Local Architecture: Building Place, Craft, and Community

by MacKay-Lyons Brian and Brian Mackay-Lyons

In architecture, as in food, local is an idea whose time has come. Of course, the idea of an architecture that responds to site; draws on local building traditions, materials, and crafts; and strives to create a sense of community is not recent. Yet, the way it has evolved in the past few years in the hands of some of the world's most accomplished architects is indeed defining a new movement. From the rammed-earth houses of Rick Joy and Pacific Northwest...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616891289
• ISBN13: 9781616891282
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 10.5"