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082			_aARCH _bCHE
245		0	_aAsian Cinema and the Use of Space: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
260			_a. _bMapin Publishing Pvt Ltd _c2018
300			_a280p. _c26.14 x 2.36 x 26.31 cm
504			_aOne of few books which document the distinctive wooden architecture of Kerala - Provides detailed social and cultural commentary on the background - Accompanied with several images, maps and plans It was in the late 1960s and '70s that the author, then a student of architecture, first encountered built environments belonging to the genres of folk or vernacular traditions. The persistent exclusion of these traditions from the modern urban vision compelled Miki Desai to document these styles, culminating in this volume on the wooden architecture of Kerala. This book explores the socio-cultural and the tectonic aspects of Kerala's wooden architecture, which is deeply rooted in religious and secular customs and shaped by geo-climatic forces. The author's multi-disciplinary approach links the various ethnic groups residing in Kerala, and the mutual adoption and adaptation of construction systems within migrant groups. Despite being a living tradition serving millions of people, vernacular architecture in India has not received the academic and analytical attention it deserves. This volume attempts to fill this research gap, a need made more urgent by the fact that the built environment is changing and the traditional ways of building may get replaced by the modern much faster than we can imagine.
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aIndian Architecture
650			_aKerala
650			_aWooden Architecture
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