Asia Vernacular History
Top: Arts: Architecture: History: Vernacular: Asia
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Wooden Architecture in Ganzi - An illustrated report by Pamela Logan on traditional buildings in the Kham region of Tibet for the Kham Aid Foundation.
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Vanishing Landscapes - An article on old Hakka homesteads in Taiwan by Karen Schmitt, illustrated with images from Taiwan Homeland Art Collection. Originally published in New Views of Southern Taiwan, March 2001.
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Clan Homes in Fujian - Jens Aaberg-Jorgensen's illustrated article on these remarkable traditional dwellings in China, originally published in Danish in Arkitekten no. 28, November 2000, translated and updated in the online edition.
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Quanzhou Vernacular Architecture - Daniel Abramson of the University of Washington introduces this historic Chinese city and its buildings. Includes city maps, photographs and a vocabulary of characteristic forms and elements.
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The Kyoto Machiya Resource - Nick Coutts provides an illustrated history and description of Kyoto's traditional townhouse architecture, and discusses issues of preservation.
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Toraja Photo Gallery - Photographs of the striking traditional houses of the Toraja culture of Indonesia.
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China's Rural Architecture - Photographs by Olivier Laude and brief texts by Ronald G. Knapp. Up to ten photographs per province.
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