Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World

<p>The first world atlas ever compiled on vernacular architecture this comprehensive work illustrates the variety and ingenuity of the world’s vernacular building traditions from a multi-disciplinary cross-cultural and comparative approach using over sixty world and regional maps.</p><p>Mapping such diverse aspects as materials and resources technologies structural systems symbolism forms and service systems on a cross-cultural and comparative basis the <em>Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World</em> reveals the distribution diversity and relationships of the world’s vernacular building traditions. Indicating geographical patterns developments lacunae and anomalies it gives rise to new insights and understandings stimulating new hypotheses questions and research efforts.</p><p>Augmenting the award-winning <em>Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World</em> the <em>Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World</em> constitutes a unique and unparalleled resource for anyone involved in the growing field of vernacular architecture studies including architects geographers art historians planners folklorists conservationists builders and anthropologists as well as being of use to all those working in the fields of heritage conservation architecture regeneration energy efficient building resources management development and sustainability.</p>