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  1. Sustainability, Risks and Resilience of Vernacular Heritage

    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
  2. George Washington's Mount Vernon
    1. Robert F. Dalzell
    2. Lee Baldwin Dalzell

    George Washington's Mount Vernon

    At Home in Revolutionary America

    Washington 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
  3. The Evolution of the English House
    1. Sidney Oldall Addy

    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
  4. The Historic Dutch American Barns of New Jersey and Southern New York
    1. Gregory D. Huber

    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
  5. Shingle Style Houses
    1. John R. DaSilva

    Shingle Style Houses

    The Evolution of an Inventive Architecture

    A visual survey and detailed overview of contemporary and historic shingle-style homes across North America.

    € 76,50
  6. Vernacular Mudbrick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, and the Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Conservation Centre
    1. Wolf Schijns
    2. Olaf E Kaper
    3. Joris Kila

    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
  7. Vernacular Architecture in Southern Illinois
    1. John M. Coggeshall
    2. Jo Anne Nast
    3. Randy Tindall

    Vernacular Architecture in Southern Illinois

    The Ethnic Heritage

    John 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
  8. The Cobblestone & The Common
    1. R. H. , Mason

    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
  9. Impacts of Climate Change on Vernacular Landscapes and Cultural Heritage
    1. Gül , Aktürk

    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.

    € 205,40
  10. Vernacular Architecture

    Vernacular Architecture

    Paradigms of Environmental Response

    First 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
  11. The Ontario Cottage
    1. Lynne D. DiStefano
    2. Dan Schneider

    The Ontario Cottage

    Perfect of Its Kind

    Lynne D. DiStefano, PhD (UPenn), is a specialist in cultural heritage and urban conservation. Co-founder and past director of the University of Hong Kong’s Architectural Conservation Programmes, she is an adjunct professor at the university and a faculty associate at the Willowbank School of Restoration Arts. From 2006 to 2018, Lynne was an ICOMOS expert and technical evaluator for UNESCO World Heritage sites in Austria, China, Japan, Laos, the Philippines, and South Korea. Previously, Lynne was a chief curator at Museum London and an associate professor at Brescia University College, Western University. Lynne has served on the board of directors of the Ontario Heritage Foundation (now Trust) at two different times and on Heritage Toronto’s Programme Committee. She is the co-author (with Nancy Z. Tausky) of Victorian Architecture in London and Southwestern Ontario: Symbols of Aspiration and (with Ho Yin Lee) has written a number of books and articles about cultural heritage in Hong Kong. In 2024 (with Lavina Ahuja), she completed the editing of the second of two books on adaptive reuse in Asia. Lynne lives in Toronto’s Annex, where she sits on the Annex Residents’ Association’s Heritage Committee and Planning and Development Committee. From the 17th floor of her condo, she dreams of living in an Ontario Cottage. Dan Schneider is a heritage enthusiast, policy wonk, writer and professional heritage consultant. A lawyer by training, Dan has been active in the cultural heritage field for 45 years. Formerly a senior policy advisor with the provincial culture ministry, he was lead policy expert on many government heritage initiatives including comprehensive changes to the Ontario Heritage Act in 2005. Now based in St. Marys, Ontario, Dan is Principal of Dan Schneider Heritage Consulting. His heritage policy blog OHA+M was founded in 2015 and is housed on the website of the Heritage Resources Centre of the University of Waterloo. Boasting 125 (and counting) articles on a wide range of issues, the blog is widely consulted and has won two awards including a 2017 award from the Canadian Association of Heritage Professionals. As a volunteer, Dan is active in Architectural Conservancy Ontario and chairs ACO’s policy committee. He is a founding member of the Stratford/Perth County ACO branch and currently serves as its president. Previously Dan has been appointed to the St. Marys municipal heritage committee and was a member of the town’s Doors Open committee. For decades Dan was proud custodian of a c. 1856 limestone Ontario Cottage near St. Marys. Steven Evans is a Toronto-based photographer with 45 years of experience developing his craft. His personal photography has been exhibited and published nationally and internationally and can be found in numerous public collections, including The Canadian Centre for Architecture, The Art Gallery of Ontario and the City of Toronto Archives, as well as numerous private and corporate collections. In his commercial architectural photography practice, he has worked with many of Canada’s top firms. His images have been published in national and international magazines and websites, and his work has been honoured with National Magazine Awards. Evans has also taught and lectured at the Toronto Metropolitan University. His most recent project was the documentation of Ontario Place in Toronto, which culminated in a book and exhibition in 2023 entitled As It Is: A precarious moment in the life of Ontario Place. Lee Ho Yin, PhD (HKU) is an architect, well-published academic, and an experienced practitioner in built-heritage conservation. He is the co-founder and past Director of the University of Hong Kong’s Architectural Conservation Programmes. Ho Yin has been appointed by government agencies in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and overseas as an expert advisor or a consultant for conservation projects. He has also been appointed to a number of heritage conservation statutory boards and committees in Hong Kong, including the Hong Kong Government’s Antiquities Advisory Board and Urban Renewal Authority Board of Directors (as Non-Executive Director).

    € 29,50
  12. Church Of St. Peter, Hascombe (short Account) [by V. Musgrave]
    1. Vernon Musgrave

    Church Of St. Peter, Hascombe (short Account) [by V. Musgrave]

    € 32,95