Vernacular architecture explored homes with spatial patterns rooted in cultural dexterity, envelopes built with indigenous materials and forms, endowed with traditional motifs.

Vernacular architecture emerged in reaction to the geography, climate, and customs of a community, merging Bedouin and Islamic influences. While it has been overshadowed by new-age constructions for ...

Why Architecture Needs to Take Advantage of Natural Resources Environmentally conscious vernacular architecture is making a comeback, says Autodesk's John F. Kennedy--and there are hundreds of ...

Sanjay Puri is the principal architect of Sanjay Puri Architects, a firm that was established in 1992 & has won over 370 international awards. Sanjay graduated in 1988 from the Academy of Architecture ...

In an excerpt from their new book, the designers behind Hendricks Churchill take us inside a modern high-rise home filled ...

Contemporary architecture can also be vernacular if it is generated from an understanding of local materials and indigenous methods of building constructions.

Vernacular architecture is a style of building that champions the use of indigenous materials and traditional construction techniques while fostering climate responsiveness.

Profile Omid is a doctoral researcher at the School of Architecture of the University of Sheffield. He is conducting research on revitalizing vernacular architecture into contemporary approaches.

As Africa's architecture searches for a renaissance, case study houses can play a role in defining a contemporary home that fits the African context.

Star Homes, 110 identical health and wellbeing-focused, climate-resilient dwellings, are dotted across 55 villages in rural Mtwara, the coastal south-eastern region of Tanzania. Their residential ...