Built to Meet Needs This page intentionally left blank Built to Meet Needs Cultural Issues in Vernacular Architecture Paul Oliver Amsterdam • Boston • Heidelberg • London • New York • Oxford Paris • San Diego • San Francisco • Singapore • Sydney • Tokyo Architectural Press is an imprint of Elsevier Architectural Press is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Burlington, MA 01803 First edition 2006 Copyright © 2006 Paul Oliver. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved The right of Paul Oliver to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: +44 (0) 1865 843830; fax: +44 (0) 1865 853333; email: