Dwellings

The Vernacular House Worldwide

By: Paul Oliver

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Paperback | 5 December 2007 | Edition Number 1

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- An exploration of the types and forms of vernacular houses around the world and how they are constructed, decorated and inhabited by their occupants
- A revised and expanded edition of a classic text, containing new field research and scholarship
- Includes new academic developments in cultural geography, gender studies, sociology and anthropology
- Beautifully Illustrated throughout, largely by photographs compiled in the course of the author's field research
- A useful survey of how different communities cope with issues of climate, migration, mass development and symbolic and cultural meaning in architecture

Industry Reviews

To have steered a clear path through so many types of architecture, without flagging and without repetition, is a remarkable achievement, and the many photographs in this book are mostly of the highest quality, and superbly reproduced...an attractive, valuable and provocative book.' (Architectural Review) 'Don't miss Dwellings...beautiful.' (Herald Sun, Australia) 'Fascinating, informative and wonderfully illustrated book...a thought-provoking and humbling look at how other cultures live and survive.' (The Advocate, Australia)

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