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Below you can find a selection of news related to traditional building, architecture, and urbanism:<\/p>\n
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Winners of the 2025 Rafael Manzano Prize and the Richard H. Driehaus Heritage Conservation Medal<\/strong> <\/p>\n The 13th Rafael Manzano Prize for New Traditional Architecture has been awarded by the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation to Francisco Ortega Montoliu, an architect from Asturias based in Madrid. His work has focused on the restoration of historic buildings in a state of ruin, giving them new uses and contributing to the revitalization of rural communities where they are located. <\/p>\n Francisco de Calheiros has received the 2025 Richard H. Driehaus Heritage Conservation Medal for his outstanding contribution to the preservation of Portugal\u2019s architectural, cultural, and landscape heritage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Beca-Miguel-Angel-2.jpg” title_text=”Beca-Miguel-Angel-2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 2025 Donald Gray Training Grant with Master Carpenter Miguel \u00c1ngel Tapia Awarded<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2025 Donald Gray Training Grant with master carpenter Miguel \u00c1ngel Tapia has been awarded. These grants are organized annually by the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation as part of the Richard H. Driehaus Building Arts Awards program.<\/p>\n Guillermo Bornstein Ortega, the recipient of the 2025 Donald Gray Grant, began working with wood in 2014 through a carving course. Since then, he has continued exploring the material through personal projects, later training in carpentry and cabinetmaking at the Regional Craft Center of Castilla y Le\u00f3n (CEARCAL). Over six months of training (2024\u20132025), he consolidated his technical knowledge and applied what he learned to larger-scale works.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ArgeliaWinterSchool-4.jpg” title_text=”ArgeliaWinterSchool-4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Winter School on Vernacular Earthen Architecture in Algeria<\/strong> <\/p>\n The Traditional Building Cultures Foundation will take part in the Vernacular\/Earthen Architecture Winter School, organized by the Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA, OIC) and the University of Amar Telidji (Algeria). The program will be held from January 29 to February 8, 2026, in the Laghouat\u2013Gharda\u00efa corridor. <\/p>\n Applications are open until November 12, 2025, and results will be announced on November 22.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PublicacionPeneda.png” title_text=”PublicacionPeneda” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Publication of the 2024 Iberian Summer School Results<\/strong> <\/p>\n The publication gathering the outcomes of the 2024 Iberian Summer School is now available. <\/p>\n It was presented on October 18 at the Casa das Artes in Arcos de Valdevez. This initiative was part of ARQOUT2025 \u2013 Architecture Month, coordinated by the Order of Architects of Portugal.<\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/WorldCongress1.jpg” title_text=”WorldCongress1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n INTBAU Spain and the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation Participate in the INTBAU World Congress 2025<\/strong> <\/p>\n INTBAU Spain and the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation took part in the INTBAU World Congress 2025, held in London from October 22 to 24, on the occasion of the organization\u2019s 25th anniversary. The event brought together experts, professionals, and students from around the world to reflect on the future of traditional architecture, building, and urbanism. <\/p>\n Under the motto inspired by Gustav Mahler\u2019s words \u2014\u201ctradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire\u201d\u2014, the congress offered a diverse program of lectures, debates, and screenings that explored the past, present, and future of tradition in the built environment.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PremioHomoFaber.jpg” title_text=”PremioHomoFaber” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Homo Faber Traditional Crafts Center Wins the 2025 Concejo Award for Leonese Heritage <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Homo Faber Traditional Crafts Center, directed by Francisco Azconegui Mor\u00e1n and M\u00f3nica Mart\u00edn Sis\u00ed, has received the 2025 Concejo Award for Leonese Heritage, granted by the Leonese Institute of Culture (ILC).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The jury recognized Homo Faber\u2019s outstanding work in preserving and transmitting traditional trades, the result of more than 35 years of experience teaching construction techniques using materials such as wood, lime, plaster, and earth. From its headquarters in Mansilla de las Mulas, the center organizes training workshops that bring these skills to new generations, thus helping to ensure the continuity of vernacular building practices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RefugiosBioclimaticos_11zon.jpg” title_text=”RefugiosBioclimaticos_11zon” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n 3rd Meeting on Traditional Architectures and Trades: Bioclimatic Shelters<\/strong> <\/p>\n The 3rd Meeting on Traditional Architectures and Trades, titled Bioclimatic Shelters, will take place on November 12, 2025, in Salorino (Sierra de San Pedro). The event will be held at the Centro Cultural Victoria, from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and will bring together specialists in architecture, traditional building, and sustainability. <\/p>\n Organized by the Provincial Council of C\u00e1ceres within the framework of the FEEENER \u2013 Interreg Spain\u2013Portugal project, the meeting will include lectures, panel discussions, exhibitions, and guided tours. Participants include professionals such as Mar\u00eda G\u00f3mez Javaloyes, Noelia Ar\u00e1ujo Velo, T\u00e2nia Teixeira, and M\u00f3nica Mart\u00edn Sis\u00ed, among others. <\/p>\n The program will address the relationship between traditional architecture and the landscape, the teaching of vernacular construction techniques, and recent examples of restoration projects in the Sierra de San Pedro.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SimposioOrientalis_11zon.jpg” title_text=”SimposioOrientalis_11zon” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Second Interreligious Symposium of the Bibliotheca Orientalis <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On November 22, 2025, the Second Interreligious Symposium of the Bibliotheca Orientalis will take place at the Jacobilli Diocesan Library (Piazza S. Giacomo 1, Foligno, Italy).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The meeting will focus on sacred architecture as a space for interreligious encounter, with presentations addressing the typological and tectonic characteristics of places of worship \u2014 churches, mosques, synagogues, and Hindu temples \u2014 as well as the processes of reuse and transformation of sacred and urban buildings following conversions or shifts in collective faith.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The symposium will offer a comparative reading of the sacred as a common language and an act of reconciliation among cultures and religions.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The event will also be broadcast live at the following link: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EBS1lbzsXJ4<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JornadasArteMudejar.jpg” title_text=”JornadasArteMudejar” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n First Conference on the Conservation and Restoration of Mudejar Art in Teruel <\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On November 14, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the First Conference on the Conservation and Restoration of Mudejar Art will take place in the auditorium of the Fine Arts building at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of Teruel. <\/p>\n The event, organized with the support of the Provincial Council of Teruel, will bring together specialists to discuss the preservation of Mudejar heritage. <\/p>\n Admission is free until capacity is reached, and the conference will also be streamed live through the official channel of the Provincial Council of Teruel. <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||0px|||” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CursoTerrachidia_11zon.jpg” title_text=”CursoTerrachidia_11zon” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Oasis Campus M\u2019Hamid 2026: New Terrachidia Workshop in Southern Morocco<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The M\u2019Hamid Oasis, where the Terrachidia Association has been working for over fourteen years, will open the 2026 workshop cycle with a new edition of the Oasis Campus, to be held from January 24 to 31, 2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This year\u2019s workshop will focus on the restoration of the northern gate of the Ksar of Ouled Youssuf, which provides access to the oasis gardens and to the marabout restored in 2019. In addition, participants will have the opportunity to learn traditional palm leaf weaving techniques from local craftspeople.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n More information<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ManosCal.jpg” title_text=”ManosCal” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \u201cHands on Lime!\u201d Workshop on Traditional Building<\/strong> <\/p>\n On November 21 and 22, the town of Benalaur\u00eda, in the Serran\u00eda de Ronda, will host the practical workshop \u201cHands on Lime!\u201d, a free activity dedicated to reviving traditional knowledge of building with natural materials. <\/p>\n Organized by Prodiversa, Aljez, and the Provincial Council of M\u00e1laga, in collaboration with the Benalaur\u00eda Town Council and the Paulo Freire Rural University, the workshop invites participants to rediscover the properties of lime, gypsum, and earth in contemporary construction. <\/p>\n More information: aljezconstrucciontradicional@gmail.com<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/intbauspain.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/MasterSAHC_11zon.jpg” title_text=”MasterSAHC_11zon” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Applications Open for the SAHC Master\u2019s Program in Heritage Preservation<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The application period for the Advanced Master in Structural Analysis of Monuments and Historical Constructions (SAHC) is open until January 20, 2026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recognized with the 2017 Europa Nostra Award, this international program \u2014organized by a consortium of European universities led by the University of Minho\u2014 trains specialists in the preservation of the built heritage.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Scholarships ranging from \u20ac4,000 to \u20ac13,000 are available for students of any nationality.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n\u2013 News \u2013<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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