Built to Meet Needs: Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture

The study of vernacular architecture explores the characteristics of domestic buildings in particular regions or localities, and the many social and cultural factors that have contributed to their evolution. In this book, vernacular architecture specialist Paul Oliver brings together a wealth of information that spans over two decades, and the whole globe. Some previously unpublished papers, as well as those only available in hard to find conference proceedings, are brought together in one volume to form a fascinating reference for students and professional architects, as well as all those involved with planning housing schemes in their home countries and overseas.

PART ONE: DEFINING THE FIELD, PART TWO: CULTURES AND CONTEXTS, PART THREE: TRADITION AND TRANSMISSION, PART FOUR: CULTURES, DISASTERS AND DWELLINGS, PART FIVE: CONSERVATION AND CONTINUITY, PART SIX: SUBURBS AND SELF-BUILDERS, PART SEVEN: MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF THE 21st CENTURY

Undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses on vernacular architecture worldwide. Professionals involved in the provision of emergency housing or reconstruction work. Architectural historians, building conservators, anthropologis