Learning

Vernacular architecture is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary field of study. Relevant works are scattered among a dizzying variety of professional journals and across a broad swath of Library of Congress classifications and subjects. Here are some suggestions about where to start or where to go when you need more specialized sources:

VAF's own publications showcase scholarship in the field of vernacular architecture and are a significant resource for readings in the field, including our monthly newsletter Vernacular Architecture Newsletter or VAN, our journal Buildings & Landscapes, Conference Guidebooks published in conjunction with our annual conference, and publications in the Special Series in Vernacular Architecture.

The VAF Bibliography is an ongoing project to index new works relevant to the study of vernacular architecture as they appear. Since VAF’s founding, the bibliography has been published in the VAN, drawing on contributions from members and our bibliography editors.