VAF 2026 Annual Meeting

About This Event

The Vernacular Architecture Forum's 2026 Annual Meeting is a four-day event in Walla Walla, Washington, and the Columbia River Plateau, featuring field tours, paper and poster sessions, and a banquet focused on themes of atomic space, native soil, and geologic time.

The conference begins on Wednesday, May 27, with a board meeting, registration, and a wine reception at the Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla, Washington. Thursday offers two field bus tours exploring historic sites, tribal histories, and agricultural structures. Friday's Atomic Tour covers Manhattan Project sites and Hanford facilities. Saturday includes paper and poster sessions, annual meeting, and banquet. Themes integrate vernacular architecture with atomic-era developments, Native perspe

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