CONFERENCE CALL: Reframing Vernacular Architecture for a Decolonised World
Location: CEPT University, Ahmedabad, India Dates: 26-28 February 2026 26–27 February 2026: Reframing Vernacular Architecture for a Decolonised World – A two-day conference organised by CEPT 28 February 2026: EWAP Conference Reframing Vernacular Architecture for a Decolonised World Call for papers: DEADLINE 15 October 2025 Vernacular architecture is broadly defined as encompassing dwellings and structures built by a community, using local materials and traditional techniques, to meet their specific needs and reflect their environment and way of life. It is often, quite uncritically, described as architecture produced by ‘natives’, or emerging from the practical needs and traditions of a community, rather than being a result of a systematic design thinking process. However, examples of ‘vernacular architecture’ from across the world have demonstrated that this kind of built environment is often the result of the amalgamation of various cultural influences and emerges from the sophisti...
