Dichotomy 5: Vernacular
This issue is intended to explore the topic of vernacular architecture. Vernaculars are often associated with particular areas or regions. Most architects try to accommodate the vernacular by responding to the environmental restraints of the locale. Instead, one should explore the meaning of a vernacular, understanding its physical manifestations, and draw from this understanding any applicable analogies.
AN INTERVIEW WITH GUNNAR BIRKERTS
Tricia Meehan: CLEVELAND’S PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
Mark W. Duluk: THE AMERICAN RAILROAD DEPOT AS TECHNOLOGICAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
Toni Mueller: THE GLOWER OF THE WOLFE
David D. Levine: FLIGHTS OF FANCIFUL STEEL: THE CHRYSLER BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY
Peter Boboras and Egidio Giacomini: THE GRASSHOPPER
Sidney K. Robinson, AIA: A CONSIDERATION OF ALDEN DOW’S THOUGHTS ABOUT ARCHITECTURE
Tricia Meehan: CLEVELAND’S PLAYHOUSE SQUARE
Mark W. Duluk: THE AMERICAN RAILROAD DEPOT AS TECHNOLOGICAL VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE
Toni Mueller: THE GLOWER OF THE WOLFE
David D. Levine: FLIGHTS OF FANCIFUL STEEL: THE CHRYSLER BUILDING, NEW YORK CITY
Peter Boboras and Egidio Giacomini: THE GRASSHOPPER
Sidney K. Robinson, AIA: A CONSIDERATION OF ALDEN DOW’S THOUGHTS ABOUT ARCHITECTURE
Editor: Gregg Yeomans
Assistant Editors: Christine Valente, Micahel Paul, Mark Duluk, John Lavigne, Chia-I Lin, Tricia Meehan, Carl Weber