Product Description: Examines achitecture and urban design as a joint entity, using socio-cultural studies to develop a complete picture of the forces that shape Chinese design. This study incorporates information from other disciplines - history, archeology, anthropology - to elaborate the discussions and conclusions...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This text focuses on two interrelated subjects: the evolution of the Jewish community in central and southern Iraq, its impact upon the neighbourhood structure and the design of the Baghdad house, and the non-energy-consuming cooling system which evolved in response to the arid climate...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Book by Golany, Gideon S.

Product Description: The Chinese constitute the third major community in the world to have lived continuously below ground for many millennia. With case studies representing different geographical and cultural environments, this work shows how Chinese below-ground dwellings provide a comfortable ambient environment with low construction costs...read more

Product Description: The first book of its kind in English, this work examines and illustrates below-ground, nonresidential facilities in China, including traditional uses of subterranean space and modem uses, such as hotels, hospitals, theaters, and shopping centers...read more