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The Center for Vernacular Architecture is a co-operative of building craft persons established in 1989. It is a project of the Center for Informal Education and Development Studies, Bangalore.

A non-profit organization, the Center has been designing and executing turnkey, various vernacular architectural projects.

We also offer consultancy, training, and promotion of student exchange/resident programs.

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Our architectural practice promotes the use of locally available materials, traditional building techniques, culturally and climatically relevant building design.
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Reviews

Not by the Book: Alternative Approaches - Himanshu Burte
in livemint.com Oct, 2007

Reinstating vernacular architecture Baker style - Shakuntala Narasimhan
in deccanherald.com Mar, 2008

 

 
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