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The Traditional Architecture of Mexico
by Chloe Sayer ; Mariana Yampolsky
ISBN: 0500341281
ISBN-13: 9780500341285
Format: Hardcover
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Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Published date: 1993
Size: 9.25 x 10.25 inches
Weight: 2.6 pounds
Publisher's Notes
All over the world there is a reawakening of interest in local, traditional approaches to architecture. In Mexico, nearly five centuries after the Spanish Conquest, the descendants of the Aztec and the Maya may no longer build pyramids, but their rural dwellings reflect the past in other ways: perfectly adapted to their environment, they incorporate natural materials such as palm for thatching, wattle, stones, adobe bricks and wood. They include an astonishing variety of forms - round, square, rectangular - with roofs that can be conical or pyramidal. In larger villages and mestizo towns, rooms are often grouped around an inner courtyard; eye-catching facades are painted in vibrant colors. A quite different kind of tradition is found in the rural haciendas, long past their Golden Age but now finding new patrons keen to restore or recreate them and their designs. In the 19th century especially, Gothic pointed arches, medieval battlements and Moorish minarets were transposed to Mexican landscapes of agave and prickly pear. Luxuriant gardens, tiles from England and statues from Paris completed the picture. Almost totally self-sufficient, haciendas were the economic backbone of rural Mexico from Conquest to Revolution. With the aid of plans and other historical illustrations, Chloe Sayer traces the story of traditional building and defines in detail the characteristics of architecture both private and public, rural and urban, Indian and colonial. Mariana Yampolsky's glorious photographs represent the summation of a lifetime's work. This is one of those rare books that is both informed and inspirational. The result is also timely: many trained architects are now incorporating naturalmaterials into their buildings and drawing inspiration from popular dwellings. Ironically, the Mexican countryside is itself experiencing a shift towards "modern" materials and forms: these pages are the last record of centuries of tradition.
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The Traditional Architecture of Mexico
Yampolsky, Mariana; Sayer, Chloe
W W Norton & Co Inc. Used - Acceptable. Condition: Lightly used book with missing or worn DJ.; bkcs ( more information) Offered by Magers and Quinn Booksellers (United States)
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The Traditional Architecture of Mexico
Mariana Yampolsky; Chloe Sayer
Thames & Hudson, 1993-10. Hardcover. Good. Moderate jacket wear visible. Clean pages and text with no markings. Firm binding. Available immediately. IBX20.All domestic orders ship with delivery confirmation. ( more information) Offered by Collect Musings (United States)
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The Traditional Architecture of Mexico
Yampolsky Mariana
Thames & Hudson 1993. Fine in publishers cloth in like dustjacket. 208pp. 367 Illustrations, 23 in colour. 1st edition of monograph with detailed photographs. In Mexico, nearly five centuries after the Spanish Conquest, the descendants of the Aztec and the Maya may no longer build pyramids, but their rural dwellings reflect the past in other ways: perfectly adapted to their environment, they incorporate natural materials such as palm for thatching, wattle, stones, adobe bricks and wood. They include an astonishing variety of forms - round, square, oblong - with roofs that can be conical, apsidal or pyramidal. In larger villages and mestizo towns, rooms are often grouped around an inner courtyard; facades are painted in vibrant colours. A different tradition is found in the rural haciendas, long past their golden age but now finding new patrons keen to restore or recreate them and their designs. In the 19th century especially, Gothic arches and battlements and Moorish minarets were transposed to landscapes of agave and prickly pear. Luxuriant gardens, unroofed quadrangles full of flowers, tiles from England and statues from Paris completed the picture. With the aid of plans and other historical illustrations, Chloe Sayer traces the story of traditional building and defines in detail architecture both private and public, rural and urban, Indian and colonial. Mariana Yampolsky's photographs represent a lifetime's work devoted to the subject. Sayer's many publications about Mexico include the book of the six-part BBC series "Of Gods and Men: Mexico and the Mexican Indian" (with Anna Benson-Gyles) and "The Arts and Crafts of Mexico" (Thames and Hudson, 1990). ISBN 0500341281 ( more information) Offered by Peter J. Hadley Bookseller Ltd (Harwich Old Books) (United Kingdom)
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Yampolsky, Mariana; Sayer, Chloe
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