10 Facts About Vernacular architecture

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Vernacular architecture is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance.

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Vernacular architecture usually serves immediate, local needs; is constrained by the materials available in its particular region; and reflects local traditions and cultural practices.

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Traditionally, the study of vernacular architecture did not examine formally schooled architects, but instead that of the design skills and tradition of local builders, who were rarely given any attribution for the work.

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Vernacular architecture tends to be overlooked in traditional histories of design.

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All forms of vernacular architecture are built to meet specific needs, accommodating the values, economies and ways of life of the cultures that produce them.

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The term popular architecture is used more in eastern Europe and is synonymous with folk or vernacular architecture.

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Architects whose work exemplifies the modern take on vernacular architecture would be Samuel Mockbee, Christopher Alexander and Paolo Soleri.

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One of the most significant influences on vernacular architecture is the macro climate of the area in which the building is constructed.

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An abandoned and decaying example of Southern American Rural Vernacular architecture commonly seen in the 1800s and 1900s, surviving well into the 21st Century.

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Ukrainian Vernacular architecture is preserved at The Museum of Folk Architecture and Way of Life of Central Naddnipryanshchyna located in Pereiaslav, Ukraine.

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