Conference - VerSus, lessons from vernacular heritage for sustainable architecture

14h00 - Jean Duminy Amphitheatre -

As part of the course S04: Architecture and landscape / Project theory and methodology

The VerSus research programme, "from Vernacular to Sustainable", is an initiative developed by five European universities between 2012 and 2014 and which is entering a new phase in 2021-2022. VerSus proposes tools to extract from vernacular architecture the lessons we can follow to design a contemporary sustainable architecture. The presentation will outline the 15 environmental, socio-cultural and socio-economic principles that structure these tools and will present examples of their application for different users, including architecture students and teachers.

Sébastien Moriset, architect, has been teaching and doing applied research on heritage management and conservation issues since 1993, supported by projects in 43 countries. He teaches in the DSA Architecture de terre, cultures constructives et développement durable at ENSA Grenoble.

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Visual: Lake Chad 2018©S. Moriset