Architecture and agriculture : a rural design guide Architecture and Agriculture: A Rural Design Guide presents architectural guidelines for buildings designed and constructed in rural landscapes by emphasizing their connections with function culture climate and place. Following on from the authors first book Rural Design the book discusses in detail the buildings that humans construct in support of agriculture. By examining case studies from around the world including Australia China Japan Norway Poland Japan Portugal North America Africa and the Southeast Asia it informs readers about the potentials opportunities and values of rural architecture and how they have been developed to create sustainable landscapes and sustainable buildings for rapidly changing rural futures.