Architectures of belonging. Inhabiting Worlds in Rural West Africa, Paperback
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- Architectures Of Belonging - Paperback
NL PB NWISBN: 9789085865902 bzw. 9085865905, in Holländisch, Taschenbuch, neu.
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Architectures of belonging
NL NWISBN: 9789085865902 bzw. 9085865905, in Holländisch, neu.
Lieferung aus: Niederlande, 2 werkdagen.
What is a house? What is dwelling? How can a house be a body? What does "being modern" mean in rural Africa? How are local and global worlds intertwined through material culture? This book reflects on the meanings of housing in West Africa by analysing vernacular architectural traditions and the related ideas and worldviews grounding these building traditions. In the West, much attention is paid to the quality of housing in terms of material comfort and durability. However, houses no longer grow organically, and are no longer layered by time, or embedded in a social community and intertwined with the natural environment. The house, and even more the interior of the house, has become an expression of the individuality of the inhabitant (witness the whole marketing of lifestyle, design, interior decoration, cocooning, etcetera). Paradoxically, though, this goes hand in hand with the erosion of the house as a signifier. Houses are becoming almost generic realities, without a memory or A... tijdelijk bij bestelling van euro 20,00 of meer gratis verzending.
What is a house? What is dwelling? How can a house be a body? What does "being modern" mean in rural Africa? How are local and global worlds intertwined through material culture? This book reflects on the meanings of housing in West Africa by analysing vernacular architectural traditions and the related ideas and worldviews grounding these building traditions. In the West, much attention is paid to the quality of housing in terms of material comfort and durability. However, houses no longer grow organically, and are no longer layered by time, or embedded in a social community and intertwined with the natural environment. The house, and even more the interior of the house, has become an expression of the individuality of the inhabitant (witness the whole marketing of lifestyle, design, interior decoration, cocooning, etcetera). Paradoxically, though, this goes hand in hand with the erosion of the house as a signifier. Houses are becoming almost generic realities, without a memory or A... tijdelijk bij bestelling van euro 20,00 of meer gratis verzending.
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Architectures of belonging / druk 1: inhabiting worlds in rural West Africa (2012)
NL PB NW FEISBN: 9789085865902 bzw. 9085865905, in Holländisch, 240 Seiten, Exhibitions Int, Taschenbuch, neu, Erstausgabe.
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