The Art of Earth Architecture

Past, Present, Future

Jean Dethier, Marc Walter

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Thames & Hudson Ltd
27 April 2020

Architectural structure & design

For almost 10,000 years man has built in unbaked earth, not only simple dwellings but also palaces, temples and fortresses of the utmost grandeur and durability. This encyclopedic work shows the extreme diversity of this type of architecture from a technical, cultural and historical point of view. After presenting the various types of raw earth constructions (adobe and rammed earth, walls and roofs, columns, etc.), Jean Dethier reveals some of the raw earth masterpieces scattered across five continents, most of which are listed as UNESCO world heritage sites.

From the creations of antiquity to those of today, as well as vernacular heritage and modernist works, the book surveys a multitude of building types: monumental structures - the temples and palaces of Mesopotamia, the Great Wall of China, the Great Mosque of Djenné in Mali, Capitagreen in Singapore; large urban developments - the city of Tenochtitlan in Mexico, the medinas of Morocco; housing in Marrakech, Bogota and various European cities; the castle-houses of the Somba people in Togo; Martin Rauch's villas in Austria; and public amenities - sa high school in Bangladesh, a museum in Australia, a market in Koudougou, Burkina-Faso, and many more...

The culmination of fifty years of work, this definitive book is illustrated with 600 photographs and about one hundred drawings and architectural plans.

By: Jean Dethier, Marc Walter
Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 310mm, Width: 240mm,
Weight: 3.140kg
ISBN: 9780500343579
ISBN 10: 0500343578
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 27 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jean Dethier has dedicated his life to the research, safeguarding and development of raw earth architecture around the world. Winner of the prestigious ‘Grand Prix d’Architecture’ in 1987, Dethier also sat on the jury of the 2016 international ‘Terra Award’, the first international prize for contemporary earthen structures. Photographer and designer Marc Walter has contributed to many publications, including A Taste for the Exotic, The Great Family Houses of Europe and Empire Style, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Reviews for The Art of Earth Architecture: Past, Present, Future

'With its stunning images, this book convincingly demonstrates that the renaissance of earth architecture is no longer merely a pipe dream, but has become a tangible ecological reality - and this is very much thanks to the active militancy of its authors ... it reveals an astonishing multitude of homes, architectural archetypes and cities built in the very earth that anchors them' - Jean-Louis Cohen, Sheldon H. Solow Professor in the History of Architecture at New York University Institute of Fine Arts