Tibetan Houses: Vernacular Architecture of the Himalayas and Environs

Peter Herrle

Published by Birkhäuser 2017

Tibetan Houses

Vernacular Architecture of the Himalayas and Environs

Peter Herrle

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783035608687

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Traditional houses in the Himalayas

The region of the Himalayas and the adjoining Tibetan plateau is known for its unique and characteristic vernacular architecture and housing culture which is slowly but surely disappearing.

The first part of the book analyses 19 traditional houses in the region that respond in diverse ways to the specifics of their location and local climate. The second part presents a comparative study of the construction elements – walls, roof and façades – using photographs and hand-drawn construction details.

The newly produced scale drawings provide an excellent basis for comparative review. Detailed plans, atmospheric photographs and informative texts take the reader on a journey through a fascinating building culture.

A tribute to a disappearing building tradition
All drawings newly produced to scale
Part of a research project by Technical University, Berlin

Author / Editor information

Prof. Dr. em. Peter Herrle, TU Berlin, Department Planning Building Environment

Reviews

"Es gibt Bücher, die erst wenn sie erschienen sind bewusst machen, wie sehr sie gefehlt haben. Das Buch „Tibetan Houses“ ist so ein Buch."
Michael Buddeberg in: Preetorius Stiftung (28.04.2019), http://www.preetoriusstiftung.de/?p=2602

"Unser Blick wurde lange Zeit auf faszinierende tibetische Klöster und Tempel gelenkt, aber nicht auf die volkstümliche Baukultur der Landbevölkerung. Diese Lücke schließt das beeindruckende Werk "Tibetische Häuser. Volkstümliche Architektur im Himalaya und Umgebung", herausgegeben von Prof. em. Peter Herrle und Anna Wozniak von der TU Berlin, indem es die in karger Landschaft gewachsene Architektur dokumentiert und dem Leser eine hoch entwickelte Baukunst zugänglich macht. [...] Die Zeichnungen machen das Buch so besonders, sie zeigen das Wesen der Häuser ohne zu abstrahieren oder idealisieren."
In: Informationsdienst Holz (17.12.2018), https://informationsdienst-holz.de/aktuelles/details/tibetan-houses/

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	4
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
Introduction
About this book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	8
Geographical setting Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	10
The making of the book Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	16
Missionaries – explorers – researchers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
LADAKH Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
CENTRAL TIBET: U-TSANG Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
EASTERN TIBET: KHAM AND AMDO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
BHUTAN Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	176
KHUMBU Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
DOLPO Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
STRUCTURAL DESIGN
Enveloping the interior: structural diversity Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	234
Levels and covers: ceilings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Bearing the loads: posts and beams Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
The outer shell: stone – mud – timber Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	242
Opening the wall: doors and windows Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Decorating the facade: crowns and cornices Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
Closing the top: flat and sloped roofs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	278
Up and down: stairs and ladders Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	282
TIBETAN HOUSES – VANISHING OR CHANGING? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	284
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	294
The project team Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	298
Picture credits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	300

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Language: English
Publisher: Birkhäuser
Audience: Architects, urbanists, cultural scholars, students, libraries
Pages
- Main content: 312
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 368
- Coloured Illustrations: 250
Keywords: architecture; Himalaya; vernacular; houses; Tibet; farmhouse

eBook

Published: September 11, 2017
ISBN: 9783035608687