Learn how climate change threatens the traditional building techniques of vernacular architecture, as seen in Tiébélé's ...

Set within the dense, historic fabric of a village in inland Andalusia, this house reinterprets Mediterranean vernacular ...

In so many ways, the world has never been smaller than it is right now. From global trade and long-haul flights to Facebook and Google, systems operate across every continent with less friction than ...

The Great Mosque of Djenné, Mali. Image © Wikimedia user Ruud Zwart licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5 NL This article was originally published on Common Edge as "Making a ...

Perspectives in Vernacular Architecture (PVA) aims to bring the most recent scholarship on vernacular architecture to the academic and professional community. PVA appeared in book format from 1982 to ...

Vietnamese Firm H&P Architects builds a prototype house to keep inhabitants safe from floods, rainstorms, and more. Why Architecture Needs to Take Advantage of Natural Resources Environmentally ...

Merging contemporary design and traditional elements, the house, named Disneyland, reinterprets the regional vernacular. The building policies in the village of Zutzendorf in France insist on building ...

Definitions -- Architectural investigations -- A framework for analysis -- Vernacular architecture studies : interpreting the data -- Invitation to the house on Richmond Avenue in Buffalo ...

Editor’s note: The following is one of a series of columns to run throughout the summer from the Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization. The vernacular — most of us know the term as ...

Before the advent of air conditioning and local building codes, any hope of living through a Lowcountry summer meant coming to terms with heat and humidity and finding how best take advantage of the ...

Chicago is known around the world for its tall skyscrapers, but some of Chicago’s greatest architecture is often found throughout the city’s neighborhoods. Chicago neighborhood streets have a unique ...