The mother tongue of architecture : essays on architecture, urbanism, and culture : selected writings /
A collection of critical essays on abiding and compelling topics in architecture and the culture of architecture. Range of topics are diverse, an architectural phenomenology of water, architecture and landscape rethought, ancient Greece to India, The Buddha’s house to the modern house in India and t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Novato, California] : Dhaka, Bangladesh :
ORO Editions ; Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscape and Settlements,
2024.
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| Edition: | First ediiton. |
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| Summary: | A collection of critical essays on abiding and compelling topics in architecture and the culture of architecture. Range of topics are diverse, an architectural phenomenology of water, architecture and landscape rethought, ancient Greece to India, The Buddha’s house to the modern house in India and the architecture and landscapes of Louis Kahn. Le Corbusier in India, the architecture of Balkrishna Doshi, and other original topics such as the destruction of buildings as a ritual necessity. |
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| Physical Description: | 488 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1957183594 9781957183596 |