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We share here the latest news about our activities, as well as those that, organized by our members, share our goals and objectives.
Call for entries for the 2024 Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards
The deadline for submitting applications is January 23, 2024. Traditional building works have been grouped for these awards into four categories, each of which is awarded an annual prize of 10,000 euros and a commemorative plaque. The Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts...
Master craftsperson of December
José Morillo García has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for December 2023. José Morillo specializes in the restoration of traditional wall finishes. In recent years he has focused on the restoration of the characteristic Extremaduran...
December 2023
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture and urban planning:– News –The next meeting of the Savoir-faire traditionnels de la construction dans le sud de la Méditerranée program will take place in Tunisia The Traditional...
Publication of the fourth issue of the Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism
The fourth issue of the Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism has been published. Through this link you can download the complete issue, or any of the articles separately. The journal is organized by the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation...
2023 Rafael Manzano Prize and Richard H. Driehaus Heritage Preservation Medal winners
The 11th Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional Architecture has been awarded to Luis Rebelo de Andrade, a Portuguese architect with a long record in the design of newly built and refurbishment projects, always with a particular concern for integration with the...
Master craftsperson of November
Jesús Alba Mansilla has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for October 2023. Jesús Alba Mansilla is a blacksmith from Checa, in the province of Guadalajara, a town that had an important iron and steel industry since the 15th century, of...
November – 2023
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture and urban planning:– News –Fourth International Conference on Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism The fourth edition of the International Conference on Traditional...
Launching of the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation
The Traditional Building Cultures Foundation has been established to consolidate and expand all the initiatives organized since 2012 in Spain and Portugal The Traditional Building Cultures Foundation seeks to foster and promote the study, protection, teaching,...
Master craftspeople of October
Artesanía Nazarí has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftspeople of the month for October 2023. Ramón Rubio and Julio Jiménez are the master yesaires who run Artesanía Nazarí's workshop in Granada. They are specialized in the design and production of new...
October – News
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture and urban planning:– News – Last days to visit the exhibition " Living Heritage: Traditional construction in the 21st century" The exhibition " Living Heritage" can be visited at the...
Master craftsperson of August
Diego Rodríguez has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for June 2023. Diego, master painter from Toledo, started in the trade at the age of thirteen, working with his father, the master Diego Rodríguez López, author of a large number of...
August – News
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture and urban planning:- News -Meeting "Savoir-faire traditionnels de la construction dans le sud de la Méditerranée" Last July, the first meeting of the program "Savoir-faire...
