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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.
Courses offered by the Centro de los Oficios de León
The Centro de los Oficios de León has once again organized a series of craft and building trades workshops. These courses, for beginners and advanced students, are aimed at trade professionals, technicians and researchers and anyone interested in the knowledge and...
Master craftsperson of March
Hermanos Portilla, S.C. has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for March 2022. The Hermanos Portilla foundry is a family firm with a long tradition of bell-founding in Cantabria, specialising in the manufacture of bells and carillons,...
2022 Azores Traditional Architecture Summer School
Organised by INTBAU and the Rafael Manzano Prize, with the collaboration of various institutions, this summer school, which had to be postponed the previous two years due to the sanitary situation, will take place from July 11th to 24th on the Island of Pico, in the...
Master craftsperson of February
Luard Bonet de Ahumada has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for February 2022. Luard Bonet de Ahumada, through his company J. M. Bonet, is dedicated both to the restoration of stained glass windows and to the creation of new ones. It...
2021 Donald Gray Apprenticeship: Progress
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...
“How We Build from Here” INTBAU’s biennial World Congress
On 24-25 March 2022 INTBAU will organise the biennial World Congress "How We Build from Here".The Congress will take place in London and will also be broadcast virtually, so that it can be followed from anywhere in the world.It is a biennial forum for debates that...
INTBAU: Architecture Challenge
INTBAU launched the Architecture Challenge a few weeks ago, as a competition for low-carbon, no-carbon, and carbon-negative designs for resilient and adaptable houses.The Challenge invites students, teachers, architects, designers, engineers, and anyone with an...
Master craftsperson of January
Jesús García Mainar has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for January 2022.Jesús García Mainar masters several traditional building trades. In 1986 he started a project for the reconstruction and repopulation of several uninhabited...
INTBAU Spain, National Prize for Craftsmanship
INTBAU Spain, thanks to the creation of the Spanish Network of Traditional Building Masters, has been awarded the National Crafts Prize in the category "Promociona Prize for Private Entities" in its 14th Edition.The awards ceremony took place on Tuesday 21 December at...
Call for papers for the third issue of the Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism
The call for submission of articles for all sections of the third issue is open until March 14, 2022. Content proposals may be accepted for publication in the journal. In addition, if the organizing team deems it appropriate, the proposal submitter may be invited to...
Master craftsperson of December
Paloma Folache has been selected by INTBAU Spain as master craftsperson of the month for December 2021. Paloma Folache is a specialist in claddings and finishes, working both in rehabilitation and newly-built projects with the use of traditional materials such as...
Results of the Second International Conference on Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism: Timeless Architecture
The Conference took place at the School of Architecture of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and was also broadcast virtually on November 17 and 18. It featured, among many other speakers, Anna Heringer, Sebastian and Julia Treese (winners of the Driehaus Prize in...
