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A compact edition of this landmark publication, which celebrates humanity's ability to create buildings that for millennia have responded ingeniously to cultural and environmental conditions. There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and create buildings that do not rely on stripping our planet or transporting materials across the globe. First published in 2017, this major book...

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Der Wunsch nach Schutz und Nahrung treibt den Menschen seit Urzeiten an, seine Umwelt zu gestalten - und manchmal zeigt er dabei eine erstaunliche Anpassungsfähigkeit an Klima- oder Umweltbedingungen. In allen Regionen der Welt haben Menschen Wege gefunden, sich lebenswerte Bedingungen zu schaffen und diese mit erprobten Bauweisen über Generationen weitergegeben. Dieses Buch bietet eine eindrucksvolle Sammlung vieler fast schon vergessener Ke...

Vernacular architecture for a changing planet. A landmark publication that celebrates humans' ability to create buildings adapted to their cultural and environmental conditions.

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This is an in-depth, vibrantly illustrated survey of palm-leaf architecture: its history and traditions, its present and its future.Traditional buildings made from the leaves of date palms have provided shelter from the extreme climate of the Arabian peninsula for centuries. In many regions this is referred to as Arish. The book contains five sections: an overview in historical photographs, a comparison of regional variations in the United Ara...