Shelters in the Night. The Role of Architecture in the Process of Understanding High-Altitude Areas

The design and construction of huts in the Western Alps, which developed from the late eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth, constitutes a key step in the process of discovery and cultural appropriation of the mountains. The installation of stable shelters offering overnight accommodatio...

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Main Authors: Roberto Dini, Stefano Girodo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institut de Géographie Alpine
Series:Revue de Géographie Alpine
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/rga/3919