Lived heritage, shared space

Silveira, Angelo Costa

Lived heritage, shared space : the courtyard house of Goa / by Angelo Costa Silveira ; translated from the Portuguese by Maria Flavia Ribeiro - New Delhi : Yoda press, 2008. - xi, 140 p. : col. ill., maps

Originally presented as the author's master's thesis (University of Evora, 1998). Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents : Introduction -- 1. The Hindu courtyard house-- 2. The Christian courtyard house -- 3. Materials -- 4. Specific architectonic elements -- 5. The conservation of the courtyard houses of Goa.

The courtyard house of Goa harks back to a log tradition of dwellings with a central space open to the skies circumscribed by rooms on all sides, a model as much functional in keeping the house cool in the hot climate, as of sacred inspiration.

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Architecture, domestic
Architecture, Domestic --India --Goa (State)
Courtyard houses--India --Goa (State)


India --Goa (State)

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