Architectural historians have provided various simple definitions of vernacular habitation. For the Austrian-American writer Bernard Rudolsky, vernacular was “architecture without architects”.

Vernacular architecture, the simplest form of addressing human needs, is seemingly forgotten in modern architecture. However, due to recent rises in energy costs, the trend has sensibly swung the ...

Foreword / Anthony Reid -- Gallery of building media -- Introduction / John May -- From Dutch windmills to German barns -- From Mediterranean caves to Bedouin tents -- From Japanese Minka to Toda huts ...

Most, however, cannot even be identified by these common names, much less by an architectural type such as Colonial, Italianate, or Queen Anne. The few regionally recognized vernacular terms-- shotgun ...

Internationally renowned architectural scholars will descend upon Adelaide , South Australia, for a conference exploring the varied nature of modern vernacular studies and its insight for ...

Jim Heimann. Chronicle Books, $19.95 (180pp) ISBN 978-0-8118-3018-8 A hot-dog joint shaped like a puppy, an antique store replicating a Japanese temple, Van de Kamp's windmill-shaped bakeries ...