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vernacular architectureCommon domestic architecture of a region, usually far simpler than what the technology of the time is capable of maintaining. In highly industrialized countries such as the U.S., for example, barns are still being built according to a design employed in Europe in the 1st millennium BC. Vernacular structures are characterized by inexpensive materials and straightforwardly utilitarian design. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Right now there is only one school of traditional architecture in the Muslim World that gives a degree in traditional Islamic architecture. York & Company Construction Services & Planning, known for building spec and custom homes that highlight traditional architecture with historic and period touches, has been awarded the prestigious HOBI Award by the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of Fairfield County for its spec home on Hendrie Avenue in Riverside, Conn. The slowdown in building has coincided with the first steps to conserve traditional architecture. |
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