The Prodigious Builders
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From dust jacket notes: "...Here, Rudofsky displays his genius for seeing and explaining the meaning of vernacular architecture - the dwelling, fortifications, tombs, monuments, and countless other... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0156746255
ISBN13:9780156746250
Release Date:January 1979
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P
Length:383 Pages
Weight:2.04 lbs.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Along with Architecture without Architects, Bernard Rudofsky has provided us with a visually rich, though hardly elegant view of indigenous building ideas that show how crucial an understanding of the demands of place are in home and building design. I have treasured these books for decades, and find in them ways to move forward into the demands of global warming and the need for regional building styles to develop. And they're just plain fascinating.
You must read this book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Frankly, I'm a bit shocked that there aren't any reviews for this book, and if it has anything to do with the scarce availability of Rudofsky's semi-seminal work, all the worse.This book needs to be read, not because the text is brilliant -- I don't think it is -- but Rudofsky writes about topics here that rarely are written about elsewhere. Traditional architecture, vernacular architecture, community architecture, and even non-human architecture. An invaluable resource.
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