Overview
More than one third of the world's population lives in houses made of unfired earth bricks or stamped earth, materials also known as mud brick, adobe, terre crue, pise, or rammed earth. Houses in the middle east have been made out this material for at least 10,000 years, but in many places this form of architecture is slowly being superceded by more recent building techniques using reinforced concrete and concrete blocks. This study contains a description of the remaining mud brick architecture in several villages in the Dakhleh Oasis in Egypt. It includes a brief history of mud brick, a discussion of the distinct local building techniques of the Oasis, and three architectural case studies of traditional mud brick houses in the Oasis, and it has many plans and photographs of local houses. The study was carried out as preparation for the design and construction of an archaeological working and training centre in the Dakhleh Oasis, which has been made according to the local traditions in mud brick vernacular. It is based on a field trip carried out in 1997 by Wolf Schijns (architect), Margriet Schijns (architect), Olaf E Kaper (Egyptologist) and Joris D Kila (art historian).
Full Product Details
Author: Wolf Schijns ,
Olaf E. Kaper ,
Joris Kila
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Volume: 10
Dimensions:
Width: 21.00cm
, Height: 0.50cm
, Length: 29.70cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9781842170595
ISBN 10: 1842170597
Pages: 63
Publication Date: 01 November 2008
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
There have been few publications on the subject and this monograph is a welcome addition.' -- Robert Partridge Ancient Egypt Magazine Issue 55 September 2009 This monograph makes a valuable contribution to the subject.' -- Nicholas Warner PalArch's Journal of Egyptology 7.3 2010 a useful summary of one aspect of the Dakhleh Oasis Project.' -- Louise Cooke Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites, vol 11, No. 2 May 2009
There have been few publications on the subject and this monograph is a welcome addition.' -- Ancient Egypt Magazine Vernacular Mudbrick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, and the 0Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Conservation Centre This monograph makes a valuable contribution to the subject.' -- PalArch's Journal of Egyptology 7.3 Vernacular Mudbrick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, and the 0Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Conservation Centre a useful summary of one aspect of the Dakhleh Oasis Project.' -- Conservation and Management of Archaeological Site Vernacular Mudbrick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, and the 0Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Conservation Centre
Author Information
by Wolf Schijns, with contributions from Olaf Kaper and Joris Kila
