The dwelling is the most fundamental building type; nowhere more so than in the open landscape. This book can be read in a number of ways. It is first a book about houses and particularly the theme ‘dwelling and the land’. It examines the poetic and prosaic issues inherent in claiming a piece of the landscape to live on. It could also be seen as a kind of road map; full of both warnings and encouragements for all those involved with; or just interested in; the making of houses. That the domestic realm and the landscape can be vehicles for significant architectural insights is hardly an original observation. However this book seeks to bring the two topics together in a unique way. In exploring a building type that lies on the cusp of what is commonly understood as ‘building’ and ‘architecture’; it asks fundamental questions about what the very nature of architecture is. Who indeed is the architect and what is their role in the process of creating meaningful buildings?
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great resouce for ancient Roman columbarium or large collective tombsBy Mary L. ThomasThis book will become the #1 go-to resource for scholars interested in Roman columbarium tombs. Borbonus has identified; named; researched; and located the original archaeological evidence for a large number of columbaria in Rome; Italy. He describes the architecture of these burial tombs and provides illustrations from original sources; photographs when available; and layout plans; as well as topographic features. Funerary epigraphs and the social milieu of the Roman inhabitants buried within these structures is also treated. Demographic tables with reference to CIL notations provides the interested reader with in-depth information. Well-written; thoroughly researched; with an excellent up-to-date bibliography. For lay persons as well as scholars.