Neo-vernacular
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Neo-vernacular is an adjective meaning In architecture, representing a return to traditional materials as a reaction against modernism.
Meaning
In architecture, representing a return to traditional materials as a reaction against modernism.
Example Sentences
Birmingham's Cross-City route between Redditch/Bromsgrove and Lichfield opened in 1978. The public dislike of 1960s designs led to BR's John Broome adopting neo-vernacular brick to achieve a more traditional look for the new stations - as here at University.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include retro-modern, neo-reactionary, neoreactionary, ultramodernistic, neoprimitive, antimodernist.
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