{"id":2712,"date":"2026-09-30T09:06:04","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/?p=2712"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:06:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:06:04","slug":"architecture-without-architects-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/?p=2712","title":{"rendered":"Architecture without Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Architecture without Architects<\/strong><br><em>An introduction to non-pedigreed architecture<\/em><br>Rita Melo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Architecture without Architects \u2013 An Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture was a book published by Bernard Rudofsky in 1964, in which he used the term vernacular architecture for the first time: \u201cFor want of a generic label we shall call it vernacular, anonymous, spontaneous, indigenous, rural, as the case may be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1596\" data-id=\"2571\" src=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paginas-mestras-prj-2024-030-01.jpg\" alt=\"Architecture without Architects \u2014 image 1 of 3\" class=\"wp-image-2571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paginas-mestras-prj-2024-030-01.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paginas-mestras-prj-2024-030-01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paginas-mestras-prj-2024-030-01-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/paginas-mestras-prj-2024-030-01-768x511.jpg 768w, 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values the materiality and textures inherent in the theme of the book itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Imprint \/ Technical Rider<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Year<\/strong>: 2024<br><strong>Dimensions<\/strong>: 210 \u00d7 297 mm; 140 pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Curricular Unit:<\/strong><br>Project (1st year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Supervising Professors:<\/strong><br>Cristina Ferreira and Eduardo Aires<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mdgpe.fba.up.pt\/?page_id=1444\">See the <em>P\u00e1ginas Mestras<\/em> exhibition (2024) \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Architecture without Architects \u2013 An Introduction to Non-Pedigreed Architecture was a book published by Bernard Rudofsky in 1964, in which he used the term vernacular architecture for the first time: \u201cFor want of a generic label we shall call 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