Rammed earth architecture necessary solutions for a common house in Niger / Alisia Tognon, Luca Trabattoni.

Author/creator Tognon, Alisia
Other author Trabattoni, Luca.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, 2021.
Descriptionpages cm
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Contents Introduction: The necessary Niger / Alisia Tognon and Luca Trabattoni -- A land between an ethnic crossroads and the dynamism of the desert / Alisia Tognon and Lara Spadari -- The conceptual apparatus of tradition / Alisia Tognon -- A Contemporary vision of Raw Earth architecture / Luca Trabattoni -- Updating vernacular architecture / Luca Trabattoni -- Conclusion: To the future for fragile but strong territories / Alisia Tognon and Luca Trabattoni.
Abstract "Along with studying Nigeria's environmental, geographical conditions, the book discusses raw earth architecture in both vernacular and contemporary contexts. The possibilities of these methods of adapting to the contemporary language of architecture without losing the technical and physical benefits inherent in them are illustrated"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021019178
ISBN9780367744038 (hardback)
ISBN9780367744045 (paperback)
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