by Guillermo Gil | Oct 1, 2021 | Building, Calls and Prizes, Donald Gray Grants, Research and Dissemination, Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards
The 2022 call for entries for the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards is now open. The deadline for entries is 12 January 2022. Traditional building works have been grouped into four categories for these awards, each with an annual prize of 10,000 euros and a...
by Guillermo Gil | Oct 1, 2021 | Building, National Network of Traditional Building Masters
Miguel Sobrino González has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for October 2021. Miguel Sobrino is a specialist in the traditional methods of stone carving based on direct carving, both for stonemasonry and sculpture. His work is based...
by Guillermo Gil | Sep 8, 2021 | Architecture, Building, Research and Dissemination, Training
Arquitectura Verata is a project initiated this year in La Comarca deLa Vera with the intention of helping to preserve and disseminate the rich popular construction of the region. It is a project committed to the landscape, life, culture, history, architecture and...
by Guillermo Gil | Sep 3, 2021 | Building, National Network of Traditional Building Masters
Oriol Garcia Alcocer has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for September 2021. Oriol Garcia Alcocer is part of the fifth generation of stuccoists in the family firm Estucs Oriol Garcia, established in 1860, and which is one of the few...
by Guillermo Gil | Sep 1, 2021 | Calls and Prizes, Donald Gray Grants, National Network of Traditional Building Masters, Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards, Training
The training apprenticeship awarded in the 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards went to master blacksmith Santiago Martínez Otero, better known as Chago. This master craftsman has his workshop in Santiago de Compostela and throughout his career has worked on...
