Congratulations to George Smart’s Triangle Modernist Houses site which was recently honored with the 2009 Paul E. Buchanan Award from the Vernacular Architecture Forum,. Established in 1993, the Forum recognizes contributions to the study and preservation of vernacular architecture and the cultural landscape that do not take the form of books or published work. Hundreds of studies, reports, documentation projects, restoration plans, National Register nominations, exhibits, video/digital media productions and public programs are completed each year without the benefit of distribution or recognition beyond the limited audience for which they were commissioned. Nonetheless, many of these efforts are valuable and can serve to inform and inspire. The award is named for Paul E. Buchanan who served for over thirty years as the Director of Architectural Research at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Buchanan set the standard for architectural fieldwork in America and inspired many VAF members in the rewards of fieldwork.