Chinese Houses
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Author | : Ronald G. Knapp |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 650 |
Release | : 2012-05-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1462906680 |
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Winner of ForeWord Magazine's Architecture "Book of the Year" Award! Exquisite examples of traditional dwellings are scattered throughout modern-day China. Chinese Houses focuses on 20 well-preserved traditional Chinese homes, presenting examples from a range of rural and metropolitan areas throughout China. The photographs of each are accompanied by extensive background information and historical content. An introductory essay examines the different types of Chinese homes and provides an overview of the rich regional variety of Chinese dwelling forms. It also provides insights into little-known design concepts that emphasize the flexibility, adaptability, and versatility of traditional building forms and the work of traditional craftsmen. Richly illustrated with photographs, woodblock prints, historic images, and line drawings, Chinese Houses portrays an architectural tradition of amazing range and resilience.
Author | : Henry Inn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2012-10-12 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 1136180923 |
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First published in 2001. In 1936 Mr. Henry Inn, a connoisseur of Chinese Art, made his tenth extensive tour of his motherland to study the designs of houses and gardens. He travelled from Canton to Peiping and from Shanghai to Wuch'ang, visiting many homes of culture and refinement built according to the traditional patterns of the art of house and garden making elaborated through centuries. It was a rare privilege granted few travellers. With the kind permission of his hosts he photographed and sketched characteristic details. On his return to Honolulu he showed the pictures and drawings to friends interested in architecture, interior decoration and landscape gardening. They all recognized their value, both as a record of a unique and significant art, and as suggestive material for Western builders and garden makers and urged their publication in book form.
Author | : Ronald G. Knapp |
Publisher | : Tuttle Publishing |
Total Pages | : 1146 |
Release | : 2013-02-12 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1462905870 |
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Featuring over 350 beautiful photographs, Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia captures the architectural heritage of a vibrant community. The multiple Chinese migrations from southeastern China to Southeast Asia have had important implications for both regions. In Southeast Asia this influence can be seen in the architecturally eclectic homes these migrants and their descendants built as they became successful; homes that combined Chinese, European and local influences, especially during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia strives not only to be an informative but also an authoritative book on the subject of hybrid architecture--filled with stunning color photographs and essays on nearly thirty well-preserved homes. An introductory essay portrays the historical circumstances that gave rise to Chinese houses overseas, and includes historic images, color photographs, paintings and line drawings. At the core of the book is a comprehensive set of stunning color photographs of nearly thirty well-preserved homes built by Chinese immigrants and their descendants in various countries of Southeast Asia. Images and drawings from southeastern China help clarify similarities and differences. For each home, extensive captions accompany the photographs and the essay supplies background information concerning the individual and family who built and resided in each house. The historical context, nature of the building, and the restoration history of the home is included. Extensive information about the symbolism implicit in the decorative elements that make up each of the homes is presented. This includes an examination of ornamental elements that are Chinese in origin as well as those decorative components that are Western. Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia has been written in a nontechnical style, accessible to lay readers who are interested in the extraordinary architectural heritage of China, much of which is only now beginning to be appreciated.
Author | : Henry Inn |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 158 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Architecture, Ancient |
ISBN | : 071030689X |
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First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Shanghai Municipal Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 842 |
Release | : 1911 |
Genre | : Industries |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Shanghai (China : International Settlement). Municipal Council |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 1915 |
Genre | : Shanghai (China) |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Inn |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 2016-09-02 |
Genre | : Architecture, Ancient |
ISBN | : 9781138970540 |
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First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Professor and Chairman Department of Geography Ronald G Knapp |
Publisher | : University of Hawaii Press |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 1999-01-01 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780824820794 |
Download China's Living Houses Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
It has been said that for the Chinese "a house is a living symbol," one endowed with meaning and the result of conscious action. China's Living Houses is the first book in any language to explore comprehensively the extraordinarily complex links among folk beliefs and household ornamentation across time, space, and social class. Well-written and copiously illustrated, it reveals dwellings as dynamic entities that express the vitality of Chinese families as each journeys through life.
Author | : Mary Isabella Bryson |
Publisher | : [London] : The Religious Tract Society |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 1885 |
Genre | : Children |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Congzhou Chen |
Publisher | : Shanghai Book Traders |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
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"Step inside for a look at the fascinating houses of the Chinese. Stand outside, and you'll take in exteriors made with everything from stone to sand to animal hides. Whether they stand in bustling Beijing or on the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, a look at the traditional residences of China will transport you to a different world and provide you with a firsthand view of Chinese life. Written by noted Chinese architects and writers, this comprehensive architectural tour presents a window into the history of Chinese culture." "In Chinese Houses hundreds of full-color photographs share space along with the diagrams and floor plans. As a whole this meticulously constructed book will open doors of understanding for anyone interested in learning more about Chinese culture."--Jacket.