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Vernacular Urban Form
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The urban form is influenced by available materials and
machinery; climate; and the need for security.
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The form may be tightly clustered in response to a
scarcity of appropriate land for development and/or
the low mobility of residents.
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The arrangement of buildings can very often help to
define communal open space for business; religious and
social activity.
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Low variation in building typology but high level of
adaptability and personalisation.
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The whole is almost always greater than the sum of the
parts.