neo-vernacular

adjective

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

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Meanings

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

    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.

    2020 December 2, Anthony Lambert, “Reimagining Railway Stations”, in Rail, page 40, photo caption

Origin

From neo- + vernacular.

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APA

neo-vernacular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neo-vernacular

MLA

“neo-vernacular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neo-vernacular. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neo-vernacular,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neo-vernacular.

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