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House at Ur | |||
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| Architect | unknown | |||
| Location | Mesopotamia map | |||
| Date | -2000 timeline | |||
| Building Type | house | |||
| Construction System | bearing masonry, earthen blocks | |||
| Style | Ancient Mesopotamian | |||
| Notes | compact courtyard plan. | |||
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Sources on House at Ur
Francis D. K. Ching. Architecture: Form, Space, and Order. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979. ISBN 0-442-21535-5. LC 79-18045. NA2760.C46. plan and section, p172. A nice graphic introduction to architectural ideas. Updated 1996 edition available at Amazon.com Roger H. Clark and Michael Pause. Precedents in Architecture. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985. central organization diagram, p199. Updated edition available at Amazon.com Sir Leonard Woolley. Excavations at Ur. London: Ernest Benn Limited, 1954. photo of No. 3 Gay Street residence from the guest-chamber, plate26b, p180. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5. Available at Amazon.com
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