Phrases with «vernacular architecture»

Vernacular architecture refers to the style of buildings that are designed and constructed using local materials, techniques, and traditions. It represents the everyday architecture of a particular region or community, influenced by their culture, climate, and resources. This type of architecture is often simple, functional, and reflects the needs and values of the local people. Full definition

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Sentences with «vernacular architecture»

It's also embodied in «Beverly Buchanan — Ruins and Rituals» at the Brooklyn Museum, a full - career look at an artist who invested much of her energy in reconstituting, in miniature, African - American vernacular architecture of the Carolinas and Georgia, where she grew up. (nytimes.com)
In his two - page letter to the town, Krattinger called the Vanderbilt House «an exceptional example of Dutch vernacular architecture in Rockland County,» noting «and it has survived, perhaps somewhat remarkably, with its original floor plan and the bulk of its interior features intact.» (rocklandtimes.com)
Works in various scale create dynamic spatial relationships: a metal structure covered with accumulated bottles sits on the floor, informed by vernacular architecture as well as the cotillion, a social dance originating in France in the 18th century and further developed by African Americans in the United States; and a chandelier of oversized cowrie shells hangs dramatically within a large and site - specific yurt - like structure. (atlantacontemporary.org)
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Phrases with «vernacular architecture»

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