Structure and Meaning in Human Settlement
Edited by Tony Atkin Edited by Joseph Rykwert
Hardback (Published)
(November 2005)
ISBN: 9781931707831
9.02 x 12.01 inches
Price: $65.00
In stock
This book looks at the relationships between form, space, and cultural meaning in human habitation. Multidisciplinary explorations of common ground in architectural theories, settlement archaeology, and the study of cultural landscapes. With 220 full-color images, it combines thinking about cultural meaning in both ancient and contemporary spaces.
This book explores the relationships between form, space, and cultural meaning in human habitation. Authors from a variety of disciplines and international sites address the possibilities of common ground in architectural theories about place and dwelling, anthropological research on settlement archaeology, and the study of cultural landscapes and geography. Illustrated with 220 full-color images, this book is a unique attempt to combine thinking about cultural meaning in space and settlements, both ancient and contemporary.
- Edited by Tony Atkin
- Edited by Joseph Rykwert
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