Info on Book to obtain a copy
This is a BLOG dedicated to an international conversation about the subject of earthquake resistant traditional construction – not only in Kashmir, but any other place which you may wish to describe or ask about. Please feel free to leave your comments, suggestions, and observations on the topic. This Blog has been started on August 1, 2009 in honor of the publication of the book:
Don’t Tear it Down!
Preserving the Earthquake Resistant Vernacular Architecture of Kashmir. PUBLISHED by UNESCO in India, June 2009
To obtain copies in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and other South Asian countries, please contact UNESCO-New Delhi office (newdelhi@unesco.org, +91-11-26-71-3000)
This book is Scheduled for publication in the USA and Europe, September, 2009. It will be available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Baker and Taylor and other booksellers in the USA and Europe.
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