Vernacular Mudbrick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt - and the Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Archaeological Conservation Centre (Paperback, New)

More than one third of the world's population lives in houses made of unfired earth bricks or stamped earth, materials also known as mud brick, adobe, "terre crue, pise, or rammed earth. Houses in the middle east have been made out this material for at least 10,000 years, but in many places this form of architecture is slowly being superceded by more recent building techniques using reinforced concrete and concrete blocks. This study contains a description of the remaining mud brick architecture in several villages in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt. It includes a brief history of mud brick, a discussion of the distinct local building techniques of the Oasis, and three architectural case studies of traditional mud brick houses in the Oasis, and it has many plans and photographs of local houses. The study was carried out as preparation for the design and construction of an archaeological working and training centre in the Dakhleh Oasis, which has been made according to the local traditions in mud brick vernacular. It is based on a field trip carried out in 1997 by Wolf Schijns (architect), Margriet Schijns (architect), Olaf E Kaper (Egyptologist) and Joris D Kila (art historian).

General

Imprint:	Oxbow Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph, No. 10
Release date:	June 2005
First published:	June 2005
Authors:	Wolf Schijns • Olaf E Kaper • Joris Kila
Dimensions:	297 x 210 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	63
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-84217-059-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Residential buildings, domestic buildings > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > From 1900 > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > Middle & Near Eastern archaeology > Egyptian archaeology Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Human biology & related topics > Biological anthropology > General Books > History > African history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-84217-059-7
Barcode:	9781842170595

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