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books on traditional and/or vernacular architecture?
I am 2nd year student in a fairly young pre-professional program in a liberal arts university. Since this one studio I had with a adjunct that specialized in traditional architecture, I started to get interested in learning more about it. Not just imitating the mere facades of these kinds of buildings, but the design principles involved and how other cultures and times reacted to the past and developed or disregarded those principles.
I was wondering if anyone knew of any good books on traditional and/or vernacular architecture for some one like me try to self-teach himself.
It doesn't just have to be high classical western architecture, in fact I find it more interesting to try to look at the whole spectrum both chronologically and globally.
rudofksy's architecture without architects
paul oliver's dwellings
christian norberg-schulz has a few books that might be applicable as well, from a cultural standpoint (meaning in western arch., intentions in arch., genius loci: towards a phenomenology of arch.)
vincent canizario's collection of essays on critical regionalism might have something of interest for you as well.
You should also look at:
Hassan Fathy, Architecture for the Poor; An Experiment in Rural Egypt.
Paul Oliver, Shelter and Society.
Bernard Rudofsky, The Prodigious Builders.
New Classicism by Elizabeth Dowling. A little high end if that's what you're going for.
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