Faithin Omaha eBook Collection

Download or read book The Culture of Building written by Howard Davis and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2006-06-08 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this book of thirteen chapters, Howard Davis uses historical, contemporary, and cross-cultural examples to describe the nature and influence of these cultures. He shows how building cultures reflect the general cultures in which they exist, how they have changed over history, how they affect the form of buildings and cities, and how present building cultures, which are responsible for the contemporary everyday environments, may be improved."--Jacket.