{"product_id":"design-and-the-vernacular-paul-memmott-9781350294301","title":"Design and the Vernacular: Interpretations for Contemporary Architectural Practice and Theory","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesign and the Vernacular \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the intersection between vernacular architecture, local cultures, and modernity and globalization, focussing on the vast and diverse global region of Australasia and Oceania. The relevance and role of vernacular architecture in contemporary urban planning and architectural design are examined in the context of rapid political, economic, technological, social and environmental changes, including globalization, exchanges of people, finance, material culture, and digital technologies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixteen chapters by architects designers and theorists, including Indigenous writers, explore key questions about the agency of vernacular architecture in shaping contemporary building and design practice. These questions include: How have Indigenous building traditions shaped modern building practices? What can the study of vernacular architecture contribute to debates about sustainable development? And how has vernacular architecture been used to argue for postcolonial modernisation and nation-building and what has been the effect on heritage and conservation? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch questions provide valuable case studies and lessons for architecture in other global regions -- and challenge assumptions about vernacular architecture being anachronistic and static, instead demonstrating how it can shape contemporary architecture, nation building and cultural identities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Memmott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350294306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350294301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Visual Arts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.69h x 7.44w x 1.00d","brand":"Paul Memmott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46807083614463,"sku":"9781350294301","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_54a42515-e3b9-492d-b175-4cbb6f476525.jpg?v=1745378509","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/design-and-the-vernacular-paul-memmott-9781350294301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}