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020			_a0415357950
082			_a728 _bASQ
100			_aAsquith, Lindsay Ed.
245			_aVernacular architecture in the twenty-first century : theory, education and practice
260			_aNew York _bTaylor & Francis _c2006
300			_axviii,294p.
500			_aCONTENTS : List of illustration credits ix List of Contributors xi Preface xv Foreword xvii Nezar AlSayyad Introduction 1 Lindsay Asquith and Marcel Vellinga Part I: The vernacular as process 21 1. Building tradition: Control and authority in vernacular architecture 23 Simon J. Bronner 2. Endorsing indigenous knowledge: The role of masons and apprenticeship in sustaining vernacular architecture - the case of Djenne 46 Trevor H.J. Marchand 3. Forms and meanings of mobility: The dwellings and settlements of sedentarised Irish Travellers 63 Anna Hoare 4. Engaging the future: Vernacular architecture studies in the twenty-first century 81 Marcel Vellinga Part II: Learning from the vernacular 5. Traditionalism and vernacular architecture in the twenty-first century 97 Suha zkan 6. Learning from the vernacular: basic principles for sustaining human habitats 110 Roderick J. Lawrence 7. Lessons from the vernacular: integrated approaches and new methods for housing research 128 Lindsay Asquith 8. Sheltering from extreme hazards 145 Ian Davis 9. A journey through space: cultural diversity in urban planning 155 Geoffrey Payne Part III: Understanding the vernacular 177 10. Vernacular design as a model system 179 Amos Rapoport 11. 'Generative concepts' in vernacular architecture 199 Ronald Lewcock 12. The future of the vernacular: towards new methodologies for the understanding and optimization of the performance of vernacular buildings 215 Isaac A. Meir and Susan C. Roaf 13. Architectural education and vernacular building 231 Howard Davis 14. Educating architects to become culturally aware 245 Rosemary Latter Afterword: raising the roof 262 Paul Oliver Bibliography 269 Index 288
700			_aVellinga, Marcel Ed.
890			_aUnited States
891			_aSchool of Architecture, CEPT Uni.
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