History of the Built Environment I (ID 108)

Covers architecture and design throughout history in India, China, Turkey, Nigeria, Algeria, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt. Available through Fairchild Books ID Library (login required).

Features architecture, painting, sculpture, calligraphy, mosaics, and artisan products from ancient times through the 20th century, with color photographs throughout. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Black and white and color photographs of paintings and sculptures. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Black and white photographs and elevations are found after the index in the "Figures" section. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Black and white photographs and elevations are labeled "fig" or "plate." Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Explores traditional methods and their relevance to the contemporary context, particularly in promoting sustainable, walkable, and connected neighborhoods. Includes chapters on Chennai, Gujarat, Jaipur, Karachi, Lucknow, the Konkan, the Punjab, sustainable construction, earthen and bamboo construction, Geoffrey Bawa, Christopher Alexander's Pattern Language, Edwin Lutyens, cultural heritage, historic preservation, place-making, public spaces, housing, Habitat for Humanity, vaastu, and the Mayamatam. Includes plans. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Detailed drawings of traditional houses among 34 ethnic populations in India's northeast. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Color photographs can be found by searching "Fig." Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Glover investigates the traditions that shaped colonial Lahore, focusing on the conviction that both British and Indian actors who implemented urbanization shared: that the material fabric of the city could lead to social and moral improvement. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).

Provides an overview of the architectural and urban transformations that took place across the British Empire between the seventeenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Available through ProQuest Ebook Central (login required).