Vernacular Architecture

ヴァナキュラー建築 / prehistory– / Style / Architectural Thought

Building without architects, grown from local materials, climate and custom. Since Rudofsky's MoMA show presented it as 'non-pedigreed architecture,' it has served as the textbook of climate adaptation and sustainability.

Local materials / Response to climate / Anonymity and repeated types / The settlement as a whole form

Vernacular Architecture — アルベロベッロのトゥルッリ（CC BY-SA 4.0） — アルベロベッロのトゥルッリ（CC BY-SA 4.0）／アイット・ベン・ハドゥの集落（CC BY-SA 4.0）

Vernacular Architecture — アイット・ベン・ハドゥの集落（CC BY-SA 4.0） — アルベロベッロのトゥルッリ（CC BY-SA 4.0）／アイット・ベン・ハドゥの集落（CC BY-SA 4.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for: Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type: Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition: Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material: Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution: Don't reduce it to surface signs. Verify the context of era, region, technology and makers.
Further study: Bernard Rudofsky / Hassan Fathy / climate, place and contemporary architecture

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