VerSus
- Acronym: VERSUS
- Project Title: VerSus: Lessons from Vernacular Heritage to Sustainable Architecture.
- Project Reference: Project 2012-2792
- Funding Program: Culture 2007-2013, European Union
- Period: 2012-2014
Abstract:
The project’s main aim was to gain knowledge from the fundamental lessons and principles of the vernacular architecture, and to explore new ways to apply those principles into contemporary sustainable architecture. VerSus research project was based on the identification of strategies and principles within vernacular heritage, in order to define a conceptual approach for sustainable architectural design.
Keywords: Vernacular heritage, sustainable architecture, versus method
Outputs: Book: ‘VERSUS Heritage for Tomorrow’, VERSUS booklet, CIAV2013 International Conference, VERSUS 2014 International Conference, 3 Conference Proceedings: ‘Vernacular Heritage & Earthen Architecture: Contributions for Sustainable Development’ (2013); Vernacular Architecture: Towards a Sustainable Future (2014); ‘Earthen Architecture: Past, Present and Future’ (2014).
Coordination: Mariana Correia, CIAUD-UPT (Project Leader & Director.)
CIAUD-UPT Researchers:
- Gilberto Carlos, CIAUD-UPT (Coord.)
- Ana Lima, CIAUD-UPT
- Mónica Alcindor, CIAUD-UPT
- Goreti Sousa, CIAUD-UPT
- David Viana, CIAUD-UPT.
- Teresa Correia, UPT
Entities:
- ESG – Escola Superior Gallaecia / now integrated at UPT and CIAUD-UPT – Portucalense University’s hub of the Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design (Portugal) (Project Leader)
- UPV – Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain)
- UNIFI – University of Florence (Italy)
- UNICA – University of Cagliari (Italy)
- CRATerre – Grenoble School of Architecture (France)