The issues surrounding the function and meaning of vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century are complex and extensive. Taking a distinctively rigorous theoretical approach, this book considers these issues from a number of perspectives, broadening current debate to a wider multidisciplinary audience. These collected essays from the leading experts in the field focus on theory, education and practice in this essential sector of architecture, and help to formulate solutions to the environmental, disaster management and housing challenges facing the global community today.
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'A book with a mission ... the editor's pool of contributers include some of the most prominent writers ... It is both an edited collection of analytical essays and a rallying cry for vernacular architectural studies.' - The Journal of Architecture
'The numerous diverse opinions set out in this volume give the reader an excellent survey of the advantages and the problems of vernacular architecture, and the empoyment of good vernacular practice could evidently be a big help to construction in developing countries.' – Architectural Science Review
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Lindsay Asquith worked with Paul Oliver on the compilation of the Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World (1997) and subsequently as a Research Associate in the Department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University. She completed her PhD in 2003 and now works as an Architectural Design Consultant in the housing sector.
Marcel Vellinga is a Research Fellow in the Department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, England. He is the author of Constituting Unity and Difference: Vernacular Architecture in a Minangkabau Village (2004) and of various articles dealing with the anthropology of architecture in Indonesia. He is currently co-editing, with Paul Oliver, the Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World.
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sarafar idye, vernacular architecture research, vernacular architecture studies, vernacular environments, vernacular builders, human ecology perspective, vernacular design, vernacular studies, generative concepts, grassroots art, vernacular building traditions, vernacular buildings, vernacular knowledge, vernacular traditions, spontaneous settlements, architectural education, spatial type, housing research, sustainable architecture, space claim Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Paul Oliver, Middle East, Hassan Fathy, Irish Travellers, North America, Republic of Ireland, Architectural Association, Breakfast Mealtime Dining, Dressing Dressing Bedroom, Hong Kong, Oxford Brookes University, Sri Lanka, Amos Rapoport, John Turner, American Jews, Negev Highlands, United Nations Disaster Relief Organization, West Africa New!
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- Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World by Paul Oliver on 10 pages
- Home Environments (Human Behavior and Environment) by Irwin Altman in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Personal Places: Perspectives on Informal Art Environments by Daniel Franklin Ward in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Poetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard on page 199, and Back Matter
- in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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