Lessons from vernacular architecture /
Weber, Willi,editor of compilation.
Yannas, Simos,editor of compilation.
London : Earthscan, from Routledge,
2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bioclimatic Facets of Vernacular Architecture. The four elements of Santorini's architecture / Thanos N. Stasinopoulos ; A lesson in urban design from Dakhleh Oasis / Riccardo Balbo ; Windows as environmental modifiers in the vernacular architecture of Lebanon / Habib Melki ; The historic hammāms of Damascus and Fez / Magda Sibley ; Climatic design of Islamic bath buildings / Jean Bouillot ; The environmental performance of a traditional courtyard house in China / Benson Lau, Brian Ford and Zhang Hongru ; Courtyard and transitional spaces in Turkish traditional architecture / Saadet Armağan Güleç, Fatih Canan and Mustafa Korumaz -- Vernacular Architecture as Model. Applying the lessons of Indian vernacular architecture : the bungalow / Kimberly Kramer ; Lighting features in Japanese traditional architecture / José María Cabeza-Lainez ; Inspiration from the vernacular in the architecture of Luis Barragán / Anibal Figueroa and Gloria Castorena ; The new vernacular of Severiano Porto in the Amazon / Leticia Neves ; Comparison of traditional Thai houses with contemporary designs / Kevin McCartney, Paruj Antarikananda and Elena Douvlou ; Environmentally responsive architecture for rural Northern Ireland / Joy-Anne Fleming ; The vernacular as a model for sustainable design / Wayne Forster, Amanda Heal and Caroline Paradise.
Sustainable architecture.
Vernacular architecture.