The first house : myth, paradigm, and the task of architecture / R.D. Dripps.
The first house : myth, paradigm, and the task of architecture / R.D. Dripps.
The first house : myth, paradigm, and the task of architecture / R.D. Dripps.
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, 1999.
Date
1999.
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N720.1/59
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English
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xii, 154 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. The Origin of Dwelling -- 2. Paradigmatic Structures -- 3. Action and Representation -- 4. The Structure of Paradigms -- 5. Constructing the Paradigm.
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Cambridge, Mass. ; London : MIT Press, 1999.
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England
Date Published
1999.
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In the first century B.C., Vitruvius Pollio narrated a myth of the origins of dwelling. In a forest clearing, previously isolated and savage people gathered about the embers of a dying fire; from this gathering emerged political institutions, human language, and the construction of permanent shelters. R. D. Dripps finds in this story the foundation...
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The first house : myth, paradigm, and the task of architecture / R.D. Dripps.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-150) and index.
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N720.1/59
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74VMQVNOXRRb
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0262041634 (hbk.)
9780262541015(pbk.) :
0262541017(pbk.) :
9780262041638
0262041634
9780262541015 (pbk.)
0262541017 (pbk.)
9780262041638 (hbk.)
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720.1
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991000469679702626
