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... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of organizations, institutions and structure > communities (sociology) > community design > vernacular architecture

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vernacular architecture  

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  • Vernacular architecture is the term now internationally applied to buildings that are constructed according to traditions and that are not professionally designed. These are most of the world's buildings, and they are built by the people of innumerable cultures to meet a community's physical, social, economic, and spiritual needs. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Vernacular Architecture]

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