{"product_id":"the-art-of-earth-architecture-9780500343579","title":"The Art of Earth Architecture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA landmark publication that presents a world panorama of raw earth structures from ancient times to the present day.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'With its stunning images, this book convincingly demonstrates that the renaissance of earth architecture is  no longer merely a pipe dream, but has become a tangible ecological reality – and this is very much thanks to the active militancy of its authors … it reveals an astonishing multitude of homes, architectural archetypes and cities built in the very earth that anchors them' - Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at New York University Institute of Fine Arts\u003cbr\u003e'Offers a new way of thinking' - Aesthetica\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating ... a bold ecological manifesto' - Design Talks\u003cbr\u003e'A beautiful, informative ode to the earth itself' - Financial Times\u003cbr\u003e'Demonstrate[s] the expressive potential of an often overlooked resource' - House \u0026amp; Garden\u003cbr\u003e'Dethier makes a powerful case that a re-evaluation of earth construction might provide a blueprint for the future as well as revealing much about our past … [He] challenges the received canon of architectural history and calls for a paradigm shift in how architects relate to materials and the planet. As we face the climate emergency, Dethier’s holistic politicisation of the earth beneath our feet is ground-breaking in all senses ' - Literary Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Construction Practices: Traditional and modern techniques • Part II: From Antiquity to Enlightenment: a geo-cultural approach • Part III: Vernacular Architecture – Living testimonials: a typological approach to traditions • Part IV: Modernity: From 1789 to 1979, a chronological approach","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402769244503,"sku":"9780500343579","price":73.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780500343579.jpg?v=1730481459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-earth-architecture-9780500343579","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}