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020			_a978-0-8048-4278-5
040			_cFoundation University
050			_a(DAFA-P) NA7435.A1 _b 2023 P882
100			_aPowell, Robert _eauthor _910800
245			_aThe modern thai house : _binnovative design in tropical asia / _cby Robert Powell
260			_aNorth America : _bTuttle Publishing. ; _c2012
300			_a224 pages : _bcolor illustrations ; _c31 cm
504			_aIncludes bibliography.
520			_aA tremendous body of sophisticated and sensitively designed architectural work has been produced in Thailand in the first decade of the 21st century. The 25 houses in The Modern Thai House illustrate the radical new ideas coming from a dynamic younger generation of architects who are producing work comparable with and sometimes even surpassing the very best architecture in the world. Most of these architects were trained in the U.S. or U.K. and reflect not only American and European sensibilities but also affinities with their contemporaries in Asia —including Japan, China, Singapore, and Bali—all hotbeds for innovation in modern design. The houses in this book are readily accessible from Bangkok, Phuket, and Chiangmai. They reflect a wide variety of concerns and solutions, such as: sustainability; responses to climate; strategies for cooling with minimal electricity; openness versus security in a large metropolis such as Bangkok; cultural sensitivity and responsiveness, as evidenced in a "three-generation house," built for a society in which the extended family is still prevalent; and cultural memory, as in the use of elements such as pilings, verandahs, and steeply pitched roofs with large overhangs that echo traditional Thai designs. Nurtured by an increasingly knowledgeable and wealthy clientele, modern architecture in Thailand is emerging with a variety of innovative architectural expressions.
650			_aArchitecture, Domestic--Thailand. _910794
650			_aVernacular architecture--Thailand. _910801
650			_aNSW Builders Labourers Federation. _910795
650			_aConstruction workers--Australia--New South Wales. _910796
650			_aConstruction industry--Australia--New South Wales. _910797
658			_aArchitecture, Bachelor of Science in. _bThe modern thai house : innovative design in tropical asia
942			_2lcc _cPERIODICAL _hNA7435.A1 _i 2023 P882 _k(DAFA-P) _n0
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