Contemporary Vernacular Design: How British Housing Can Rediscover its Soul Residential and Domestic Buildings stone or steel

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with a deep-rooted sense of home

The second edition of Sustainable Construction provides a masterclass on the principles and techniques involved in the design and delivery of practical

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Contemporary Vernacular Design: How British Housing Can Rediscover its Soul Residential and Domestic Buildings stone or steelThis book presents 25 international housing schemes that draw on traditional vernacular principles whilst taking into account modern day materials, methods and financial or energy requirements. The aim is to show how, despite mass housing needs, we can design quality modern schemes that fit their surroundings and generate a sense of place, community and regional identity rather than the poor quality, identikit housing currently seen wherever you are