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» China's Rural Architecture - Photographs by Olivier Laude and brief texts by Ronald G. Knapp. Up to ten photographs per province.

» Clan Homes in Fujian - Jens Aaberg-Jorgensen's illustrated article on these remarkable traditional dwellings in China, originally published in Danish in Arkitekten no. 28, November 2000, translated and updated in the online edition.

» The Kyoto Machiya Resource - Nick Coutts provides an illustrated history and description of Kyoto's traditional townhouse architecture, and discusses issues of preservation.

» Quanzhou Vernacular Architecture - Daniel Abramson of the University of Washington introduces this historic Chinese city and its buildings. Includes city maps, photographs and a vocabulary of characteristic forms and elements.

» Toraja Photo Gallery - Photographs of the striking traditional houses of the Toraja culture of Indonesia.

» Vanishing Landscapes - An article on old Hakka homesteads in Taiwan by Karen Schmitt, illustrated with images from Taiwan Homeland Art Collection. Originally published in New Views of Southern Taiwan, March 2001.

» Wooden Architecture in Ganzi - An illustrated report by Pamela Logan on traditional buildings in the Kham region of Tibet for the Kham Aid Foundation.

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