| Description |
x, 385 pages : illustrations (some color) |
| Contents |
Introduction : two billion buildings -- Pt. I. Buildings as cultural products -- 1. Building as a unified social process -- 2. Four building cultures in history -- 3. Building cultures of the contemporary city -- Pt. II. Rules and knowledge about building -- 4. Connections to the larger culture -- 5. Builders, architects, and their institutions -- 6. Shared architectural knowledge -- 7. Value and the flow of money -- 8. Agreements, contracts, and control -- 9. Regulation -- 10. Shaping buildings and cities -- Pt. III. Transforming modern building cultures -- 11. Postindustrial craftsmanship -- 12. Culturally appropriate buildings -- 13. Human-based institutions -- Conclusion : cracks in the concrete pavement |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1999 |
| Subject |
Vernacular architecture.
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Architecture and society.
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| LC no. |
013385955 |
| ISBN |
9780195305937 paperback |
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0195305930 paperback |
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