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Sustainability, Risks and Resilience of Vernacular Heritage
This book offers a variety of analyses, methodologies, and reflections on the behaviour of vernacular architecture in the face of natural hazards, with an emphasis on the strategies that can be used to cope with them. It was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Architectural Heritage.
€ 63,95 -
George Washington's Mount Vernon
At Home in Revolutionary AmericaWashington knew little of architecture when he planned and built Mount Vernon, but he did know what he wanted in a home. This work presents the story of the relationship between Mount Vernon, George Washington, and the people involved in creating what has become one of the US's greatest landmarks.
€ 32,95 -
The Evolution of the English House
The Evolution of the English House (1933) discusses the popular and native art in domestic English architecture, tracing the changes over the years. The focus is on plain wattled huts and combinations of dwelling-house and cattle-stall, as well as the great villas and picturesque timber houses of the wealthy.
€ 41,50 -
The Historic Dutch American Barns of New Jersey and Southern New York
A comprehensive architectural and cultural study of Dutch American barns across New Jersey and southern New York, based on nearly 50 years of fieldwork and archival research.
€ 63,95 -
Scattered Steel
The Afterlife of the World Trade CenterSamuel Holleran is a researcher, writer, and public artist who has worked with design firms, universities, and nonprofits in North America, Australia, and Europe.Max Holleran is Senior Lecturer of Social Policy at University of Melbourne and author of Yes to The City.
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Shingle Style Houses
The Evolution of an Inventive ArchitectureA visual survey and detailed overview of contemporary and historic shingle-style homes across North America.
€ 76,50 -
Vernacular Mudbrick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, and the Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Conservation Centre
More than one third of the world's population lives in houses made of unfired earth bricks or stamped earth, materials also known as mud brick, adobe , terre crue , pisé , or rammed earth.
€ 48,50 -
Vernacular Architecture in Southern Illinois
The Ethnic HeritageJohn M. Coggeshall is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. Jo Anne Nast is Curator of History at the Southern Illinois University Museum.
€ 28,95 -
The Cobblestone & The Common
The Cobblestone & The Common is a pocket field guide and practical analysis of the enduring cultural identity rooted in the English town and village. In an age of global transit, this volume invites readers to step off the highway and wander through the centuries-old heart of "Merry Olde England," treating the built environment-from timber-framed houses to market squares-as a vital, living archive of human resilience.Using the lens of the Applied Vernacular-the language of hands-on, everyday wisdom-the book decodes the structures and traditions that define the English spirit of place. It analyzes how architecture, local geology, literature, and communal custom weave together to form a unique cultural tapestry. Readers will learn to read the architecture, understanding how indigenous materials and structural solutions, such as the stone in the Cotswolds or the jettying in medieval timber-frames, reflect enduring economic and social history.The volume explores the mechanisms that foster community cohesion, analyzing the roles of the Parish Church, the Pub, and the Village Green in defining the Heartbeat of the Common. It celebrates the Quiet Craft tradition that ensured local self-sufficiency and provided enduring structures of defiant permanence. Case studies are provided for the Pastoral Ideal of the Cotswolds, the Romanticism of the Lake District, and the Mythic Ground of Sherwood Forest.This guide affirms that the structural ingenuity and moral coherence perfected in these spaces hold an irreplaceable code for human endurance. It serves as a tool for the curious traveler and the rooted local to cultivate a deeper connection to place and history.
€ 19,30 -
Impacts of Climate Change on Vernacular Landscapes and Cultural Heritage
This book reveals the impacts of climate change and anthropogenic interventions on vernacular landscapes as a cultural heritage through an analysis of regional and urban development projects and local-level practices.
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Comamala Ismail
De aedibusThe diverse portfolio of the practice led by Diego Comamala and Toufiq Ismail-Meyer, which was founded in 2013 and is based in Delémont and Biel, ranges from private to public buildings. Text in English and German.
€ 50,50 -
Vernacular Architecture
Paradigms of Environmental ResponseFirst published in 1990, this book was not meant to represent one view or approach. The only unifying element is the subject matter. There are not only disagreements over the interpretation of objective facts, but there is a fundamental difference in the pursuit of scientific knowledge. It set out to broaden the scope of discussion.
€ 44,50