The Courtyard Inside and Out: a Brief History of an Architectural Ambiguity

Observing several advantages of architecture that incorporates an internal courtyard, this paper traces the history of the motif through the evidence of building archetypes and lexical and literary records.  Despite the literal centrality of courtyards to so many traditions of urban construction, th...

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Main Author: Robert Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Architectural Research Centers Consortium 2014-12-01
Series:Enquiry: The ARCC Journal of Architectural Research
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Online Access:https://www.arcc-journal.org/arcc-new/index.php/arccjournal/article/view/206