interest in preserving our built heritage as it is to the professional and would-be professional conservator. The book is a delight."
Ecclesiastical & Heritage World
Eskimo Architecture, Dwelling & Structure in the early Historic Period
2000 - 2005,
Architecture,
General Building Types and Styles,
History and Periods,
Residential Building
M. Lee & G.A. Reinhardt
University of Alaska Press | 1889963224 | 2003 | PDF | 216 pages | 8 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The architecture of Eskimo peoples represents a diversified and successful means of coping with one of the most severe climates humankind can inhabit. The popular image of the igloo is but one of the many structures examined by experts Lee and Reinhardt in the first book-length and arctic-wide study of this remarkable subject.
Lavishly illustrated with historic and contemporary photographs, drawings, and maps, this volume includes a comprehensive survey of the historical literature on Eskimo architecture around the circumpolar north. Lee and Reinhardt then draw an extended comparative analysis of the geographical, climatic, and ethnographic aspects of an impressive breadth of material from four Arctic subregions: Greenland; the Central Arctic; the Northwest Arctic and Bering Strait; and Southwest Alaska, the Bering Sea, Siberia, and the Gulf of Alaska. In an innovative consideration of both material and cultural aspects of dwelling, they and the peoples they describe redefine the very meaning of "architecture."
While scholars of the circumpolar north will welcome the meticulous research of this benchmark study, its clear and fluent prose and abundant illustrations make Eskimo Architecture an engrossing read for nonspecialists interested in the incredible dwellings of arctic indigenous peoples.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 G R E E N L A N D , 9
WINTER HOUSES, 9
East and West Greenland Stone Communal Houses ~ Polar Eskimo Stone
Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings ~ Aspects of Winter House Life
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 22
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 22
East and West Greenland Large Single-Arch Tents ~ West Greenland
Double-Arch Tents ~ Northwest Greenland Tents ~ Aspects of Summer
Tent Life
SPECIAL USE STRUCTURES, 28
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 30
NOTES, 32
2 C E N T R A L A R C T I C , 3 5
WINTER HOUSES, 36
Labrador Eskimo Stone Communal Houses ~ Canadian Eskimo Snow
Houses ~ Sallirmiut Stone Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings ~
Aspects of Snow House Life
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 52
Central Arctic Stone/Bone/Turf Autumn House ~ Iglulik and Netsilik Ice
Autumn House
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 55
Ridge Tents ~ Conical Tents ~ Sallirmiut Double-Arch Tents ~
Alternative Summer Dwellings ~ Aspects of Central Eskimo Tent Life
SPECIAL-USE STRUCTURES, 66
Lesser Structures ~ Birth, Menstrual, and Death Huts ~
Ceremonial Houses
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 69
NOTES, 71
vii
3 N O R T H W E S T A R C T I C A N D B E R I N G S T R A I T, 7 3
WINTER HOUSES, 73
Mackenzie Delta Wooden Houses ~ North Alaska Coast Wooden
Houses ~ Pole-and-Turf Houses ~ Kotzebue Sound Wooden
Houses ~ Seward Peninsula Wooden Houses ~ Bering Strait Islands
Stone Pit-Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 93
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 94
Short-Pole Conical Tents ~ North Alaska Interior Dome Tents ~
Kobuk River Bark Houses ~ Bering Strait Island Stilt Houses ~
Alternative Summer Dwellings
SPECIAL-USE STRUCTURES, 104
Lesser Structures ~ Birth, Menstrual, and Death Huts ~
Burial Structures ~ Ceremonial Houses
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 113
NOTES, 116
4 S O U T H W E S T A L A S K A , B E R I N G S E A ,
S I B E R I A , A N D G U L F O F A L A S K A , 1 1 9
WINTER HOUSES, 119
Mainland and Insular Alaska Men’s and Women’s Houses ~
Siberian Yupik Houses ~ Alutiiq Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 144
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 145
Norton Sound Wooden Houses ~ Norton Sound Dome Tents ~
Yukon River Wooden Houses ~ Siberian Eskimo Double-Arch Tents ~
Alutiiq Grass Huts ~ Prince William Sound Plank Huts ~
Alternative Summer Dwellings
SPECIAL-USE STRUCTURES, 152
Lesser Structures ~ Birth, Menstrual, and Mourning Huts ~
Burial Structures ~ Southwest Alaska and Alutiiq Ceremonial Houses
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 154
NOTES, 156
5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, 159
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ESKIMO ARCHITECTURE, 159
Similarities Shared by Dwellings Across the Arctic ~ Primary Summer and
Winter Dwelling Types
POSSIBILITIES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH, 162
FUTURE INQUIRIES, 164
Classification of Types ~ Gender Studies ~ Spatial Analyses ~
Meaning and Symbolism ~ Subsistence, Settlement, and Mobility ~
Energy Requirements ~ Ethnographic Details
CULTURAL DIMENSIONS, 168
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"[T]his survey should serve as an important springboard for future theoretical and interpretive studies of Eskimo culture. Recommended." -- Library Journal
"a unique and seminal work of impeccable and ground breaking scholarship" -- Midwest Book Review
University of Alaska Press | 1889963224 | 2003 | PDF | 216 pages | 8 Mb
DESCRIPTION
The architecture of Eskimo peoples represents a diversified and successful means of coping with one of the most severe climates humankind can inhabit. The popular image of the igloo is but one of the many structures examined by experts Lee and Reinhardt in the first book-length and arctic-wide study of this remarkable subject.
Lavishly illustrated with historic and contemporary photographs, drawings, and maps, this volume includes a comprehensive survey of the historical literature on Eskimo architecture around the circumpolar north. Lee and Reinhardt then draw an extended comparative analysis of the geographical, climatic, and ethnographic aspects of an impressive breadth of material from four Arctic subregions: Greenland; the Central Arctic; the Northwest Arctic and Bering Strait; and Southwest Alaska, the Bering Sea, Siberia, and the Gulf of Alaska. In an innovative consideration of both material and cultural aspects of dwelling, they and the peoples they describe redefine the very meaning of "architecture."
While scholars of the circumpolar north will welcome the meticulous research of this benchmark study, its clear and fluent prose and abundant illustrations make Eskimo Architecture an engrossing read for nonspecialists interested in the incredible dwellings of arctic indigenous peoples.
LIST OF CONTENT
1 G R E E N L A N D , 9
WINTER HOUSES, 9
East and West Greenland Stone Communal Houses ~ Polar Eskimo Stone
Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings ~ Aspects of Winter House Life
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 22
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 22
East and West Greenland Large Single-Arch Tents ~ West Greenland
Double-Arch Tents ~ Northwest Greenland Tents ~ Aspects of Summer
Tent Life
SPECIAL USE STRUCTURES, 28
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 30
NOTES, 32
2 C E N T R A L A R C T I C , 3 5
WINTER HOUSES, 36
Labrador Eskimo Stone Communal Houses ~ Canadian Eskimo Snow
Houses ~ Sallirmiut Stone Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings ~
Aspects of Snow House Life
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 52
Central Arctic Stone/Bone/Turf Autumn House ~ Iglulik and Netsilik Ice
Autumn House
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 55
Ridge Tents ~ Conical Tents ~ Sallirmiut Double-Arch Tents ~
Alternative Summer Dwellings ~ Aspects of Central Eskimo Tent Life
SPECIAL-USE STRUCTURES, 66
Lesser Structures ~ Birth, Menstrual, and Death Huts ~
Ceremonial Houses
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 69
NOTES, 71
vii
3 N O R T H W E S T A R C T I C A N D B E R I N G S T R A I T, 7 3
WINTER HOUSES, 73
Mackenzie Delta Wooden Houses ~ North Alaska Coast Wooden
Houses ~ Pole-and-Turf Houses ~ Kotzebue Sound Wooden
Houses ~ Seward Peninsula Wooden Houses ~ Bering Strait Islands
Stone Pit-Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 93
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 94
Short-Pole Conical Tents ~ North Alaska Interior Dome Tents ~
Kobuk River Bark Houses ~ Bering Strait Island Stilt Houses ~
Alternative Summer Dwellings
SPECIAL-USE STRUCTURES, 104
Lesser Structures ~ Birth, Menstrual, and Death Huts ~
Burial Structures ~ Ceremonial Houses
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 113
NOTES, 116
4 S O U T H W E S T A L A S K A , B E R I N G S E A ,
S I B E R I A , A N D G U L F O F A L A S K A , 1 1 9
WINTER HOUSES, 119
Mainland and Insular Alaska Men’s and Women’s Houses ~
Siberian Yupik Houses ~ Alutiiq Houses ~ Alternative Winter Dwellings
TRANSITIONAL DWELLINGS, 144
SUMMER DWELLINGS, 145
Norton Sound Wooden Houses ~ Norton Sound Dome Tents ~
Yukon River Wooden Houses ~ Siberian Eskimo Double-Arch Tents ~
Alutiiq Grass Huts ~ Prince William Sound Plank Huts ~
Alternative Summer Dwellings
SPECIAL-USE STRUCTURES, 152
Lesser Structures ~ Birth, Menstrual, and Mourning Huts ~
Burial Structures ~ Southwest Alaska and Alutiiq Ceremonial Houses
ASSOCIATED RITUALS AND BELIEFS, 154
NOTES, 156
5 SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS, 159
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE STUDY OF ESKIMO ARCHITECTURE, 159
Similarities Shared by Dwellings Across the Arctic ~ Primary Summer and
Winter Dwelling Types
POSSIBILITIES FOR FURTHER RESEARCH, 162
FUTURE INQUIRIES, 164
Classification of Types ~ Gender Studies ~ Spatial Analyses ~
Meaning and Symbolism ~ Subsistence, Settlement, and Mobility ~
Energy Requirements ~ Ethnographic Details
CULTURAL DIMENSIONS, 168
EDITORIAL REVIEW
"[T]his survey should serve as an important springboard for future theoretical and interpretive studies of Eskimo culture. Recommended." -- Library Journal
"a unique and seminal work of impeccable and ground breaking scholarship" -- Midwest Book Review
