Folklife/Folklore and Folk architecture

The whole folklife vs folklore argument has been one of the most confusing aspects of this class so far this semester. The author of our textbook can't seem to make up his mind about what the differences are between folklife and folklore. So in my opinion the the two terms are interchangable as they've been explained in the book. Going by the sound of the terms alone, however, I would assume that folklore has to do with the knowledge of various folk stories, skills, and traditions, while folklife would have more to do with the actual practice and use of this knowledge. So for instance, folklore would be the knowledge an Amish person may have of how to build a barn, while folklife would be used to describe the actual building of a barn. This is really just speculation, but that's how I feel the two terms vary from one another.

With regards to folk archicture, I agree with Jessica who posted before that folk architecture is largely defined by its lack of having a set or standard way of being constructed. Over time I think what could be classified as folk architecture has changed. Technically I would think something like the pyramids of Gaza or Taj Mahal could be considered folk architecture, or even better examples might be some of the family castles you can find scattered over parts of Europe. In modern times I think folk architecture is a most more limited category of buildings and designs. With the exception of religious structures like chruches, mosques, and synagogues urban architecture appears mostly devoid of what could be considered folk architecture. Out in rural areas, however, where you can find examples of people still constructing their own houses, barns, sheds, etc; these are cases where I think the term folk architecture can still be applied in modern times.