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...
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“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...
Award Ceremony for the Rafael Manzano Prize and the Richard H. Driehaus Heritage Preservation Medal
On November 17, the award ceremony of the Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional Architecture and the Third Richard H. Driehaus Heritage Preservation Medal took place at the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando.The Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional...
Publication of the second issue of the Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism
The second 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. It includes both original academic articles, peer-reviewed and evaluated...