Complementary Dualities: The Significance of East/West Architectural Difference in Paquimé

This thesis provides the first formal and phenomenological analysis of the architecture in Paquimé, otherwise known as Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. The eastern and western halves of the city are divided by a stone wall and reservoirs. The monuments on the east are rectilinear, puddled adobe structures used primarily for domestic and manufacturing purposes. The buildings on the west, on the other hand, are open earth mounds lined in stone for public displays. This thesis analyzes each building individually, the relationship of the structures to one another, and the entire layout of Paquimé in order to better understand Paquimian visual culture.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2005

Author dc:creator

• Hughes, Delain

Contributors dc:contributor

• Santina, Adrianne
• Donahue-Wallace, Kelly, 1968-
• Abel, Mickey S.

• Architecture -- Mexico -- Casas Grandes Site.
• Casas Grandes Site (Mexico)
• Indians of Mexico -- Antiquities.
• Chihuahua (Mexico : State) -- Antiquities.
• architecture
• Chichimoca
• Casas Grandes
• Paquimé
• phenomenology
• pre-Columbian

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Hughes, Delain
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 68193779
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4871/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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