“Vernacular architecture can be said to be the ‘architectural language of the people’ with its ethnic, regional, and local ‘dialects.” – Paul Oliver (Author of The Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture…
Vernacular Architecture is the style of architecture that takes into account the needs of the people, materials available locally, indigenous labor, and economic factors of the people in question. It,…
Andaman & Nicobar Islands are located around 1,400 km away from the east coast of India. They have tourist beaches, ponds and also a fragment of history. The local territory…
The Indian Coffee House is a coffee-restaurant chain with over 400 outlets all over India. While the chain started during the British rule, it is now run by worker co-operative…
Every architect knows that Architectural Design is not complete if we don’t take climatology into consideration. While the client’s satisfaction is of prime importance, the solace of doing our job…
What is Vernacular Architecture? According to its etymology, “verna” means native and “architecture” is to design buildings, thus vernacular architecture is an architecture style that is built to meet the…
MODERN AND VERNACULAR: A SYMBIOSIS FOR THE CENTURIES Across the world, modern architecture has drawn and will continue to draw from tradition– music, food, language and of course, the local…
China is the world’s most populous country, with over 22 provinces that cover approximately 9.6 square kilometers of land. The large area of land in China contains various geographic characteristics…
With the use of local materials and construction techniques originated purely from that particular place, Vernacular Architecture came into existence. This type of architecture is considered to comprise regional culture…
One of the most promising architects who practiced Vernacular Architecture was Laurie Baker. He used laterite, mud, and cow dung as the building materials in his buildings. Architecture firms practicing…
Contemporary and Vernacular. While one word defines a type of architecture that’s highly progressive, modern, high tech and expressive; the other deals with traditional, simple, and practical techniques, the simplest…
Architecture of Bangladesh, the establishments of villages owe their origin to agriculture and the settlement in this area dates back to the remote past. Over time, indigenous architecture in rural…