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Local Stone (A Fragment)
Author(s) -
Martin Reinhold
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.558
Subject(s) - geopolitics , fragment (logic) , range (aeronautics) , string (physics) , set (abstract data type) , history , law , sociology , computer science , political science , engineering , algorithm , theoretical physics , physics , politics , programming language , aerospace engineering
At a time when a wide range of building materials is available around the world, the decision to use locally sourced stone in India often extends beyond the pragmatic. As Reinhold Martin explains, a particular choice of stone can potentially set off a complex string of associations with geopolitical connotations. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.