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iv, 238 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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A biography of Betty Stewart (1925-1994), who gained national publicity in the 1980s as a homebuilder and an authentic Santa Fe character. Certain aspects of Santa Fe's history - its reputation as a refuge for eccentrics, its decades-long effort to define itself through its architecture and its overwhelming popularity in the 1980s - are also addressed.
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ix, 150 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 26 cm
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English
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"This work combines photography of both commercial and vernacular architecture around the world in a series of short essays examining what structures can reveal about their pasts and the present. The author's contribution as photographer/ethnographer provides a unique anthropological perspective to the observation that all buildings reflect a story that leads from construction through occupation to abandonment"--
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511 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, plans ; 32 cm
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English
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"For almost ten thousand years, unbaked earth has been used to build remarkable structures, from simple dwellings to palaces, temples, and fortresses both grand and durable. Jean Dethier spent fifty years researching this landmark global survey, which spans five continents and 250 sites. The Art of Earth Architecture demonstrates the wide-ranging applications and sustainability of this building material, while presenting a manifesto for its ecological...
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xv, 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island's vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues"--Provided by publisher.
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418 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans (some color) ; 25 cm
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English
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"Three hundred years ago, intellectuals of the European Enlightenment constructed a mythology of technology. Influenced by a confluence of humanism, colonialism, and racism, this mythology ignored local wisdom and indigenous innovation, deeming it primitive. Today, we have slowly come to realize that the legacy of this mythology is haunting us. Designers understand the urgency of reducing humanity's negative environmental impact, yet perpetuate the...
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