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What is vernacular architecture? A short definition, and a long(er) one.
 
 
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'Released by Ethnoarchitecture.com' showcases personal - professional notes related to Ethnoarch webmaster's current work. In other words, this is Ethnoarch's blog.
The section also details new content added to the site, technical improvements and, in general, how Ethnoarch.com is going.
Notes: Ethnoarch Design - Technical update - Site progress log.
July 15, 2008 Journal
“Sustainability” and Indigenous Building – Submitting a Paper
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On a paper submission for the IASTE 20th anniversary conference. Click here to read
June 25, 2008 Journal
Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
Candidate
A year goes fast: Now a doctoral candidate, I am back to working on the Web site. Click here to read
July 12, 2007 Journal
Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
Ethnoarch content addition
Stories of Buildings, Building Stories…
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Ethnoarch is launching today a new section. From now on, the home page will greet visitors with short stories about building, coming from all around the world... Click here to read
July 9, 2007 Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
Web site updates
Two small updates to the Web site. Click here to read
June 17, 2007 Journal
Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
On finding and then funding…
Some reflections on funding this project, or any other project for that matter, and the dichotomy of the aid as charity and the "aid as business." Click here to read
April 16, 2007 Journal
Ethnoarchitecture.com on Architect Magazine
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This is a note on the publication of an article about Ethnoarchitecture.com on the printed and online versions of Architect Magazine. This article is an important acknowledgement of the effort of putting together this project, and an encouragement to continue towards new phases of development. Click here to read
March 28, 2007 Reading
The Sears architect
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On Michael Graves and prefabricated houses, an area in which Colin Davies says architects have done rather poorly. However, are we back in the game? Click here to read
February 11, 2007 Journal
Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
Reading
A building paradox
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Starting to post again some reflections here, in order to refresh the contents while I finish the invisible task of Ethnoarch's technical setup (working in this moment on the participatory area of the site). I expect to post at least one of these reflections every two weeks. They come from reading material for school.
This one talks about the world's housing deficit problem, and how it might never be completely solved because of a sort of housing-specific version of Achilles and the Turtle's paradox. But also, where are we architects, and our fondness for creating objects in the middle of that paradox? Click here to read
January 9, 2007 Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
So, the database is public!
This is a hyper-linked tour of Ethnoarch's database. You are encouraged to take this tour, as it gives an idea of what this project is about, and why it's organized the way it is. Click here to read
December 17, 2006 Journal
Ethnoarch Design - Technical update
The “global mid-price hotel”
Ethnoarch's database is public, and this announcement comes from a special place... Click here to read
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