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Earth architecture, from ancient to modern, William N. Morgan

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index

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Earth architecture

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William N. Morgan

from ancient to modern

William Morgan, a practicing architect and published author, has created an invaluable compendium of environments shaped by the manipulation of one of the most fundamental building blocks available: earth. This splendidly illustrated volume contains intricate, detailed descriptions of more than fifty sites, written in non-technical language that will appeal to a broad range of readers. Mounds, shaped hills, and terraces are only a few of the categories of structures Morgan systematically examines as he surveys everything from semi-subterranean dwellings to large-scale engineering projects. His exhaustive look encompasses a 4,200 B.C. settlement in the Negev and a contemporary performing arts pavilion in California. In addition to the unknown master builders and engineers from ancient times, works of modern architects including Le Corbusier, Frank Gehry, and Frank Lloyd Wright appear in these pages. Morgan's focus on the architectural uses of earth in shaping societies and communities suggests implications for contemporary architecture, and the sites discussed offer numerous precedents for sustainable design, energy conservation, and environmental enhancement. -- Book jacket

Mounds : Avebury Circle, Wiltshire, England ; Olmec Pyramid and Plaza, La Venta, Tabasco, Mexico ; Adena Burial Mound, Miamisburg, Ohio ; Hopewell Octagon and Circle, Newark, Ohio ; Trelleborg, Slagelse, Denmark ; Lion Mound Memorial, Waterloo, Belgium -- Shaped hills : Greek Hillside Theater, Epidaurus, Greece ; Babeldaob, Palau, Caroline Islands ; Villa d'Este Gardens, Tivoli, Italy ; Duke University Stadium, Durham, North Carolina ; Corregidor Bataan Memorial, Manila Bay, Philippines ; Concord Pavilion, Concord, California -- Earth retained : Machu Picchu, Urubamba Valley, Peru ; Second Jacobs House, Middleton, Wisconsin ; Expressways, United States ; New cemetery proposal, Urbino, Italy ; Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C. ; Spencertown House, Hudson Valley, New York -- Terraces : Hatshetsup's Mortuary Temple, Deir el Bahri, Egypt ; Governor's House, Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico ; Ifugao Rice Terraces, Luzon, Philippines ; Maori Forts, North Island, New Zealand ; Middleton Place, Charleston, South Carolina ; Marae of Mahaiatea, Tahiti, Society Islands -- Platforms : Persepolis, Shiraz, Iran ; Borobudur, Java, Indonesia ; Preah Vihear, Cambodia ; Emerald Mound, Natchez, Mississippi ; Governor's Icehouse, Williamsburg, Virginia ; Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, Grapevine, Texas -- Excavations : Troglodyte Settlement, Safadi, Negev, Israel ; Berber Village, Matmata, Tunisia ; Zhog Tou Community, Luoyang, Honan, China ; Guadix Community, Granada, Spain ; East Bank Bookstore, Minneapolis, Minnesota ; Beach Cabañas, Baja California Sur, Mexico -- Modified earth : Casa Grande, Coolidge, Arizona ; Glaumbaer Farms, Glaumbaer, Iceland ; Great Mosque, Djenné, Mali ; Visions of Paolo Soleri, Scottsdale, Arizona ; Earth-dome housing, Hesperia, California ; Studio and courtyard, Tucson, Arizona -- Water retained : Imperial Tomb, Sakai, Osaka, Japan ; Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia ; Katsura Gardens, Kyoto, Japan ; Khajou Bridge, Esfahān, Iran ; Land reclamation polders, North Sea coast, Netherlands, Nacimiento Dam, Pasa Robles, California -- Cities : Poverty Point, Floyd, Louisiana ; Cahokia, Collinsville, Illinois ; Paquimé, Chihuahua, Mexico ; Taos Pueblo, Rio Grande Valley, New Mexico ; Urban nucleus, Sunset Mountain Park, California ; Dam town proposal, Pikesville, Kentucky