Vernacular architecture as a thesis for habitation asserts more than an aestheticized view of nature, instead it is an exercise in symbiosis. The implementation of ancestral knowledge is a modern practice that translates weaving and ceramic creation into some of the planet’s most resilient
buildings, built with the same hands. Without electricity and heavy machinery, they use knowledge of the earth to withstand constant flooding and extreme temperatures. While vernacular architecture is not synonymous with sustainable architecture, the two share many commonalities, including their ability to minimize the impacts of climate change through organic carbon storage and the ability to reduce transportation by sourcing materials on-site that are already adapted to climatic variability. Vernacular architecture is an architecture of heritage, passed down through hands and words between generations. It adapts to new challenges, mending them with a knowledge refined over time of both place and ecosystem.