Research Catalog

Vernacular architecture and regional design : cultural process and environmental response

Title
Vernacular architecture and regional design : cultural process and environmental response / Kingston Wm. Heath.
Author
Heath, Kingston Wm.
Publication
Amsterdam ; Boston ; London : Architectural Press, 2009.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
Request for On-site UseRequest Scan
How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?
TextUse in library NA208 .H43 2009Off-site

Details

Description
xxiv, 185 pages : illustrations, maps, plans; 25 cm
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Vernacular architecture
  • Sustainable architecture
  • vernacular architecture
  • Ekologiskt boende
  • Arkitektur
  • Arkitektur och samhälle
  • Folkkonst
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Section one: Exploring the nature of place -- Section two: From regional theory to a situated regional response.
ISBN
  • 9780750659338
  • 0750659335
OCLC
  • ocn276648236
  • 276648236
  • SCSB-1511900
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library