Found Photo
#vernacular #bwphoto #60sbwphoto

The late #FifteenthCentury timber-framed gatehouse at Lower Brockhampton Manor, #Herefordshire. #Lino #Linocut #Medieval #Vernacular #Architecture

The late #FifteenthCentury timber-framed gatehouse at Lower Brockhampton Manor, #Worcestershire. #Lino #Linocut #Medieval #Vernacular #Architecture

#Ancient #Architecture Might Be Key to Creating Climate-Resilient Buildings

Vernacular architecture is a way to use a region's heritage and resources to build strong homes and cities.

by Angely Mercado

"The United States has braved a year of multiple billion dollar weather disasters over the past couple of years. In 2021 alone, there were record-breaking #heatwaves , a #winterstorm that shut down cities across #Texas, multiple #hurricanes, record-breaking #wildfires, #tornadoes and #hail storms. All of which damaged public and private property and harmed people across the country.

"Part of preparing for even more extreme weather to come as a result of the #ClimateCrisis, is investing in resilient #infrastructure–something the current administration has already proposed. While building infrastructure may sound like a feat fit for futuristic technology, around the world climate-proofing has been happening already for centuries in the form of vernacular architecture. This form of architecture is defined by the use of traditional materials native to that particular region.

"According to a report in Oxford Urbanists, there is a possibility of a resurgence of vernacular architecture. Otherwise known as traditional, cultural design methods unique to a particular region, vernacular architecture is an alternative to the 'international style' of Eurocentric homes that took off globally after the first world war. Throughout the 20th century, 'identical skyscrapers, airports, malls and gas stations became icons of modern cities,' the report points out. However, those structures are not always made with climate change in mind, and don’t rely on locally sourced materials or local #cultural knowledge. Those homes were not made for the entire world’s diverse array of weather events like hurricanes, wildfires and tornadoes. Drawing on vernacular architecture could be a way of making our cities more resilient to an ever-changing climate.

"A well-known example of cultural and regional identity through vernacular architecture is #Pueblo architecture. The permanent, attached homes modeled after the cliff dwellings built by the Ancestral Pueblo (#Anasazi) culture first appeared around the year 1150 AD continue to be used by Pueblo peoples today. A common revival of the style called Santa Fe style, a mix of Pueblo architecture and Spanish colonial architecture, can be found in southwestern states like #Arizona and #NewMexico. Pueblo inspired homes that used dried mud often constructed with locally sourced materials. The thick mud walls are great insulation for both extreme heat and are made to protect residents from especially hot days and from cool desert nights.

"Across similarly sweltering Southern US states, vernacular architecture in the form of shotgun houses feature high ceilings for heat to rise up to, doors that are aligned to improve circulation into the home without costly AC bills.

"In some of the most heat-impacted places on the planet, #vernacular architecture is already being used worldwide in response to climate issues. Architects and designers are not just turning to local materials, they’re turning to #historical design to work around energy needs. Traditional #Arabian techniques like #mashrabiya have been incorporated into iconic modern buildings in Abu Dhabi, a city in one of the most heat-threatened countries in the world. Architects in #Morocco, which is especially vulnerable to climate change, have incorporated vernacular design, like large north-facing windows and smaller south-facing windows to bring in natural light while maximizing air flow for natural cooling and ventilation in public buildings like schools.

"'We wanted to retrieve a sense of heritage, but in a modern way,' Moroccan architect Driss Kettani told CNN. 'We tried to use the same (energy-efficient) solutions found in the small earthen towns in the south of Morocco.'

"These techniques can be used anywhere, even areas of the world with less-obvious climate impacts. Chris Lawson, the managing director at UK-based design firm CK Architectural says that the firm has worked in the #Cotswolds area, which is filled with towns that can source their own building materials. Woods used in the homes can come from local #trees that are already adapted for the English weather, which makes them an ideal building material. Builders are able to excavate the local limestone they need to build homes, a climate-friendly alternative to materials that often have to be transported from elsewhere and weren’t built to withstand the local weather.

"'It was incredibly strong, easy to find, a solid insulator from the Great British weather, and environmentally friendly due to no transportation requirements too,' he explains. 'This can be done across the whole world too.'"

Source:
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/ancient-architecture-might-be-key-to-creating-climate-resilient-buildings?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Found photography.
#50s #vernacular #blackwhitephotograpy

Little taster of what's coming later to BLAG email subscribers. It's free to sign up via https://bl.ag/free.

#signpainting #signwriting #sanjose #costarica #vernacular #lettering #type

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: the croft house (museum) at Dunrossness, Boddam, Shetland.

#CroftHouse #museum #shetland #FolkMuseum #architecture #vernacular #crofting

How about a little #foundTypeFriday action?

#typography #vernacular #graphicdesign

Nice thread by @culturaltutor@twitter.com

#vernaculararchitecture #vernacular #architecture

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1662878657986043905.html

A picture postcard chapel yards from the sea near Selsey.

#photography #church #architecture #vernacular

"In Xanadu did Kubla Khan a stately pleasure dome decree..."

...Sounds much more interesting than "Billy Butlin built a holiday camp."

#photography #architecture #OfSorts #Vernacular

#NotSoStately

#PleasureDome

#EveningSun

#GoldenHour

Twofer #FensterFreitag

#photography #window #vernacular #architecture #chapel #brickwork

One of my little sidelines is recording #Manure for #Sale #signs. See https://manureforsale.wordpress.com/ I particularly love signs that reflect #local #accents and #vernacular (‘Manuare’ in #Cornwall for example!). And signs where the #letter spacing goes awry. This new one is a cracker! #Horse #Muck #Yorkshire #Organic #Free #Gardening #OutsiderArt #Design

Love #Irish #vernacular, #traditional #buildings or building methods? So does Wiki Loves Folklore! We want your images of traditional buildings of all shapes and sizes and upload them by 31 March to win: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Folklore_2023_in_Ireland
Images by A.-K. D., CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

What a fine, fine dormer game this Victorian house in Peebles plays.

#Scotland #vernacular #architecture #photography

Today’s Flickr photo with the most hits: the palace of the Earls of Orkney, Kirkwall, Orkney.

#orkney #earldom #kirkwall #palace #architecture #baronial #vernacular

Part 2:

Beyond that, I go through #hobbies at an alarming rate, including #3dPrinting, #popUp or #paperEngineering design, #medieval #vernacular #architecture, #balcony #gardening, #growing #mushrooms, a tiny bit of #sewing, and more.

Generally if there's a #hobby that's at the crossroads of #fantasy or #sciFi, #crafts or #making, and #lowTech, #resiliance, or #degrowth, I'll be interested!

Also #science and #cats. Oh and I'm #scottish living in the #USA.

#photo #photography #photographer #vernacular #vernacularphotography #rv

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth century #Catalunya experienced an enormous #agriculture boom in its hinterland. #Vineyards expanded massively with #wine and fortified wine becoming one of the main export to the New World. As work was no longer close to villages local farmers built dry stone shelters in which to store tools, take refuge during bad weather and home their animals. Some of these amazing #vernacular structures still survive and are now under protection. They vary from simple shelters to buildings with several rooms and fireplaces.

#Architecture #history #DryStone

From the archive: Bricks! Bricks are very local, and old ones were probably made pretty much on the site of the building or wall you're looking at. The colours are good, especially in sunshine, and I like the regular/not regular contrast of the bricklaying versus the homemade look of the bricks themselves.

Charlecote Park, #Warwickshire; Titchfield Abbey
#Hampshire; council offices, Basingstoke, #Hampshire; Kilpin Hall, #NorthYorkshire

#bricks #vernacular #architecture #TraditionalBuilding