Climate change is the biggest challenge facing our planet. There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and to produce buildings that connect to ecosystems and livelihoods and do not rely on stripping the environment or transporting materials across the globe.
The culmination of years of specialist research, Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Planet, a once-in-a-generation large format publication, gathers together an international team of more than one hundred leading experts across a diverse range of disciplines to examine what the traditions of vernacular architecture and its regional craftspeople around the world can teach us about creating a more sustainable future.
With over 1000 illustrations and organised by the five major climate zones, covering polar, temperate, tropical, desert and continental, and more than eighty countries worldwide, the book reveals how people and cultures have adapted to their environment to make the best use of indigenous materials and construction techniques, and stresses the importance of preserving
disappearing craftsmanship and local knowledge before it is too late.
Including contextual essays on issues ranging from climatology to anthropology and economics; a detailed reference section; specially commissioned maps and info-graphics; and a wealth of illustrations, this landmark publication is a celebration of humankind’s resilience and ingenuity in a rapidly changing world, and an invaluable resource document for the future generation who will
shape our built environment.
ISBN
9780500343760Title
'Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing Climate'Author
Sandra PiesikPublisher
Thames & HudsonPublication year
2023Binding
HardcoverLanguage
English
