TY - BOOK AU - Heath,Kingston Wm TI - Vernacular architecture and regional design: cultural process and environmental response SN - 9780750659338 U1 - 720.103 22 PY - 2009/// CY - Boston, MS PB - Elsevier Ltd KW - Vernacular architecture. KW - Sustainable architecture N1 - Includes index; engineering bookfair2015; 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://repository.fue.edu.eg/xmlui/handle/123456789/4490 ER -