neo-vernacular
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From neo- + vernacular.
Adjective[edit]
neo-vernacular
- In architecture, representing a return to traditional materials as a reaction against modernism.
- 2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 40, photo caption:
- 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.