Living in Asia / photos, Reto Guntli ; edited by Angelika Taschen ; text by Sunil Sethi ; German translation, Anne Brauner ; French translation, Christèle Jany.
Language: English, French, German Series: Bibliotheca universalis (Taschen (Firm))Publisher: Cologne : Taschen, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 532 p. : ill. ; 21 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783836576079; 3836576074Subject(s): Dwellings -- Southeast Asia | Architecture, Domestic -- Southeast Asia | Interior architecture -- Southeast Asia | Interior decoration -- Southeast Asia | Habitations -- Asie du Sud-Est | Architecture domestique -- Asie du Sud-Est | Architecture intérieure -- Asie du Sud-Est | Décoration intérieure -- Asie du Sud-Est | Dwellings -- Southeast Asia | Architecture, Domestic -- Southeast Asia | Interior architecture -- Southeast Asia | Interior decoration -- Southeast Asia | Architecture, Domestic | Dwellings | Interior architecture | Interior decoration | Southeast Asia | Southeast AsiaLOC classification: NA 7432 | .L58 2019| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | NA 7432 .L58 2019 | Not for loan | 013402 |
Original edition: ©2007.
Zen, soothing, mystical, meditative―words cannot do justice to Asia’s most beautiful interiors. Whether it’s a gilded Tibetan monastery, a plantation in Sri Lanka, or a private villa in Thailand, each of the havens featured in this book are remarkable not only in aesthetic, but also in spirit. This showcase features 46 exceptional locations across Tibet, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Singapore, and Malaysia. Highlights include traditional Burmese stilt houses; the breathtaking Shiv Niwas Palace in India, visited by James Bond in Octopussy; Cambodian temples; a rice barge-turned houseboat in Thailand; a high-rise apartment overlooking the Singaporean skyline; the “Blue Mansion”, an magnificient, indigo-painted courtyard house featured in the film Indochine; a breathtaking garden designed by Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa; and many, many more
Text in English, French and German.