Dr Borut Juvanec, architect and professor, will present the diversity of architecture in Slovenia and Europe, which he has written about in his recently published book. Shepherding has always been an important form of economy for our ancestors, both in the mountains and near the sea. Dr Juvanec analyses the diverse pastoral architecture of the European countries of the Alps and the Mediterranean with photographs, documentation and architectural plans. They all have in common well-thought-out, often simple and always effective solutions, and the main building materials of the region are stone and wood. Slovenia is particularly rich in this area, but is largely unknown in European terms. As Juvanec writes, pastoral architecture must first be discovered, known and then understood so that we can be proud of it.