Vernacular Architecture in the 21st Century: Theory, Education and Practice

These essays from leading experts in the field focus on theory, education and practice in this essential sector of architecture, and help to formulate solutions to the challenges facing the global community today.

Author: Lindsay Asquith
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 12/13/2005
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.38w x 0.57d
ISBN: 9780415357951

About the Author

Lindsay Asquith worked with Paul Oliver on the compilation of the Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World (1997) and subsequently as a Research Associate in the Department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University. She completed her PhD in 2003 and now works as an Architectural Design Consultant in the housing sector.

Marcel Vellinga is a Research Fellow in the Department of Architecture at Oxford Brookes University, England. He is the author of Constituting Unity and Difference: Vernacular Architecture in a Minangkabau Village (2004) and of various articles dealing with the anthropology of architecture in Indonesia. He is currently co-editing, with Paul Oliver, the Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World.