Built from below : British architecture and the vernacular
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Built from below : British architecture and the vernacular
Routledge, 2011
- : hbk
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Revised papers presented in their original form at the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain annual symposium, held 17 May 2008 at the Art Workers' Guild in London
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction. Vernacular studies and British architectural history / Peter Guillery
- Following the geometrical design path : from Ely to Jamestown, Virginia / Laurie Smith
- Pre-Reformation parish churches : a point of view / P.S. Barnwell
- The villa : ideal type or vernacular variant? / Elizabeth McKellar
- The York retreat : 'a vernacular of equality' / Ann-Marie Akehurst
- Self-conscious regionalism : Dan Gibson and the arts and crafts house in the Lake District / Esmé Whittaker
- Tudoresque vernacular and the self-reliant Englishman / Andrew Ballantyne and Andrew Law
- 'The hollow victory' of modern architecture and the quest for the vernacular : J.M. Richards and 'the functional tradition' / Erdem Erten
- A modernist vernacular? The hidden diversity of post-war council housing / Miles Glendinning
- From longhouse to live/work unit : parallel histories and absent narratives / Frances Holliss
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book extends the concept of British vernacular architecture beyond its traditional base of pre-modern domestic and industrial architecture to embrace other buildings such as places of worship, villas, hospitals, suburban semis and post-war mass housing. Engaging with wider issues of social and cultural history, this book is of use to anyone with an interest in architectural history.
Presented in an essentially chronological sequence, from the medieval to the post-war, diverse fresh viewpoints in the chapters of this book reinforce understanding of how building design emerges not just from individual agency, that is architects, but also from the collective traditions of society.
Table of Contents
1.Introduction 2. Pre-Reformation Parish Churches 3. Following the Geometrical Design Path from Ely to Jamestown, Virginia 4. The Villa: Ideal Type or Vernacular Variant? 5. The York Retreat, 'a Vernacular of Equality' 6. Self-Conscious Regionalism: Dan Gibson and the Arts and Crafts House in the Lake District 7. Tudoresque Vernacular and the Self-Reliant Englishman 8. 'The Hollow Victory' and the Quest for the Vernacular: J.M. Richards and 'the Functional Tradition' 9. A Modernist Vernacular? The Hidden Diversity of Post-war Council Housing 10. From Longhouse to Live/Work Unit: Parallel Histories and Absent Narratives
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