The Changing Rural Habitat; Volume I: Case Studies

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Taylor, Brian Brace, editor. The Changing Rural Habitat; Volume I: Case Studies. Singapore: Concept Media/Aga Khan Award for Architecture, 1982.

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Proceedings of Seminar Six in the series Architectural Transformations in the Islamic World. Held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, October 19-22, 1981.

Document Comprises

Preface
Introduction
Opening Remarks
Planning for New Nubia: 1960-1980
An Agricultural Training Centre: Case Study in Nianing, Senegal
Rural Architecture in the Yemen Arab Republic: The Impact of Rapid Economic Growth on Traditional Expression
The Cave Dwelling of Dian Lui
Habitat and Desert: The Case of Cholistan
Pesantren in Java: Local Institutions and Rural Development
The Socialist Village Experiment in Algeria
The Development of Rural Housing in China
A Perspective on Autonomous Building in Senegal
Renewable Energies and Changing Rural Habitation
Rural Methane Use in China
Earthquakes and Rural Construction
Research: Mud as a Traditional Building Material
Comments
Concluding Remarks
Seminar Participants

Associated names

Brian Brace Taylor (editor)

Associated collections

Architectural Transformations in the Islamic World
Aga Khan Award for Architecture Monographs and Proceedings

Related publications

Transformations de l'Habitat rural, Volume I: Etudes de cas
Transformations de l'Habitat rural, Volume 2: Paramètres
The Changing Rural Habitat; Volume 2 : Background Papers (Chinese version)
The Changing Rural Habitat; Volume I: Case Studies (Chinese version)
The Changing Rural Habitat; Volume 2 : Background Papers

Keywords

Aga Khan Award for Architecture, city and regional development, rural development, vernacular architecture

Country

China

Language

English

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PDF / 32 MB

Document Date

1982

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture

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Aga Khan Award for Architecture