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Prairie vernacular [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-12-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Styles
  • Art History and Theory
OBS

The vernacular in architectural expression makes use of local forms and materials, clings to familiar forms form old lands and responds to climatic conditions in the new.

OBS

Prairie: the term is most closely associated with the large area of the North American interior that once was covered with tall grasses. Originally this prairie extended from central Illinois southwest into Oklahoma and northwest into Saskatchewan and Alberta.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Styles en architecture
  • Histoire et théorie de l'art

Spanish

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