Description: Villages In the Sun: Mediterranean Community Architecture. Myron Goldfinger. Foreword by Louis I. Kahn. Hardcover with dust jacket. Rizzoli International Publishers. First edition 1993. 180 pages. 10.5" x 10.5". ISBN 0847815285.Very good condition. The binding is square and tight. The pages are clean, no markings, no creasing or tears. The boards are clean, no wear. The dust jacket is clean with minimal wear, a few superficial pressure indentations along the left front. Free domestic shipping USPS Media Mail. Villages in the Sun is both an exceptional pictorial record of the glorious Mediterranean villages of Greece, Italy, Spain, Morocco, and Tunisia, and an exploration of the rationale behind their architectural and urban forms as well as the processes of their construction. While noting that differences in climate, site, materials, and traditions have resulted in local patterns of design, architect Myron Goldfinger also points out that most of these towns have certain common characteristics that make them highly successful as communities. The dramatic expression of details, textures, materials, and colors simultaneously reveals a building's function, construction, and the individuality of its creator. The towns featured include such well-known and well-loved places as Positano, Mykonos, Santorini, Alberobello, and Djerba.These extraordinary villages also present a viable model for contemporary housing. The author argues, in his comprehensive introduction, that Mediterranean towns impart a welcoming sense of community and the chance for individual expression that is all too often lacking in our "planned" housing developments of today.
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Book Title: Villages In the Sun: Mediterranean Community Architecture
Original Language: English
Item Length: 10.5 in
Vintage: No
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Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Item Height: 10.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
Topic: Architecture, Art History, Building, Cultural Studies, Ecological Construction, Environment, Environmental Engineering, Lifestyle, Mediterranean Architecture, Popular Culture, Social Issues
Item Width: 1 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Rizzoli International
Intended Audience: Adults
Inscribed: No
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1993
Type: Picture Book
Author: Myron Goldfinger, Louis I. Kahn
Genre: Art & Culture, Business, Economics & Industry, Ecology, Environment, Nature & Earth, History, Leisure, Hobbies & Lifestyle
Country/Region of Manufacture: Singapore
Item Weight: 45 oz
Number of Pages: 180
