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The Geometry of Timber: Decoding the Historic Half-Timbered Architecture of Alsace’s Borghi

The Geometry of Timber: Decoding the Historic Half-Timbered Architecture of Alsatian Borghi Alsace stands apart from every other region of France in one unmistakable way: its villages are built from wood, not stone. The half-timbered façades of Riquewihr, Eguisheim, Kaysersberg, and dozens of lesser-known borghi compose a visual language of […]

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