HABITAT: VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE FOR A CHANGING CLIMATE, by Sandra Piesik

Thames & Hudson, 2024, First hardcover edition, 496 pp., 9" X 11 3/4", Hardcover

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A landmark publication which celebrates humanity's ability to create buildings that have responded ingeniously to cultural and environmental conditions for millennia.

There has never been a more important time to understand how to make the best use of local natural resources and create buildings that do not rely on stripping our planet or transporting materials across the globe. Habitat gathers the world's leading experts on vernacular architecture to examine how local buildings have stood the test of time and offer lessons for the future.