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City of Wooden Houses: Georgetown, Guyana (Hardcover)
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City of Wooden Houses: Georgetown, Guyana (Hardcover)
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Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, on the northeast coast of South
America, has been described as 'the Venice of the West Indies', and
its elegant canals and bridges, lush tropical vegetation and
handsome buildings make it a place of great beauty. The city's
architecture is essentially colonial, having been moulded by the
French, Dutch, British and Spanish during the eighteenth and
nineteenth centuries. Built in a classical style reinterpreted by
local craftsmen and realized largely in the region's plentiful wood
rather than more durable brick and stone, these buildings are now
suffering from neglect and the ravages of the hot, humid climate.
Some are being carefully preserved and maintained, but many more
are disintegrating or being demolished to make way for new
development, much of it in glass and concrete.This book documents
those colonial buildings, some of which have disappeared even since
they were photographed. Compton Davis begins by giving a brief
history of Georgetown itself, describing the influences that
resulted in its charming and characteristic architecture, and
explaining the various house types that are to be found in the
city. The main part of the book is organized geographically,
dividing the city into its various districts and describing the
notable houses to be found in each. Photographs of the buildings
and their particular features are accompanied by short descriptive
and historical texDuring the thirty years since the project began,
a number of the buildings have disappeared-some destroyed by fire
and others by decay, and some more recently demolished and replaced
by concrete structures. The photographs have become a historical
document and visual archive that charts the transformation of the
building culture of Georgetown during the late nineteenth and
twentieth centuries, from its original colonial wooden structures
to an international style based on glass and concrete. The
photographs also commemorate the elegant colonial garden city that
Georgetown once was, as well as celebrating the Guyanese craftsmen
and builders who helped to shape it.This beautiful book, lovingly
photographed and researched over several decades, will appeal to
architecture lovers everywhere, as well as to those interested in
colonial history, the visual history of South America and the
history of building in wood. It will also appeal to
conservationists and preservationists and anyone interested in the
protection of vulnerable buildings.
General
Imprint: |
Merrell Publishers Ltd
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
September 2017 |
Dimensions: |
260 x 250 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-85894-664-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Architecture >
General
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LSN: |
1-85894-664-6 |
Barcode: |
9781858946641 |
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