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A parametric method using vernacular urban block typologies for investigating interactions between solar energy use and urban design

, 2021
Building geometries strongly constrain the on-site solar energy use. In this work, solar energy use is measured by solar energy penetration and capital costs for the photovoltaic panel installations.
Zhong-Ming Shi, J. Fonseca, A. Schlueter
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Literature review on earthen vernacular heritage: contributions to a referential framework

Built heritage, 2022
The state of the art of earthen architecture and vernacular built heritage comprises a complex set of issues that range from fundamental problematic recognition to anthropological and cultural studies and, more recently, to technological and experimental
Gilberto Carlos, Telma Ribeiro, Maddalena Achenza, Cristina Paula Ferreira De Oliveira, H. Varum   +4 more
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Comparative analysis of user comfort and thermal performance of six types of vernacular dwellings as the first step towards climate resilient, sustainable and bioclimatic architecture in western sub-Saharan Africa

, 2021
The purpose of this study is to assess thermal comfort conditions in vernacular dwellings in western sub-Saharan Africa. The paper identifies six vernacular and low-tech building typologies specific for selected countries.
B. Widera
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Exploring a Sustainable Approach to Vernacular Dwelling Spaces with a Multiple Evidence Base Method: A Case Study of the Bai People’s Courtyard Houses in China

Sustainability, 2022
Both socio-cultural connotations and environmental adaptation are significant for the sustainable development of vernacular dwellings. Previous studies on the sustainable development of vernacular dwellings have mainly focused on either the interaction ...
Zhou Li, Jia-Hui Diao, Shao-Ming Lu, Cong Tao, Jonathan Krauth   +4 more
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Traditional Structures in Turkey and Greece in 30 October 2020 Aegean Sea Earthquake: Field Observations and Empirical Fragility Assessment

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2022
On 30th October 2020, an earthquake of magnitude 6.9 hit the Aegean coasts of Turkey and Greece. The epicentre was some 14 km northeast of Avlakia settlement on Samos Island, and 25 km southwest of Turkish town Seferihisar, Izmir.
Yasemin D Aktas, Ioanna Ioannou, Fatma Sevil Malcioglu, Ahsana Parammal Vatteri, Maria Kontoe, Kokcan Donmez, Jacob Black, Danai Kazantzidou-Firtinidou, Panagiotis Dermanis, Filiz Diri‐Akyildiz, Filiz Diri‐Akyildiz   +10 more
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Research on the Strategies of Living Conservation and Cultural Inheritance of Vernacular Dwellings—Taking Five Vernacular Dwellings in China’s Northern Jiangsu as an Example

Sustainability, 2022
Vernacular dwellings are the carriers of cultural inheritance, and their living conservation plays an important role in social development. With the continuous advancement of China’s urbanization, the crisis faced by vernacular dwellings is increasing ...
Ming-Hao Zhang, Jingyao Zhang, Qian Liu, Ting-Shen Li, Jian Wang   +4 more
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Influence of “Mingei (Folk Crafts)” on the Creative Theories of Charlotte Perriand

Japan Architectural Review, 2021
This paper aims to clarify the influence of “Mingei (Folk Crafts)” on the creative theories of French architect and interior designer Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999) and reconsider an aspect of modern architecture. First, in Section 2, this paper examines
Shoichiro Sendai
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Sustainable Development of Vernacular Residential Architecture: A Case Study of the Karuč Settlement in the Skadar Lake Region of Montenegro

Sustainability, 2022
Vernacular architecture and its responses to natural factors through architectural patterns are recognized as expressions of bioclimatic principles and national architectural responses to location. The vernacular architectural heritage of architecture is
I. Rajković, M. Bojovic, Dušan Tomanović, L. Akšamija   +3 more
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Research on Subjective-Cultural Ecological Design System of Vernacular Architecture

Sustainability, 2022
With the impact of urbanization and other factors, the vernacular architectural heritage faces the problem of how to carry on and innovate for sustainable development with originality and authenticity in the process of redesigning and planning. Therefore,
Meng Zhang, Ling-Zhi Wang, Qingwen Zhang
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Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG) Collections and Map

, 2020
The Vernacular Architecture Group was formed in 1952 to further the study of lesser traditional buildings. The Group has over 700 members, including some 50 overseas members, and a number of affiliated groups and exchanging societies.
Vernacular Architecture Group (VAG)
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