Main entry:

Varanda, Fernando.

Title & Author:

Art of building in Yemen / Fernando Varanda.

Publication:

London, England : AAARP, art and archaeology research papers ; Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1982.

Description:

292 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 32 cm

Series:

Art and archaeology research papers

Notes:
"Published with the assistance of the British Bank of the Middle East (a member of the Hongkong Bank Group) and the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology)."
Errata slip inserted.
Controlling the environment -- Shelter and settlement -- The house -- Materials and techniques -- Coastal strip (Tihama) -- Midlands and highlands -- Eastern highlands and plateau -- Syntheses.

Summary:

"This is the first systematic survey of the architecture of Yemen, covering the full range of vernacular building types, styles, and materials found throughout the country. It may also be the last look at this architecture in its purest, most homogeneous form as Yemen becomes increasingly susceptible to the Western influences which have already begun to alter the environments of its richer neighbors on the Arabian Peninsula. The carefully chosen photographs and line drawings make this a definitive reference book for architects, travelers, and readers interested in a remarkably varied and elaborate architectural tradition. Part one, Space and Form, covers the environment and its control through dams, terraces, wells, and moats; the basic types of shelters from tents and caves to the remarkable "tower houses" (commonly six stories high) and the basic types of settlements from desert outgrowths and hilltop hamlets to urban centers of trade and polity; building methods and materials, including mud, plaster, stone, and brick; and architectural elements such as roofs, walls, gratings, doors, and windows (many with brilliantly colored glass). The book's second part, Regional Surveys, notes architectural variations and distributions from the coastal strip to the midlands, highlands, and plateau, and includes a separate chapter on urban development." http://books.google.com/books?id=ylpQAAAAMAAJ.

ISBN:

0262220253
9780262220255

Subject:

Vernacular architecture Yemen (Republic)
Architecture Arid regions Yemen (Republic)
Architecture, Domestic Arid regions Yemen (Republic)
Architecture vernaculaire Yémen.
Architecture Régions arides Yémen.
Architecture domestique Régions arides Yémen.
Architecture Arid regions.
Architecture, Domestic Arid regions.
Vernacular architecture.
Architektur
Yemen (Republic)
Jemen
Yemen (Arab Republic). Buildings Architectural features

Added entries:

Art and archaeology research papers.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 43566
Call No.: 9476; ID:89-B3307
Status: Available