Main entry:

Alexander, André, author.

Title & Author:

The traditional Lhasa house : typology of an endangered species / André Alexander.

Publication:

Wien : Lit, [2013]
©2013

Description:

409 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 30 cm

Series:

Habitat--international : Schriften zur internationalen Stadtentwicklung ; Band 18

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Introduction -- 1.1.Background and Methodology -- 1.1.1.The 1948 Survey of Lhasa -- 1.1.2.Inventorizing Lhasa's Historic Buildings -- A Personal Recollection -- 1.1.3.Tibet Heritage Fund: Grassroots Activities in Lhasa -- 1.1.4.Architectural Surveys of Lhasa's Remaining Historic Buildings -- 1.2.State of Research -- 1.2.1.Research about Tibetan Architecture -- 1.2.3.Sources for Lhasa's History -- 1.2.4.Studies of Contemporary Lhasa -- ch. 2 An Overview of Tibetan Architecture -- 2.1.The Spread of Tibetan Civilization -- 2.2.Tibet's Earliest Monuments -- 2.3.About the Origins of Tibetan Vernacular -- 2.4.Residential Architecture -- 2.5.Building Materials and Technology -- 2.6.A Tibetan Visual Identity -- ch. 3 Lhasa, its History and Significance -- 3.1.Physical Description -- 3.2.History -- 3.2.1.Early History -- 3.2.2.Capital of Tibet 1642-1959 -- 3.2.3.New China Superseeds Old Tibet -- 3.3.Lhasa the Holy City, Symbol of Tibet -- ch. 4 Milieu of the Lhasa Town House -- 4.1.The Town: Lhasa City in the First Half of the 20th Century -- 4.2.The Residents: Lhasa Society in the First Half of the 20th Century -- 4.2.1.Structure of the Government -- 4.2.2.Structure of Society -- Aristocracy -- Clergy -- Commoners -- 4.3.The Framework: Lhasa City Planning and Building Codes 1642-1959 -- 4.4.The Builders: the Tibetan Guild System -- 4.5.The Fabric: Step-by-Step Construction -- ch. 5 Lhasa Town House Typology -- A).Large Mansion with Service Wing -- B).Medium-size Mansions -- C).Buildings with State or Public Functions -- D).TenementYards-Large Residential Compounds -- E1).Rectangular Residential Buildings with Courtyard -- E2).Irregularly-shaped Buildings with Courtyard -- E3).Smaller Buildings without Courtyard -- F).Single-story Rectangular Buildings with Courtyard -- G).Summer Houses -- H).Residences of Lamas -- I).Private Oracle Residences -- J).`Yellow' Houses -- ch. 6 Characteristics of the Lhasa House -- 6.1.Ownership Analysis -- 6.2.Distribution in Old Lhasa's Neighbourhoods -- 6.3.Physical Characteristics -- 6.4.Design Principles -- 6.5.Colour and Decorations -- 6.6.Comparison of Characteristics -- 6.7.Styles and Evolution -- 6.8.A Lhasa Identity -- ch. 7 The Decline -- 7.1.Lhasa Urban Development 1948-2000 -- 7.2.The fate of the Lhasa House 1948-2010 -- 7.3.Official Preservation Policies and Attitudes -- 7.4.Management of Historic Housing Stock -- 7.5.Case Studies: New Public Housing in the Old City -- ch. 8 Conclusion -- Change is Inevitable, but -- Appendix 1 Tabular Data of Historic Lhasa Houses -- Appendix 2 Demolition Chronicle 1993-2010 -- Appendix 3 List of 93 Protected Lhasa Buildings.

ISBN:

9783643902030 (pbk.)
3643902034 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Domestic China Lhasa.
Vernacular architecture China Lhasa.
Architecture, Tibetan China Lhasa.
Architecture vernaculaire Chine Lhassa.
Architecture, Domestic.
Architecture, Tibetan.
Vernacular architecture.
Innenstadt
Stadtsanierung
Denkmalpflege
Baudenkmal
Bauforschung
China Lhasa.
Lhasa

Form/genre:

Academic Dissertation
Theses.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.

Added entries:

Habitat--international (Münster in Westfalen, Germany) ; Bd. 18.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 286545
Call No.: BIB 226944
Status: Available