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Poetic Significance: Sài Gòn Mid-Century Modernist Architecture

Poetic Significance: Sài Gòn Mid-Century Modernist Architecture

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Publisher's Synopsis

"'Poetic Significance' presents beautiful architectural photography, diagrams, and the history of the very rich and complex Vietnamese modernist architecture from the mid-century in Saigon, Vietnam. Vietnamese mid-twentieth-century modernist architecture made its way into the Vietnamese vernacular culture to be recreated and transformed by the ordinary people. Through their creations, this book tries to discern the modern architectural aesthetics of the Vietnamese people which reflects how the architecture of Vietnam, an ancient Southeast Asian culture, has appeared and developed in modern times. Those who study, practice architecture or who are interested in design, art, history and culture will find that this book shows how modernism came to be in Vietnam and how it has been adopted by the people directly as their new vernacular architecture. Through simple yet frequently-used architectural elements like louvers, planters, pergolas, h

Book information

ISBN: 9781087943374
Publisher: Architecture Vietnam Books
Imprint: Architecture Vietnam Books
Pub date:
Edition: First International edition
Language: English
Weight: 398g
Height: 139mm
Width: 212mm
Spine width: 7mm