The Traditional Lhasa House

The Traditional Lhasa House
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Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages : 410
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ISBN-10 : 9783643902030
ISBN-13 : 3643902034
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Book Synopsis The Traditional Lhasa House by : André Alexander

Download or read book The Traditional Lhasa House written by André Alexander and published by LIT Verlag Münster. This book was released on 2013 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at a particular type of indigenous architecture that has developed in the city of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. The focus is on the vernacular residential architecture in the form of the historic Lhasa Town House, as it was built and lived in from the mid-17th to mid-20th century. The book defines the Lhasa House as a distinct variety of traditional Tibetan architecture by providing a technical analysis and discussing the cultural framework and the development of a typology. (Series: HABITAT - INTERNATIONAL: Articles on International Urban Development / Schriften zur internationalen Stadtentwicklung - Vol. 18)


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