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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist(...)
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist(...)
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The culture of the book in Tibet
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society.Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself.
The culture of the book in Tibet
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The history of the book in Tibet involves more than literary trends and trade routes. Functioning as material, intellectual, and symbolic object, the book has been an instrumental tool in the construction of Tibetan power and authority, and its history opens a crucial window onto the cultural, intellectual, and economic life of an immensely influential Buddhist society.Spanning the fourteenth to the eighteenth centuries, Kurtis R. Schaeffer envisions the scholars and hermits, madmen and ministers, kings and queens who produced Tibet's massive canons. He describes how Tibetan scholars edited and printed works of religion, literature, art, and science and what this indicates about the interrelation of material and cultural practices. The Tibetan book is at once the embodiment of the Buddha's voice, a principal means of education, a source of tradition and authority, an economic product, a finely crafted aesthetic object, a medium of Buddhist written culture, and a symbol of the religion itself.
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June 2009
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social,(...)
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social,(...)
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Walls of Algiers: narratives of the city through text and image
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social, political, technical, and artistic forces that generate a city's form. Visual sources - prints, photographs, paintings, architectural drawings, urban designs, and film - are treated as primary evidence that complements and even challenges textual documents.
Walls of Algiers: narratives of the city through text and image
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"Walls of Algiers" examines the historical processes that transformed Ottoman Algiers, the 'Bulwark of Islam', into 'Alger la blanche', the colonial urban showpiece - and, after the outbreak of revolution in 1954 - counter-model of France's global empire. In this volume, the city of Algiers serves as a case study for the analysis of the proactive and reactive social, political, technical, and artistic forces that generate a city's form. Visual sources - prints, photographs, paintings, architectural drawings, urban designs, and film - are treated as primary evidence that complements and even challenges textual documents.
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May 2009
May 2009
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are(...)
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are(...)
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Iranian doors: a selection of photographs by Hadi Haraji
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are presented in this photographic essay which depicts approximately 100 doors, or elements thereof – each characteristic of the proprietor's poverty or opulence, some plain and simple, others decorated with exquisite motifs and designs.
Iranian doors: a selection of photographs by Hadi Haraji
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Haraji's travels as a professional photographer across Iran meant that he invariably had to ring a doorbell, sound a knocker, or pass through a hotel entrance to take up his accommodation for an evening. This fact drew his attention to the endless variety of doors that seemed to act as a boundary between the familiar and unfamiliar. The fruits of his investigation are presented in this photographic essay which depicts approximately 100 doors, or elements thereof – each characteristic of the proprietor's poverty or opulence, some plain and simple, others decorated with exquisite motifs and designs.
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January 2009, Tehran
January 2009, Tehran
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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The Japanese Architectural Scene in Japan 2008
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The Japanese Architectural Scene in Japan 2008
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January 2009, Tokyo
January 2009, Tokyo
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The Japan architect JA 72: winter 2009 yearbook 2008
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The Japanese Architectural Scene in Japan 2008
The Japan architect JA 72: winter 2009 yearbook 2008
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The Japanese Architectural Scene in Japan 2008
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January 2009, Tokyo
January 2009, Tokyo
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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Selected projects by Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, Muzharul Islam, and Achyut Kanvinde.
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Selected projects by Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, Muzharul Islam, and Achyut Kanvinde.
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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September 1999, New York
September 1999, New York
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An architecture of independence : the making of modern South Asia
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Selected projects by Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, Muzharul Islam, and Achyut Kanvinde.
An architecture of independence : the making of modern South Asia
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Selected projects by Charles Correa, Balkrishna Doshi, Muzharul Islam, and Achyut Kanvinde.
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September 1999, New York
September 1999, New York
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Photography by Andrea Brizzi
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Cuba : 400 years of architectural heritage
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Photography by Andrea Brizzi
Cuba : 400 years of architectural heritage
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Photography by Andrea Brizzi
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March 2000, New York
March 2000, New York
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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Mexique contemporain
Mexique contemporain
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Aux composantes clés de l'architecture mexicaine - le patio, l'escalier et une utilisation débridée de la couleur -, architectes et designers ajoutent aujourd'hui leur fascination pour la matière - adobe, acier rouillé, pierres volcaniques - et pour les formes monumentales. À travers les travaux récents les plus significatifs d'architectes et de designers(...)
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Aux composantes clés de l'architecture mexicaine - le patio, l'escalier et une utilisation débridée de la couleur -, architectes et designers ajoutent aujourd'hui leur fascination pour la matière - adobe, acier rouillé, pierres volcaniques - et pour les formes monumentales. À travers les travaux récents les plus significatifs d'architectes et de designers(...)
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Mexique contemporain
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Aux composantes clés de l'architecture mexicaine - le patio, l'escalier et une utilisation débridée de la couleur -, architectes et designers ajoutent aujourd'hui leur fascination pour la matière - adobe, acier rouillé, pierres volcaniques - et pour les formes monumentales. À travers les travaux récents les plus significatifs d'architectes et de designers reconnus tels Luis Barragan, José de Yturbe et Manuel de Mestre, Mexique contemporain explore tout à la fois l'audace de ces créateurs et la diversité des racines auxquelles ils restent fidèles.
Mexique contemporain
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Aux composantes clés de l'architecture mexicaine - le patio, l'escalier et une utilisation débridée de la couleur -, architectes et designers ajoutent aujourd'hui leur fascination pour la matière - adobe, acier rouillé, pierres volcaniques - et pour les formes monumentales. À travers les travaux récents les plus significatifs d'architectes et de designers reconnus tels Luis Barragan, José de Yturbe et Manuel de Mestre, Mexique contemporain explore tout à la fois l'audace de ces créateurs et la diversité des racines auxquelles ils restent fidèles.
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April 1998, Paris
April 1998, Paris
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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Ilay Cooper, who has travelled extensively in India since 1965, surveys the vernacular buildings of each region with an expert knowledge of materials and techniques, as well as of history and tradition. Barry Dawson's photographs bring us into intimate contact with the rural towns and villages of India where ninety per cent of the population live and work.(...)
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Ilay Cooper, who has travelled extensively in India since 1965, surveys the vernacular buildings of each region with an expert knowledge of materials and techniques, as well as of history and tradition. Barry Dawson's photographs bring us into intimate contact with the rural towns and villages of India where ninety per cent of the population live and work.(...)
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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May 1998, London
May 1998, London
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Traditional Buildings of India
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Ilay Cooper, who has travelled extensively in India since 1965, surveys the vernacular buildings of each region with an expert knowledge of materials and techniques, as well as of history and tradition. Barry Dawson's photographs bring us into intimate contact with the rural towns and villages of India where ninety per cent of the population live and work. Through this colourful, intimate and humane study of traditional architecture, the many personalities of India are revealed.
Traditional Buildings of India
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Ilay Cooper, who has travelled extensively in India since 1965, surveys the vernacular buildings of each region with an expert knowledge of materials and techniques, as well as of history and tradition. Barry Dawson's photographs bring us into intimate contact with the rural towns and villages of India where ninety per cent of the population live and work. Through this colourful, intimate and humane study of traditional architecture, the many personalities of India are revealed.
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May 1998, London
May 1998, London
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
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“Living under the crescent moon” provides a comprehensive overview of living styles in the Arabic world – from the nomads’ tents of the Tuareg and the Bedouin via the Moroccan casbahs, magnificent court-yarded houses in cities like Marrakech, Damascus or Cairo through to 20th-century buildings by architects such as Hassan Fathy or Elie Mouyal. Articles and numerous rich(...)
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“Living under the crescent moon” provides a comprehensive overview of living styles in the Arabic world – from the nomads’ tents of the Tuareg and the Bedouin via the Moroccan casbahs, magnificent court-yarded houses in cities like Marrakech, Damascus or Cairo through to 20th-century buildings by architects such as Hassan Fathy or Elie Mouyal. Articles and numerous rich(...)
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October 2003, Weil am Rhein
October 2003, Weil am Rhein
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Living under the crescent moon : domestic culture in the Arab world
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“Living under the crescent moon” provides a comprehensive overview of living styles in the Arabic world – from the nomads’ tents of the Tuareg and the Bedouin via the Moroccan casbahs, magnificent court-yarded houses in cities like Marrakech, Damascus or Cairo through to 20th-century buildings by architects such as Hassan Fathy or Elie Mouyal. Articles and numerous rich illustrations serve to illuminate examples of domestic architecture and interiors as well as everyday objects, and ways of dealing with daily tasks.
Living under the crescent moon : domestic culture in the Arab world
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“Living under the crescent moon” provides a comprehensive overview of living styles in the Arabic world – from the nomads’ tents of the Tuareg and the Bedouin via the Moroccan casbahs, magnificent court-yarded houses in cities like Marrakech, Damascus or Cairo through to 20th-century buildings by architects such as Hassan Fathy or Elie Mouyal. Articles and numerous rich illustrations serve to illuminate examples of domestic architecture and interiors as well as everyday objects, and ways of dealing with daily tasks.
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October 2003, Weil am Rhein
October 2003, Weil am Rhein
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Au Sahara, mille ans d’une architecture exemplaire sans architecte ont inspiré une philosophie de la ville à André Ravéreau. Le progrès technique aujourd’hui, dans sa fuite en avant, ne permet plus aux architectes que d’être ses expérimentateurs. Dans ce périlleux exercice, et privés des certitudes anciennes, il nous faut donc redoubler de vigilance pour que(...)
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Au Sahara, mille ans d’une architecture exemplaire sans architecte ont inspiré une philosophie de la ville à André Ravéreau. Le progrès technique aujourd’hui, dans sa fuite en avant, ne permet plus aux architectes que d’être ses expérimentateurs. Dans ce périlleux exercice, et privés des certitudes anciennes, il nous faut donc redoubler de vigilance pour que(...)
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Le M'Zab, une leçon d'architecture
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Au Sahara, mille ans d’une architecture exemplaire sans architecte ont inspiré une philosophie de la ville à André Ravéreau. Le progrès technique aujourd’hui, dans sa fuite en avant, ne permet plus aux architectes que d’être ses expérimentateurs. Dans ce périlleux exercice, et privés des certitudes anciennes, il nous faut donc redoubler de vigilance pour que l’architecture garde un sens. Une société, autrefois, a été poussée à choisir, en toute connaissance des prouesses techniques et des raffinements décoratifs d’alors, de partir des besoins élémentaires de l’homme, d’étudier les matériaux présents, le climat, et de construire sans ornements, dans la plus stricte et élémentaire logique.
Le M'Zab, une leçon d'architecture
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Au Sahara, mille ans d’une architecture exemplaire sans architecte ont inspiré une philosophie de la ville à André Ravéreau. Le progrès technique aujourd’hui, dans sa fuite en avant, ne permet plus aux architectes que d’être ses expérimentateurs. Dans ce périlleux exercice, et privés des certitudes anciennes, il nous faut donc redoubler de vigilance pour que l’architecture garde un sens. Une société, autrefois, a été poussée à choisir, en toute connaissance des prouesses techniques et des raffinements décoratifs d’alors, de partir des besoins élémentaires de l’homme, d’étudier les matériaux présents, le climat, et de construire sans ornements, dans la plus stricte et élémentaire logique.
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April 2003, Arles
April 2003, Arles
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Arch Southwest Asia & North Africa
