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Courtyard Housing: Past, Present and Future

By Brian Edwards , Magda Sibley , Mohammad Hakmi , Peter Land

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2005
ISBN
0415262720, 9780415262729
LCC
NA7523 .C68 2004
Open Library ID
OL18204545M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7307309 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
373\373
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Courtyard housing is one of the oldest forms of domestic development spanning at least 2000 years and occurring in distinctive form in many regions of the world. Traditionally associated with the Middle East where climate and culture have given shape to a particular type of courtyard housing, other examples exist in Latin America, China and in Europe, where the model has been reinterpreted. This book demonstrates, through discussions on sustainability and regional identity, and via a series of case studies, technical planning and design solutions, that the courtyard housing form has a future as well as a past.

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