Survey and Documentation of Traditional Houses in Uch The remaining historic houses built in the traditional vernacular of Uch need preservation, and of the least documentation before these irreplaceable examples of indigenous craftsmanship are struck down by careless planning and other market forces. Built after centuries of trial and error, these houses fulfil the cultural needs of the residents and the climatic restraints of the environment keeping in mind the resources of the owner/builder, moreover no new buildings can really replicate what they offer. These houses are not just architectural monuments but valuable resources of great educational value for the present and future generations of architects designing in the region. Furthermore, keeping the present economic conditions of Pakistan in mind, as well as the inflation rate of the building materials and the ever increasing power tariffs it is now imperative to address these issues and go back to the wisdom of what is often derived as "traditional architecture' it is important to thoroughly investigate these few remaining houses so that we can begin to design contemporary architecture which is economically viable culturally and climatically adaptive and most of all suited to the lifestyle of the owners. If they are not documented at an urgent basis these houses will also be lost and with them information of vernacular architecture which has been developed, in response to the climate of the region, according to the life style of the citizens of Uch, using local materials-through experience over centuries).