The urban Asian house : living in tropical cities / Robert Powell.

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Powell, Robert, 1942- author.

Title & Author:

The urban Asian house : living in tropical cities / Robert Powell.

Publication:

London : Thames and Hudson, 1998.

Description:

176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Singapore : Select Books, 1998.
Includes bibliographical references (page 174).
The urban Asian house: introduction / Robert Powell -- The row or terrace house : Goei House, Singapore / Chan Soo Khian, SCDA Architects ; Lilani de Silva House, Sri Lanka / C. Anjalendran ; Welandawe-Prematilleke House, Sri Lanka / Hiranti Welandawe, Architrave Chartered Architects ; Everton Road House, Singapore / Richard Ho, Richard Ho Architects -- The courtyard house : Stack House, Jakarta / Achmad Noerzaman and Arieswari P. Putri, ARKONIN ; Jayakody House, Colombo / Geoffrey Bawa ; Aryasinha House, Colombo / Anura Ratnavibhushana ; Contrast House, Jakarta / Sardjono Sani, PT Bias Tekno-Art Kreasindo and Marco Kusumawidjaja ; Carague House, Manila / Eduardo Calma, Lor Calma Design ; Tjakra House, Jakarta / Burhan Tjakra, Datum Architecture -- The detached house : Dialogue House, Kuala Lumpur / Frank Ling and Pilar Gonzalez-Herraiz, Architron Design Consultants ; Encarnacion Tan House, Manila / Rosario Encarnacion Tan ; Eu House No. 11, Singapore / Ernesto Bedmar, Bedmar and Shi Pte Ltd. in association with B+S+T Architects ; Ho House, Manila / Conrad T. Onglao, ADR ; Windsor Park House, Singapore / Tang Guan Bee, Tangguanbee Architects ; Lem House, Singapore / Mok Wei Wei, William Lim Associates ; Baan Prabhawiwat, Bangkok-Pattaya / Vittvat Charoenpong -- The semi-detached house : Corfe Place House, Singapore / Tan Teck Kiam and Tan Kay Ngee, KNTA Architects ; Baan Impuntung, Bangkok / Vira Impuntung -- The extended house : Lim House, Kuala Lumpur / Jimmy Lim, CSL Associates ; Bawa House, Colombo / Geoffrey Bawa ; Tesoro House, Manila / Patis Tesoro ; Fernando House, Manila / Leandro Locsin with later additions by Wendy Fernando Regalado.

Summary:

This book shows solutions to urban and suburban living in the tropics.

ISBN:

0500341621
9780500341629

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic Asia.
Architecture, Modern 20th century.
Architecture, Tropical Asia.
Architecture, Domestic Asia 20th century.
Architect-designed houses Asia.
Architecture, Modern.
Architecture domestique Asie 20e siècle.
Architecture domestique Asie Dessins et plans 20e siècle.
Architecture tropicale Asie.
Maisons conçues par des architectes Asie.
Architecture 20e siècle.
Dwellings Asia Design and construction.
Suburban homes Asia.
Architect-designed houses
Architecture, Domestic
Architecture, Tropical
Architecture domestique Asie.
Architecture moderne 20e siècle Asie.
Asia

Holdings:

Location: Library main 202008
Call No.: NA44.P885.A35 1998
Status: Available

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