4. Vernacular architecture is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources to address local needs. Vernacular architecture tends to evolve over time to reflect the environmental, cultural and historical context in which it exists. It has often been dismissed as crude and unrefined, but also has proponents who highlight its importance in current design. It is architecture which is indigenous to a specific time or place (not imported or copied from elsewhere). It is most often used to apply to residential buildings

5. TODA HUT

6. IGLOO

7. AMAZON BARRACKS

8. LOG CABIN

9. CABINS ON STILTS

10. STREET OF TERRACED HOUSING

11. ARGENTINA-LOG CABIN

12. NEPAL STONE AND CLAY HOUSE

13. PLANTATION COTTAGE-SUGARCANE PLANTATION, HAWAII

14. In contrast to planned architecture by architects, the building knowledge in vernacular architecture is often transported by local traditions and is thus more - but not only - based on knowledge achieved by trial and error and often handed down through the generations rather than calculated on knowledge of geometry and physics. This of course does not exclude architects from using vernacular architecture in their designs or being firmly based in their regional vernacular architecture.

20. Hilly area

21. South indian temple

22. Ahmedabad streets

23. Darjeeling-hilltop

24. Calcutta slum

25. Agumbe malgudi town

26. Old house

27. West Bengal village

28. Tamil nadu