The Meaning of the Built Environment
| Author | : Amos Rapoport |
| Publisher | : University of Arizona Press |
| Total Pages | : 262 |
| Release | : 1990 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0816511764 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780816511761 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (761 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Meaning of the Built Environment by : Amos Rapoport
Download or read book The Meaning of the Built Environment written by Amos Rapoport and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Meaning of the Built Environment is a lively illustrated study of the meanings of everyday buildings for their users. Professor Rapoport uses examples and vignettes, drawn from many cultures and historical eras as well as contemporary America, to explicate a new framework for understanding how the built environment comes to have meaning, both for individual people and whole societies.
