Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture

Oliver, Paul

Architectural Press（2006/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 474 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780750666572
• DDC分類 720

基本説明

Covers a wide range of issues ralating to vernacular architecture including economies, technologies, inherited skills, social and family structures, physical needs, belief systems and symbolism.

Full Description

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 evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as well as those only available in hard to find conference proceedings, are brought together in one volume to form a fascinating reference for students and professional architects, as well as all those involved with planning housing schemes in their home countries and overseas.

Contents

PART ONE: DEFINING THE FIELD; PART TWO: CULTURES AND CONTEXTS; PART THREE: TRADITION AND TRANSMISSION; PART FOUR: CULTURES, DISASTERS AND DWELLINGS; PART FIVE: CONSERVATION AND CONTINUITY; PART SIX: SUBURBS AND SELF-BUILDERS; PART SEVEN: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE 21st CENTURY