MISSION MYSTIC: The paradox of the California dream lies in its nostalgia for a past that may never have happened. Spurred by the romantic fiction of Helen Hunt Jackson, a generation of 19th-century ...

Very much in the loop, the Vernacular Architecture Forum’s (VAF) book, Out of the Loop, is a collection of essays that survey Chicago’s architectural terrain from the standpoint of its neighborhoods.

Editor’s note: The following is one of a series of columns to run throughout the summer from the Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization. The vernacular — most of us know the term as ...

Local building is like local food: Adapted to the climate, the local environment, a product of the local culture developed over time. Thanks to the refrigeration revolution, now you get McDonalds in ...

As the Great Philosopher, Mike Tyson said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” The COVID-19 pandemic will deeply impact the world of aesthetics. For the first time since League ...

Natural aesthetic quality of vernacular architecture has been substituted by a new-fangled version that is neither self-sufficient nor eco-friendly Vernacular architecture in Bengaluru is seen in ...

Vernacular architecture is composed of local materials and derived from local customs, techniques that have been passed on from generation to generation. But vernacular architecture in most (if not ...

In this modest extension to a semi-detached rural cottage in Brittany, Parisian architects A-platz have opened up the ...

Around the world, a new generation of architects are challenging “business-as-usual” and bringing change to populations who had formerly no access to their professional services. This article is the ...

CHENNAI: Our choices in buildings and houses have evolved over the years — from caves to skyscrapers. Living in glass boxes with a view of the city skyline might bring us close to keeping up with the ...