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So are the buildings that are being constructed today (simple homes
specifically) vernacular? Because your definition would exclude them, being
built/designed by architechts and all. Yet, I would not classify the
typical American home today as belonging to the "elite".
Caver Chris ^V^
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The difference between vernacular (or "folk") architecture and regular
architecture, as defined in my American Studies and Cultural Geography
courses, was that folk/vernacular architecture is made up of those buildings
built by local people, and that "regular" architecture is made up of those
buildings built by architects -- experts, elites. Perhaps this will throw a
cat among the pigeons.
Your friendly geographer
Hilary
At 01:4 PM 9/24/99 -0700, you wrote:
>On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Mary Christina Manning wrote:
>
>> But isn't all architecture affected by these elements? What
distiguishes
>> vernacular from "regular"?
>>
>>
>
>I would put forth that vernacular="regular" and non-vernacular="weird"
>
>vernacular is also likely to mean "old, before they developed
>the stunning taste that we have now" or "old, before we developed the
>horrible economic pressures that force our buildings to be so ugly"
>
>i fear it is somewhat subjective. alas.
>
>(alassie?)
>
>-brad
>
Hilary Lambert Hopper
"If I seem unduly clear to you, you must have misunderstood me." - Alan
Greenspan
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