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Vernacular forms of design may be particularly relevant when used in design projects intended to strengthen communal autonomy and resilience.

Vernacular, in these contexts, no longer indexes a rigid traditionalism but a space of possibility that could be articulated to creative projects inte

Vernacular design is a reminder that beauty and functionality in design are not the sole purview of trained experts. It underscores the potential of n

There's this concept called "vernacular architecture" that refers to a style or design developed from local needs, using local materials, and reflecti

Building this house was the re-birth of the original organic concept of the immediate post-war beginnings. It involved a return to first principle dev

The discipline of limited finance immediately started to produce an aura of inspired improvising that enabled the amateur builders to move into the pr

Alistair Knox was a designer, builder and advocate for an alternate lifestyle. Between 1946 and 1986 he designed over 1,000 houses, a number of church

One Sunday, Alistair Knox and his wife Mernda rode up on their bikes from Heidelberg to Eltham, to find Matcham and ask him if he would work for Alist