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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.
May – News
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional buildings, architecture and urban planning:- News -Video on the 2022 Azores Traditional Architecture Summer School A video has been published about the 2022 Azores Traditional Architecture Summer School,...
Master craftsperson of April
Sebastián Pérez Gómez has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for April 2023. Sebastián Pérez Gómez is one of the few extant specialists in clay-brick carving. His work includes pieces such as carved mouldings or corbels to be included as...
April – News
– News –Audun Engh passes away On March 27th, Audun Engh, one of the founding members of INTBAU, founder of INTBAU Norway, and secretary for many years of the College of Chapters, passed away. We would like to send our condolences to his family and friends. At the...
The call for the 2023 Rafael Manzano Prize is now open
The 2023 Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional Architecture is awarded to living professionals whose work embodies the principles of classical and traditional architecture and urban planning in the contemporary world. The chosen candidate's work must not only be...
Master craftsperson of March
Francisco Aguilar has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for March 2023. Francisco learnt his trade in a self-taught way, studying and reproducing models of traditional architecture. He was also mentored by Donald Gray, with whom he...
March – News
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture and urban planning:– News –Funding campaign for the 2023 Utrecht Summer School The organizers of the 2023 Utrecht Summer School "Let's Build a Beautiful City" have launched a...
2023 Summer School on Traditional Architecture
The new edition of the Summer School, organized by INTBAU and the Rafael Manzano Prize, will take place at Can Catá, in Cerdanyola del Vallés, near the city of Barcelona. For two weeks, the urban planning, architecture and traditional construction details of the...
Master stonemason Rodrigo de la Torre has passed away
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Rodrigo de la Torre, one of the best stonemasons in Spain and with whom we have had the immense pleasure and honor of collaborating since the creation of the Network of Traditional Building Crafts Masters. Rodrigo also...
Tall Buildings after Covid-19. Is the party over? by Robert Adam
TALL BUILDINGS AFTER COVID-19 – IS THE PARTY OVER? By Robert AdamARCHITECTURE CLUB DEBATE, LONDONMay 27th 2020 I’m not going to assume that Covid-19 is a permanent condition. It may be, it may not, and there’s no point in concentrating in this debate on such a...
February – News
Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture and urban planning:– News – The new documentary video about Leopoldo Gil Cornet, first Rafael Manzano Prize winner in 2012, has been published This short documentary, produced by...
2022 Donald Gray Fellowship: Apprenticeship
Miguel Ángel Martínez Luque was the apprentice selected to receive the 2022 Donald Gray Scholarship and train with master blacksmith Ramón Recuero, winner of the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Award in the same year. Miguel Angel has experience in iron work for...
Ben Pentreath, 2023 Driehaus Prize
British architect, theorist and educator Ben Pentreath has been awarded the prestigious Richard H. Driehaus Prize 2023. The jury noted that “as a luminary within a rising generation of architects, his work encompasses what the prize celebrates most: beauty, durability...
