Versus methodology: Development and application

Abstract

The development of the project VerSus / Lessons from Vernacular Heritage to Sustainable Architecture (2012-2014)1, constitutes the conceptual genesis of VerSus+ / Heritage for People (2019-2023). The two projects were developed in partnership by Escola Superior Gallaecia (ESG, now at Universidade Portu- calense - UPT), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), University of Florence (UNIFI), University of Cagliari (UNICA), and CRAterre-ENSAG, in the framework of the Creative Europe programme. The VerSus project outcomes (available at: esg.pt/VerSus) produced important results in a short-term period, which created expectations regarding its medium and long-range impacts (Carlos et al., 2014) (Correia, Dipasquale, & Mecca, 2014), especially following the European Commission award in 2016, which recognised the VerSus project as a success story “for its impact, contribution to policy-making, innovative results and creative approach - a source of inspiration for others” (Creative Europe Project Results Platform, 2016). In 2017, the project also won the ADDIPA European Award for Architecture Heritage Intervention (3rd Edition, category D).