Editing Vernacular architecture (section)

==Legal aspects==
As many jurisdictions introduce tougher [[building code]]s and [[zoning]] regulations, "folk architects" sometimes find themselves in conflict with the local authorities.

A case that made news in Russia was that of an [[Arkhangelsk]] entrepreneur Nikolay P. Sutyagin, who built what was reportedly the world's tallest single-family wooden house for himself and his family, only to see it condemned as a fire hazard. The 13-storey, {{convert|144|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=on}} tall<ref name=wan/><ref>According to other sources, 12 stories, {{convert|38|m|ft|abbr=on}}{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}</ref> structure, known locally as [[Sutyagin house|"Sutyagin's skyscraper"]] ([[:ru:Небоскрёб Сутягина |Небоскрёб Сутягина]]), was found to be in violation of Arkhangelsk building codes, and in 2008 the courts ordered the building to be demolished by 1 February 2009.<ref name=wan>[http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=wanappln.projectview&upload_id=914 Sutyagin House, Arkhangelsk, Russia: Standing tall]. WorldArchitectureNews.com, Wednesday 7 March 2007. (Includes photo)</ref><ref>{{cite web |first= Hope |last= Ponomaryova |script-title=ru:Гангстер-хаус: Самый высокий деревянный дом в России объявлен вне закона |url= http://www.rg.ru/2008/06/26/gangster.html |work= Rossiiskaya Gazeta |location= [[Moscow, Russia]] |language= ru |trans-title= ''Gangster house'': Russia's tallest wooden house is now outlawed|date= 26 June 2008 |access-date= 15 August 2009}}</ref> On 26 December 2008, the tower was pulled down,<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:В Архангельске провалилась первая попытка снести самое высокое деревянное здание в мире |url= http://realty.newsru.com/article/26Dec2008/wooden |work= [[NEWSru.com]] Realty (Недвижимость) |location= Moscow, Russia |language= ru |trans-title= In Arkhangelsk failed first attempt to demolish the tallest wooden building in the world |date= 26 December 2008 |access-date =15 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author= ((mihai055)) |script-title= ru:Сутягин, снос дома |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa_Ahn29Myw |archive-url= https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/pa_Ahn29Myw |archive-date= 21 December 2021 |url-status= live |publisher= [[YouTube]] |language= ru |trans-title= Sutyagin, demolition of houses |format= Flash video |date= 26 December 2008 |access-date= 15 August 2009 }}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the remainder was dismantled manually<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ru:В Архангельске разрушено самое высокое деревянное здание в мире |url= http://realty.newsru.com/article/06Feb2009/sutyagin |work= [[NEWSru.com]] Realty (Недвижимость) |location= Moscow, Russia |language= ru |trans-title= In Arkhangelsk destroyed the tallest wooden building in the world |date= 6 February 2009 |access-date= 15 August 2009}}</ref> over the course of the next several months.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=ru:От самого высокого деревянного строения в мире осталась груда мусора |url= http://www.1tv.ru/newsvideo/137558 |work= Channel One Russia |publisher= Web-службой Первого канала |location= Moscow, Russia |language= ru |trans-title= From the highest wooden structure in the world was left a pile of garbage |format= flash video and text |date= 6 February 2009 |access-date= 15 August 2009}}</ref>