{"product_id":"vernacular-architecture-atlas-for-living-throughout-the-world-9783035616316","title":"Vernacular Architecture: Atlas for Living Throughout the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e Traditional building methods - such as those used in pueblos, timbered houses, or the Japanese minka - exist in fascinating diversity and create the face of a region. However, as a result of globalization they have been marginalized in many places. In the fastest developing countries in particular, a wealth of experience that goes back hundreds of years is being irretrievably lost, even though valuable insights can be gained for modern building. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Using the examples of selected domestic buildings from all continents, 30 international experts demonstrate why we can still learn from vernacular architecture; they analyze the cultural context and the adaptation to topographic\/climactic conditions, and focus on the local materials used as well as on the construction, the building process, and the necessary maintenance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Birkhauser\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783035616316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384","brand":"Christian Schittich","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38293469200565,"sku":"9783035616316","price":76.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fd437799-285d-4fa5-a146-e3f9f743b212.jpg?v=1611063050","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/vernacular-architecture-atlas-for-living-throughout-the-world-9783035616316","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}