Building from Tradition

Name: Building from Tradition
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138909915
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Local Materials and Methods in Contemporary Architecture

By Elizabeth M. Golden

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Building from Tradition explores the revival of handmade building and the use of local, renewable materials in modern construction. It highlights how traditional methods and materials, shaped by cultural and environmental needs, are re-emerging as architects and builders seek sustainable development, social engagement, and cultural continuity.

The book presents 24 global case studies showing how age-old building practices continue to be adapted to diverse contexts, supported by historical and technical information on materials like stone, earth, reed, grass, wood, and bamboo.
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Ideal for readers interested in sustainable architecture, cultural heritage, and environmentally conscious building practices.

Description

Building from Tradition examines the recent resurgence of interest in the handmade building and the use of local and renewable materials in contemporary construction. In the past, raw materials were shaped to provide shelter and to accommodate the cultural, social, and economic needs of individuals and communities. This is still true today as architects, engineers, and builders turn once again to local resources and methods, not simply for constructing buildings, but also as a strategy for supporting social engagement, sustainable development, and cultural continuity.

Building from Tradition features global case studies that allow readers to understand how building practices—developed and refined by previous generations—continue to be adapted to suit a broad range of cultural and environmental contexts. The book provides:

a survey of historical and technical information about geologic and plant-based materials such as: stone, earth, reed and grass, wood, and bamboo;
24 detailed case studies examining the disadvantages and benefits to using traditional materials and methods and how they are currently being integrated with contemporary construction practices.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138909915

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 December 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 34 Line drawings, color; 186 Halftones, color; 220 Illustrations, color

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 839g

Pages: 230

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Arts & Culture Education & Reference Elizabeth M. Golden Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

Elizabeth M. Golden is a registered architect in the United States and in Germany. She has contributed her expertise to the design and construction of the Gohar Khatoon Girls’ School, the largest institution of its kind in Afghanistan, and to Niamey 2000, an urban housing proposal for the rapidly expanding capital of Niger. As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture at the University of Washington, she teaches courses focused on design, materials, and building technology, with an emphasis on sustainable systems. She is also co-director of the Philippines Bamboo Workshop.