Vernacular architecture purposes which go beyond a building's functional requirements. This article also covers the term traditional architecture, which exists somewhere between the two extremes yet still is based upon authentic themes. The term vernacular means "domestic, native, indigenous"; from "verna", meaning "native slave" or "home-born slave". The word probably derives from an older Etruscan word. The term is borrowed from linguistics, where vernacular refers to language use particular to a time, place or group. In architecture, it refers to that type of architecture which is indigenous to a specific time or place (not imported or copied from elsewhere). It is most
The Day of the Triffids to write the screenplay for "28 Days Later" (2002). The short story "How to Make a Triffid" by Kelly Lagor includes discussions of the possible genetic pathways that could be manipulated to engineer the triffids from Wyndham's story. Simon Clark wrote a sequel, "The Night of the Triffids" (2001), set 25 years after Wyndham's book. Big Finish Productions adapted it as an audio play in 2014. The Day of the Triffids The Day of the Triffids is a 1951 post-apocalyptic novel by the English science fiction author John Wyndham. After most people in the world are blinded by an apparent