{"product_id":"vernacular-architecture-and-regional-design-9780750659338","title":"Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSustainable design requires that design practitioners respond to a particular set of social, cultural and environmental conditions. ''Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design'' defines a set of strategies for understanding the complexities of a regional setting. Through a series of international case studies, it examines how architects and designers have applied a variety of tactics to achieve culturally and environmentally appropriate design solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e Shows that architecture and design are inextricably linked to social and environmental processes, and are not just technical or aesthetic exercises.\u003cbr\u003e Articulates a variety of methods to realise goals of socially responsible and environmentally responsive design.\u003cbr\u003e Calls for a principled approach to design in an effort to preserve fragile environments and forge sustainable best practice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e''Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design'' will appeal to educators and professional practitioners in the fields of archi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword; Preface: Regionalism Reconsidered; Section One: Exploring the Nature of Place\u003cbr\u003e1. An Interpretative Model for Assessing Regional Identity Amidst Change; 2. Architecture as Cultural Production; Section Two: From Regional Theory to a Situated Regional Response; 3. Introduction; Part One: People; 4. Howard Davis; 5. Nihal Perea; 6. Jo Noero; Part Two: Locale; 7. Teddy Cruz; 8. Darren Petrucci; Part Three: Environment; 9. Nina Maritz; 10. Carol A. Wilson; 11 Glenn Murcutt.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018409607511,"sku":"9780750659338","price":54.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/vernacular-architecture-and-regional-design-9780750659338","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}