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Vernacular architecture in the 21st century : Theory, education and practice / edited by Lindsay Asquith and Marcel Vellinga.

Contributor(s): Asquith, Lindsay | Vellinga, Marcel.
Publisher: London : Taylor & Francis, 2006Description: xviii, 294 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0415357950 (pb : alk. paper).Other title: Vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century.Subject(s): Vernacular architectureDDC classification: 728.09051
Contents:
Part one. The vernacular as process. Building tradition: control and authority in vernacular architecture / Simon J. Bronner -- Endorsing indigenous knowledge: the role of masons and apprenticeship in sustaining vernacular architecture - the case of Djenne / Trevor H.J. Marchand -- Forms and meanings of mobility: the dwellings and settlements of sedentarised Irish travellers / Anna Hoare -- Engaging the future: vernacular architecture studies in the twenty-first century / Marcel Vellinga -- Part two. Learning from the vernacular. Traditionalism and vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century -- Suha Özkan -- Learning from the vernacular: basic principles for sustaining human habitats / Roderick J. Lawrence -- Lessons from the vernacular: integrated approaches and new methods for housing research / Lindsay Asquith -- Sheltering from extreme hazards / Ian Davis -- A journey through space: cultural diversity in urban planning / Geoffrey Payne -- Part three. Understanding the vernacular. Vernacular design as a model system / Amos Rapoport -- 'Generative concepts' in vernacular architecture / Ronald Lewcock -- The future of the vernacular: towards new methodologies for the understanding and optimisation of the performance of vernacular buildings / Isaac A. Meir and Susan C. Roaf -- Architectural education and vernacular building / Howard Davis -- Educating architects to become culturally sensitive / Rosemary Latter.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one. The vernacular as process. Building tradition: control and authority in vernacular architecture / Simon J. Bronner -- Endorsing indigenous knowledge: the role of masons and apprenticeship in sustaining vernacular architecture - the case of Djenne / Trevor H.J. Marchand -- Forms and meanings of mobility: the dwellings and settlements of sedentarised Irish travellers / Anna Hoare -- Engaging the future: vernacular architecture studies in the twenty-first century / Marcel Vellinga -- Part two. Learning from the vernacular. Traditionalism and vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century -- Suha Özkan -- Learning from the vernacular: basic principles for sustaining human habitats / Roderick J. Lawrence -- Lessons from the vernacular: integrated approaches and new methods for housing research / Lindsay Asquith -- Sheltering from extreme hazards / Ian Davis -- A journey through space: cultural diversity in urban planning / Geoffrey Payne -- Part three. Understanding the vernacular. Vernacular design as a model system / Amos Rapoport -- 'Generative concepts' in vernacular architecture / Ronald Lewcock -- The future of the vernacular: towards new methodologies for the understanding and optimisation of the performance of vernacular buildings / Isaac A. Meir and Susan C. Roaf -- Architectural education and vernacular building / Howard Davis -- Educating architects to become culturally sensitive / Rosemary Latter.