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20th May 2024

HABITAT: VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE FOR A CHANGING PLANET

HABITAT: VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE FOR A CHANGING PLANET

Sandra Piesik, ed.

Thames & Hudson

2023

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A landmark publication which celebrates humanity's ability to create buildings that have responded ingeniously to cultural and environmental conditions for millennia. There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and create buildings that do not rely on stripping our planet or transporting materials across the globe. The traditions of vernacular architecture have much to teach us. Given our ecosystem's increasing frailty, the architecture and building trade's new role in a post-digital era, and the desperate need to record fading cultural traditions, the relevance of this book is more significant than ever.

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