Portuguese vernacular architecture : the contribution of vernacular materials and design approaches for sustainable construction

Vernacular architecture is characterized by a type of formal expression, which has been developed in response to a number of factors – geographic, climatic and economic – characterizing the local area or region. Despite the fact that Portugal is a small country, there are many different architectura...

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Main Author: Fernandes, J. (author)
Other Authors: Mateus, Ricardo (author), Bragança, L. (author), Silva, José Júlio Correia da (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/31013
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/31013