A note on vernacular architecture: Internet sources
Vernacular architecture and landscape architecture: Resource Guide
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/ENVI/vernacular.html
International Seminar for Vernacular Settlement
School of Architecture Network of Information
http://203.77.197.231:81/isvs/isvs-4-1/paper-dump/full-papers
The International Association for the Study of Traditional Environments (IASTE)
http://www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu/research/iaste/
http://www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu/research/iaste/Pastconferences.htm
http://www.arch.ced.berkeley.edu/research/iaste/2006WPS.htm
Vernacular Architecture: An international organisation for all those interested in lesser traditional buildings
http://www.vag.org.uk/publications.htm
http://www.vag.org.uk/VAarticles/history.htm
Bibliography: Vernacular Architecture Group, 2001
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/theses/index.cfm
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/vagbiblio/index.cfm?CFID=1277428&CFTOKEN=88777700
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/vagbiblio/index.cfm#browse
Note: try to browse thoroughly to find what you want, here is just an example:
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/theses/sollars_phd_2005/
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/library/theses/sollars_phd_2005/download.cfm
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-789-1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/Theoretical_Approaches.pdf
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-789-1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/Changing_Settlement.pdf
Other topics for architectural research process, example:
Flexible housing: as housing that can adapt to the changing needs of users.
http://www.afewthoughts.co.uk/flexiblehousing/ – – http://www.shef.ac.uk/architecture/research/shef_collect/index