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AUTHOR |
Horning, Jonathan. |
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TITLE |
Simple shelters : tents, tipis, yurts, domes and other ancient homes / Jonathan Horning; Brock Horning. |
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IMPRINT |
New York : Walker & Co., 2009. |
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DESCRIPTION |
57 p. : ill., map ; 18 cm. |
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SERIES |
Wooden books. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Primary forms Tensioned coverings Black tents More black tents Simple benders Bigger benders Woven and conical Tipis More tipis Kathe Yurts More yurts Yaranga and chorama dyu Earth lodges and pit houses Log cabins Hogans Bamboo huts Bamboo sophistication Rounded timber-framed Squared timber-framed Adobe mud brick Straw bales Igloos Geodesic domes More complex domes Orientation and symbolism Cladding and finishing. |
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SUMMARY |
"Examines various basic shelters from all over the world: mud-brick adobe structures, desert nomads' tents, travellers' quick fixes, timber frame buildings and modern innovations including strawbale houses and geodesic domes". |
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SUBJECT |
Architecture, Domestic. |
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SUBJECT |
Dwellings. |
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SUBJECT |
Vernacular architecture. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Mathematics. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Visual Arts. |
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OTHER AUTHOR |
Horning, Brock. |
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OTHER TITLE |
tents, tipis, yurts, domes and other ancient homes. |
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ISBN |
9780802717733. |
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English Book Collection |
728 HOR |
Available ¦bÀ] |
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