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The courtyard house: from cultural reference to universal relevance

The courtyard house: from cultural reference to universal relevance
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ISBN 075463843X (hbk.)
9780754638438 (hbk.)
Title The courtyard house : from cultural reference to universal relevance / edited by Nasser O. Rabbat
Publisher Farnham, UK ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2010
Physical desc. xxix,260 p. ; ill. (b&w), maps, plans ; 26 cm.
Note Published in association with the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-252) and index
Contents Pt. 1: Historical and sociological paradigms. A house divided: the harem courtyards of the Topkapı Palace / Jateen Lad -- Edward W. Lane's representation of the Cairene courtyard house / Asiya Chowdhury -- Tradition and transformation of the Kabuli courtyard house / Marcus Schadl -- Migration, urban form, and the courtyard: socio-cultural reflections on the Pathan mohallas in Bhopal, India / Manu P. Sobti -- Pt. 2: Cultural variations and contemporary adaptations. Beyond the nostalgic conservation of the past: the urban courtyard house in Korea (1920-70) / Alfred B. Hwangbo -- Interiorized exterior: the courtyard in Casablanca's public and company housing (1910-60) / Monique Eleb -- Talking about the courtyard: some post-colonial observations on the courtyard in Sri Lanka / Anoma Pieris -- Adaptation strategies for Hispanic courtyard buildings / John S. Reynolds -- The Central Asian courtyard house and its contemporary applications / Rafi Samizay -- More than a pattern: the contributions of the courtyard house in the developing world / Reinhard Goethert -- Pt. 3: Architects and their courtyard projects. One thousand courtyards: observations on the courtyard as a recurring design element / Hashim Sarkis -- The courtyard house in Kuwait today: design approaches and case studies / Wael Al-Masri -- Learning from traces of past living: courtyard housing as precedent and project / Kevin Mitchell.
Subject Courtyard houses
Courtyard gardens
Courtyards
Islamic architecture
Architecture, domestic
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