THE TROPICAL ASIAN HOUSE /
The Tropical Asian House explores how cultural influences, tradition, religion, technology, and the forces of globalization fuse together to produce a contemporary tropical architecture. The author focuses on 26 houses from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, and Sri La...
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1996
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| author | Powell, Robert, 1942-, author 245955 |
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| description | The Tropical Asian House explores how cultural influences, tradition, religion, technology, and the forces of globalization fuse together to produce a contemporary tropical architecture. The author focuses on 26 houses from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka. These houses represent the works of leading architects such as Charles Correa and Geoffrey Bawa as well as others who are searching for their own cultural imprint. The Tropical Asian House will be an important addition to both the professional and academic architectural markets. |
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| spelling | KOHA-OAI-TEST:3292882024-06-04T01:57:25ZTHE TROPICAL ASIAN HOUSE / Powell, Robert, 1942-, author 245955 textSingapore : Select Books,1996engThe Tropical Asian House explores how cultural influences, tradition, religion, technology, and the forces of globalization fuse together to produce a contemporary tropical architecture. The author focuses on 26 houses from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka. These houses represent the works of leading architects such as Charles Correa and Geoffrey Bawa as well as others who are searching for their own cultural imprint. The Tropical Asian House will be an important addition to both the professional and academic architectural markets.Includes bibliographical references (pages 172).The Tropical Asian House explores how cultural influences, tradition, religion, technology, and the forces of globalization fuse together to produce a contemporary tropical architecture. The author focuses on 26 houses from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, India, and Sri Lanka. These houses represent the works of leading architects such as Charles Correa and Geoffrey Bawa as well as others who are searching for their own cultural imprint. The Tropical Asian House will be an important addition to both the professional and academic architectural markets.Abdul Karim OthmanArchitecture, DomesticURN:ISBN:9810065574 |
| spellingShingle | Architecture, Domestic Powell, Robert, 1942-, author 245955 THE TROPICAL ASIAN HOUSE / |
| title | THE TROPICAL ASIAN HOUSE / |
| title_full | THE TROPICAL ASIAN HOUSE / |
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| title_short | THE TROPICAL ASIAN HOUSE / |
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| topic | Architecture, Domestic |
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