House Form and Culture, by Amos Rapoport, is a comprehensive exploration of the relationship between human culture and the built environment. This influential book delves into the socio-cultural factors that…
Rapoport’s work has primarily focused on the function of cultural variables, cross-cultural research, and theory building and synthesis. Amos Rapoport is an Australian architect and one of the pioneers of…
“House, Form and Culture essentially said that we cannot just look at what architects do, we must look, for instance, at vernacular design, spontaneous settlements and so on.” — Amos…