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Second International Conference on Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism: Timeless Architecture
The conference will take place at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and will also be streamed virtually on November 17th and 18th, 2021. Academic papers and works selected for presentation may also be published in...
Debate: How should we intervene in the historic centers of our cities?
In the past few weeks, two controversial architectural interventions in the historic centers of two French cities have been reported in the media. The first is the Luma Tower in Arles, designed by architect Frank Gehry. The second is Japanese architect Tadao Ando's...
Master craftsperson of July
Ramón Recuero has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for July 2021. After years of training and researching, Ramón Recuero masters a great number of techniques regarding traditional forging. In his workshop not only works for...
Terrachidia, winner of the Philippe Rotthier Prize
The Philippe Rotthier Prize for "The Reconstruction and Enhancement of the Local Heritage" has been awarded to the Spanish association Terrachidia for its action in the renaissance of the M’Hamid Oasis in Zagora, southern Morocco. The jury praised the project for its...
Hands-on Building Arts Workshop
During the weekend of July 9-11, 2021, an intensive hands-on workshop on the different traditional building arts took place in Boceguillas, delivered by four of the master craftspeople who have been awarded in recent years with the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts...
Richard H. Driehaus Prize Ceremony
The ceremony of the Richard H. Driehaus International Architecture Prize, awarded by the University of Notre Dame, will take place on Thursday, June 24th at 1:00 pm EST.The 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Prize will be awarded to architect Sebastian Treese, and the Henry...
The publication New Traditional Architecture MMXXI is now available
The publication New Traditional Architecture MMXXI, which compiles the results of the 2021 Building Arts Awards, and includes detailed information on the work of the award-winning master builders, is now available for consultation and download through this link.Thanks...
2021 Donald Gray Apprenticeship with the Master Santiago Martínez Otero
Each year, among the four winners of the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards, the jury selects one of them in order to contribute to the continuity of their craft. This year's winner is master blacksmith Santiago Martínez Otero, who will receive financial support...
Hands-on Building Arts Workshop
This intensive hands-on workshop on the various traditional building arts will feature four of the master craftspeople who have been awarded the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards in recent years. It will take place during the weekend of July 9-11 at the Centro...
Timeless Architecture exhibition courses
In the context of the exhibition Timeless Architecture, organized by INTBAU, to promote the knowledge of traditional building techniques and of the masters who still preserve and put them into practice, the following courses will be organized at Centro...
Master craftspeople of June
Agustín Castellanos Miguélez and Ricardo Cambas Vallinas have been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftspeople of the month for June 2021. Agustín and Ricardo are master carpenters from León, specialized in the recovery and dissemination of traditional craft...
2021 Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards Ceremony
The video of the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards 2021 and the opening of the 'Timeless Architecture' exhibition is now available.The ceremony was very moving, as all the award winners, as well as the representatives of the various institutions involved,...
