Title Tibetan houses : vernacular architecture of the Himalayas and environs / Peter Herrle, Anna Wozniak ; with contributions from Daniel Rudolf Becker, Peter Berten, Nadja Borschewski, Giacomo Ceccarelli and Lena Marike Wellmann.

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Berlin ; Boston : Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, part of Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2017]

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Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Summary	"The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is slowly but surely disappearing.The book analyses 19 traditional houses in the region that respond in diverse ways to the specifics of their location and local climate, and presents a comparative study of the construction elements using photographs and hand-drawn construction details"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents	Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- About this book -- Geographical setting -- The making of the book -- Missionaries -- explorers -- researchers -- LADAKH -- CENTRAL TIBET: U-TSANG -- EASTERN TIBET: KHAM AND AMDO -- BHUTAN -- KHUMBU -- DOLPO -- STRUCTURAL DESIGN -- Enveloping the interior: structural diversity -- Levels and covers: ceilings -- Bearing the loads: posts and beams -- The outer shell: stone -- mud -- timber -- Opening the wall: doors and windows -- Decorating the facade: crowns and cornices -- Closing the top: flat and sloped roofs -- Up and down: stairs and ladders -- TIBETAN HOUSES -- VANISHING OR CHANGING? -- References -- The project team -- Picture credits.
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Subject	Architecture, Domestic -- Tibet Region -- Designs and plans.
	Architecture, Domestic.
	Tibet Region.
Genre/Form	Architectural drawings.
Subject	Architecture, Domestic -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Designs and plans.
	Himalaya Mountains Region.
	Vernacular architecture -- Tibet Region -- Designs and plans.
	Vernacular architecture.
	Vernacular architecture -- Himalaya Mountains Region -- Designs and plans.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Architectural drawings.
Other Form:	Print version: Herrle, Peter. Tibetan houses. Berlin ; Boston : Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH, part of Walter de Gruyter GmbH, [2017] 9783035610314 (DLC) 2017040927 (OCoLC)1002693025
ISBN	9783035608588 (electronic book)
	303560858X (electronic book)
	9783035610314

Title Tibetan houses : vernacular architecture of the Himalayas and environs / Peter Herrle, Anna Wozniak ; with contributions from Daniel Rudolf Becker, Peter Berten, Nadja Borschewski, Giacomo Ceccarelli and Lena Marike Wellmann.

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