Vernacular architecture and regional design : cultural process and environmental response / Kingston Wm. Heath.
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TextBoston, MS : Elsevier Ltd, 2009Description: xxiv, 185 pages : illustrations, maps, plans ; 25 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780750659338
- 22 720.103 H.K.V
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| 720.1 T.J.T The architecture concept book / | 720.103 A Agency : working with uncertain architectures / | 720.103 B.L.T Temporary architecture / | 720.103 H.K.V Vernacular architecture and regional design : cultural process and environmental response / | 720.104 H The humanities in architectural design : a contemporary and historical perspective / | 720.105 A Architectural innovation manual / | 720.105 D Digital cities / |
Includes index.
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asection 1. Exploring the nature of place -- section 2. From regional theory to a situated regional response -- pt. 1. People : improving the human condition through design -- pt. 2. Locale : interpreting and accommodating characteristics of an evolving landscape -- pt. 3. Environment : appropriate technologies and design tied to the dynamics of place.
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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