Vernacular architecture and regional design : cultural process and environmental response /

Heath, Kingston Wm.

Vernacular architecture and regional design : cultural process and environmental response / Kingston Wm. Heath. - 1st ed. - Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Architectural Press, c2009. - xxiv , 185 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 25 cm.

Includes index.

Section one: Exploring the nature of place -- Section two: From regional theory to a situated regional response.

Defines a set of strategies for understanding the complexities of a regional setting and, through a series of international case studies, examines how architects and designers have applied a variety of tactics to achieve culturally and environmentally appropriate design solutions.

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Vernacular architecture.
Sustainable architecture.

NA208 / .H43 2009

720.103 H43 2009