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Challenges and Current Research Trends for Vernacular Architecture in a Global World: A Literature Review

Buildings, 2023
Vernacular architecture can be defined as a type of regional construction influenced by geography, available materials, climate, traditions, and culture that is produced by non-experts through knowledge transmitted and enriched from one generation to the
José María Fuentes Pardo
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A Theoretical Design Framework of Contemporary Vernacular Architecture Based on a Scoping Review of the Best Practices Worldwide

Buildings
This paper reviews the development of vernacular architecture design and practices worldwide and then focuses on Chinese rural development. It explores the evolution of vernacular architecture and related concepts from a longitudinal perspective, and ...
Nan Yang, Bing Chen, Junjie Xi
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Sustainable Design Methods Translated from the Thermodynamic Theory of Vernacular Architecture: Atrium Prototypes

Buildings
In the context of China’s sustainable development and dual carbon goals, research on thermodynamic architecture theory and vernacular architecture increasingly aligns with international trends, developing distinct characteristics. This research addresses
Meiting He, Linxue Li, Simin Tao
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Exploring Low-Carbon Design and Construction Techniques: Lessons from Vernacular Architecture

Climate, 2023
This paper presents a comprehensive review of low-carbon materials and construction techniques commonly used in vernacular buildings. The study highlights the relevance of vernacular architecture in the context of the shift towards sustainable ...
Ming Hu
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Analysis of Passive Strategies in Traditional Vernacular Architecture

Buildings, 2023
Vernacular architecture constitutes a rich source of information and ancestral knowledge and could become a key resource for sustainable development.
Pedro Moscoso-García, Felipe Quesada-Molina   +1 more
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From Poor Buildings to High Performance Buildings: The Spontaneous Green Evolution of Vernacular Architecture

Applied Sciences, 2023
The spontaneous evolution of vernacular architecture mainly relies on the inheritance of architectural traditions and the innovative decisions of occupants, rather than the professional guidance of architects and the promotion of government agencies ...
Lihua Liang, Baohua Wen, Feng Xu, Qingxin Yang   +3 more
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Fictional vernacular architecture as a worldbuilding element: Structure samples from the World of Warcraft video game

IDA: International Design and Art Journal, 2022
This study aims to evaluate the structures of Azeroth, the fictional built world of the World of Warcraft video game, as samples of vernacular architecture. Therefore, the scope of the study contains video game architecture, vernacular architecture, and
Atlıhan Onat Karacalı
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An Integrated Framework for Preservation of Hawaii Indigenous Culture: Learning from Vernacular Knowledge

Buildings, 2023
Vernacular architecture represents the traditional architecture that developed over time within a particular culture or region that embodied indigenous knowledge.
Ming Hu, Junghwa Suh, Camryn Pedro
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Sustainable Vernacular Architecture: The Renovation of a Traditional House on Stara Planina Mountain in Serbia

Buildings, 2023
In the last few years, Stara planina (the Balkan Mountains) and its surroundings have been improving their tourist offer. The area is protected by law, as a nature park, and the construction of new buildings requires a complex administrative procedure ...
Mirko Stanimirović, Miomir Vasov, Marko Mančić, Boris Rančev, Milena Medenica   +4 more
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Creation of a New Vernacular Architecture and the Attainment of Sustainability: The Case of Akyaka Town Development

Sustainability, 2023
This study problematizes a case where the interpretation of local architectural types by a designer forms a new vernacular architecture that shapes the sphere of a newly developing small town towards one that became sustainable.
Zeynep Cigdem Uysal Urey
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