City of Wooden Houses: Georgetown, Guyana
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.21 (528 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1858946646 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
He started photographing the buildings of Georgetown in 1983 as part of his final-year dissertation at the Polytechnic of Central London (now the University of Westminster), where he read architecture. About the Author Compton Davis is an architect who practises in London. He was born in Guyana, and moved to England during the 1980s to complete his education.
Compton Davis is an architect who practises in London. He was born in Guyana, and moved to England during the 1980s to complete his education. . He started photographing the buildings of Georgetown in 1983 as part of his final-year dissertation at the Polytechnic of Central London (now the University of Westminster), where he read architecture
During the thirty years since the project began, a number of the buildings have disappeared - some destroyed by fire and others by decay, and some more recently demolished and replaced by concrete structures. Photographs of the buildings and their particular features are accompanied by short descriptive and historical texts. Compton Davis begins by giving a brief history of Georgetown itself, describing the influences that resulted in its charming and characteristic architecture, and explaining the various house types that are to be found in the city. The city's architecture is essentially