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Sustainable design requires that design practitioners respond to a particular set of social, cultural and environmental conditions. This work examines how architects and designers have applied a variety of tactics to achieve culturally and environmentally appropriate design solutions.

Sustainable design requires that design practitioners respond to a particular set of social, cultural and environmental conditions. 'Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design' defines a set of strategies for understanding the complexities of a regional setting. Through a series of international case studies, it examines how architects and designers have applied a variety of tactics to achieve culturally and environmentally appropriate design solutions.

- Shows that architecture and design are inextricably linked to social and environmental processes, and are not just technical or...

Rapid urbanization transformed the built environment of communities such as New Bedford, Massachusetts, as new housing styles emerged to accommodate the largely immigrant workforce. In particular, the wood-frame ""three-decker"" became the region's multifamily housing design of choice. This is the first book-length analysis of the three-decker and its cultural significance.

this study documents current and historical conditions of HS-11's interior configurations and finishes. Investigation for this study was conducted by Kingston Heath (principle investigator), Fred Walters (co-investigator), and Aaron Lemchen (graduate student) with Alison K. Hoagland consulting during the period of September 2004 through August 2005. This study is divided into three major parts. The first part consists of the presentation of the HS-11's history and its historic context. The second part consists of gathering new physical evidence from the building itself. The third part of the...