Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World

by Vellinga; Marcel

• ISBN13: 9780415411516
• ISBN10: 0415411513
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

The first world atlas ever compiled on vernacular architecture, this comprehensive work illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the world "s vernacular building traditions from a multi-disciplinary, cross-cultural and comparative approach, using over sixty world and regional maps. Mapping such diverse aspects as materials and resources, technologies, structural systems, symbolism, forms and service systems on a cross-cultural and comparative basis, the Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the Worldreveals the distribution, diversity and relationships of the world "s vernacular building traditions. Indicating geographical patterns, developments, lacunae and anomalies, it gives rise to new insights and understandings, stimulating new hypotheses, questions and research efforts. Augmenting the award-winning Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World, the Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the Worldconstitutes a unique and unparalleled resource for anyone involved in the growing field of vernacular architecture studies, including architects, geographers, art historians, planners, folklorists, conservationists, builders, and anthropologists as well as being of use to all those working in the fields of heritage conservation, architecture, regeneration, energy efficient building, resources management, development and sustainability.

Author Biography

Paul Oliver is a Visiting Professor at the International Vernacular Architecture Unit at Oxford Brookes University.

Table of Contents

Contexts	p. 1
Cultural and Material Aspects	p. 19
Materials and Resources	p. 23
Structural Systems and Technologies	p. 41
Forms, Plans and Types	p. 61
Services and Functions	p. 81
Symbolism and Decoration	p. 99
Development and Sustainability	p. 109
Afterword	p. 125
References	p. 130
Bibliography	p. 136
Index	p. 145
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