Meaning of neo-vernacular | Babel Free

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In architecture, representing a return to traditional materials as a reaction against modernism.

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“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.”

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