Ever since anthropology has existed as a discipline; anthropologists have thought about architectural forms. This book provides the first overview of how anthropologists have studied architecture and the extraordinarily rich thought and data this has produced.With a focus on domestic space - that intimate context in which anthropologists traditionally work - the book explains how anthropologists think about public and private boundaries; gender; sex and the body; the materiality of architectural forms and materials; building technologies and architectural representations. Each chapter uses a broad range of case studies from around the world to examine from within anthropology what architecture does - how it makes people and shapes; sustains and unravels social relations.An Anthropology of Architecture is key reading for students of anthropology; material culture; geography; sociology; architectural theory; design and city planning.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Nostalgia from the west side of Fort Worth!By G.K. E. AllenIf you lived in Fort Worth; you likely have driven on Camp Bowie Blvd. This collection of old photos and stories truly captures the great history of that brick-paved thoroughfare. The hamburger joints; the movie theaters; restaurants and drive-ins; the toy store; the drug store; all the places... well; most all the places we went. The old photos are fun and the stories priceless. This book was worth every penny to know that history and to re-trace my travels up and down Camp Bowie Blvd. growing up in the 50s and 60s. I bought three copies; sent one to my mom. She loved it; too.