Dr. Kingston Heath has written a new scholarly work entitled Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design: Cultural Process and Environmental Response, published by Architectural Press of England. 

Based on the idea that sustainable design requires that design practitioners respond to a particular set of social, cultural and environmental conditions, Vernacular Architecture and Regional Design defines a set of strategies for understanding the complexities of a regional setting.  Through a series of international case studies, it examines how architects and designers have applied a variety of tactics to achieve culturally and environmentally appropriate design solutions.

The publication will be released in Spring 2009.