The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their …
Reprint of the 2003 edition.; Includes bibliography (p. 276-283) and index.; Shelter of the nomads -- Settling down -- True to type -- Built from the ground -- Resources that grow -- Coping with cl…
This trenchant discussion of the state of architectural theory, criticism and practice in the 1980s and 1990s follows on from Reyner Banhan′s seminal work of the 1960s. At a time of extraordinary…
The first world atlas ever compiled on vernacular architecture, this comprehensive work illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the world’s vernacular building traditions from a multi-disciplina…