...Camilla Mileto; Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares Purpose The conservation of vernacular architecture is closely linked to the conservation of the traditional materials and techniques needed for maintenance, repair and restoration. Since industrial materials first entered the construction market...

...Hani M. Alqahtany; Wadee Ahmed Ghanem Al-Gehlani Purpose The author’s interest in vernacular architecture, over the years, has attracted the author’s attention to three distinctive and similar forms of architecture in faraway regions of the globe. These are; Asir region of Saudi Arabia...

...María Lidón de Miguel; Lidia García-Soriano; Camilla Mileto; Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares Purpose The common language behind vernacular architecture only seems to be maintained in societies that preserve a traditional way of life. Changes in these societies can threaten their cultural heritage...

... that are characterized by a widespread presence of vernacular architecture, one of the most vulnerable and fragile typologies of heritage. Design/methodology/approach Starting from a theoretical introduction about the recognition of vernacular heritage into the international non-governmental panorama...

...Esin Hasgül; İnci Olgun; Erhan Karakoç Purpose The purpose of this paper is to emphasize passive energy refurbishment of vernacular building heritages and propose new application principles of sustainability from these vernacular heritages into contemporary architecture. Design/methodology...