02430nas a2200229   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653003200043653001500075653001400090653001500104653001900119653002000138100001700158700001800175245015800193856015400351300001400505490000700519520165400526022002002180                                       d10aAmateur Architecture Studio10aVernacular10aZhang Lei10aAdaptation10aneo-vernacular10asemi-vernacular1 aXiaoxin Zhao1 aKelly Greenop00aFrom  neo-vernacular  to  semi-vernacular : a case study of vernacular architecture representation and adaptation in rural Chinese village revitalization  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85060640485&doi=10.1080%2f13527258.2019.1570544&partnerID=40&md5=9f388e1fdd1d975fd8cd16b4b6baf458  a1128-11470 v253 aVernacular architecture can be regarded as heritage places. Recently, the need to protect vernacular heritage in China has been reflected through government policy changes, for example the ‘beautiful countryside’ program which aims to develop rural villages since 2005. However, a conflict between conserving the tangible fabric and the intangible heritage of the vernacular place can become pronounced, as villagers have desires for a modern lifestyle, and maintaining the physical building fabric. Vernacular villages require sustainable development alongside conservation of both tangible and intangible heritage significance. A key factor in keeping a village alive is continuing its utilization by a local community. This paper introduces the terms ‘neo-vernacular’ (buildings with a vernacular appearance with contemporary methods and materials) and ‘semi-vernacular’ (reusing or renovating vernacular buildings in combination with modern and traditional building techniques) to distinguish two approaches to vernacular villages conservation. We analyse the distinctions between the works of Amateur Architecture Studio (AAS) and Atelier Zhang Lei (AZL) to demonstrate the neo-vernacular and semi-vernacular approaches respectively through photo-comparison diagrams, and reviewing comments from local villagers, architectural students, and scholars. In the discussion, we propose that the semi-vernacular adaptation offers a new approach worth pursuing in China’s rapidly changing rural landscapes. © 2019, © 2019 Xiaoxin Zhao and Kelly Greenop. Published with license by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor \& Francis Group.  a13527258 (ISSN)