Tag Archives: vernacular architecture

Architecture Du Jour: The Italian Trulli Stone Houses

Posted on September 14, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Based on prehistoric building technique, dry-stone houses with conical roofs are found throughout the Mediterranean region and beyond. They follow similar construction principles, but each type has its own name and style. The trullo (pl. trulli) is the … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: The Yemen Tower House

Posted on September 9, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Tower houses are a form of building unique to southern Arabia. They originated in pre-Islamic times in the south of Yemen, where tribal strife was the motivation for developing an effective way of building defensive towers out of … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: The English Cob House

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Cob is an earth-base building material comprising subsoil, clay, sand, and gravel, which is mixed with straw and water to a stiff but malleable mass and used to build the walls of a house and numerous items within … Continue reading →

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Architecture Du Jour: The Russian Izba

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: The traditional Russian izba, a “peasant house” built of interlocking ax-hewn logs, was for centuries the most widespread form of house found in the Russian countryside. A typical farmstead would consist of an izba, a long-built barn and hay shed, … Continue reading →