Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-187) and index.
Foreword / Anthony Reid - Gallery of building media -- Introduction / John May - From Dutch windmills to German barns - From Mediterranean caves to Bedouin tents - From Japanese Minka to Toda huts - From Zulu indlu to the "Venice of Africa" - From the plains tipi to frontier log cabins - From chattel houses to Urus Reed houses - From Balinese kuren to Maori meetinghouses - Modern vernacular architecture.