Versus 2014

Versus, the International Conference on Vernacular Heritage, Sustainability and Earthen Architecture will take place on September 11 – 13 in Valencia, Spain. The conference themes are the study of vernacular architecture and its mechanisms for sustainability, the conservation and restoration of vernacular architecture, and the potential applications of sustainable lessons of vernacular heritage to contemporary architecture. Conference themes include: sustainability in architecture; vernacular architecture and sustainability; mediterranean earthen architecture; rammed earth architecture and conservation; lessons from vernacular heritage for sustainable contemporary architecture. Building tours are offered on the last day. Two other events will also take place alongside VerSus 2014: Conference Mediterra 2014 (earthen architecture in the Mediterranean region) and ResTAPIA 2014 (earthen architecture conservation in general and rammed earth conservation in particular).