Welcome to the 2025 INTBAU Events and Activities list. Be sure to mark your calendar and stay tuned for updates as we continue to add exciting events throughout the year.

Contact: info@intbau.org

INTBAU World Congress 2025: Celebrating 25 Years of Tradition & Innovation

Join us in London for INTBAU’s fifth World Congress and a milestone 25th anniversary: a global gathering of experts, practitioners, and thought leaders shaping the future of traditional architecture, urbanism, and building.

From 22–24 October 2025, we invite you to engage in a dynamic program exploring the past, present, and future of tradition in the built environment.

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Get involved in our events and activities: Becoming an INTBAU Member

Did you know that there are several ways to get involved with INTBAU?

INTBAU (International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism) promotes the value of traditional architecture and urbanism in modern society. We work to preserve and revitalise built heritage, while advocating for sustainable, people-centred design solutions.

General Membership is FREE. It is the simplest way to join our network of over 10,000 members worldwide and get involved in our international programmes. We encourage people of all backgrounds and experiences to get involved in our network. Visit: General Membership | INTBAU.

Professional Membership: The INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners is a peak international professional body for practitioners in traditional urban design, architecture, and the building arts. Learn more at: Professional Membership | INTBAU.

INTBAU 2025 Events and Activities

January

1. Webinar: A Sense of Proportion and Puritanical Love of Simplicity: The Life and Work of C F A Voysey. UK, 23 January.
2. Deadline: INTBAU Grassroots Grant Programme. 19 January.

February

1. Deadline: Call for Entries to submit proposals for the 2022-2025 Richard H. Driehaus Architecture Competition. 4 February.
2. Webinar: The Architecture of Place, in conversation with Minty Sainsbury. 4 February.
3. Webinar: The Architecture of Place, in conversation with Safoura Zahedi. 11 February.
4. Conference: 1er Congrès des maires de la renaissance urbain Pour un Nouvel Urbanisme. Le Plessis-Robinson, France,11 February.
5. Webinar: ‘The Value of Tradition: a personal journey’ by Hugh Petter. 13 February.
6. Webinar: Open Table discussion on Traditional Architecture and Urban Design Summer Schools. 18 February.
7. Webinar: The Architecture of Place, in conversation with Sara Bega. 20 February.

March

1. Online Conference: Placemaking for Sustainable Living: Nature, Art, Community. Gdansk, Poland, 6 March.
2. Webinar: TAG Talk: New Prospects for Traditional Architecture: Nicholas Boys Smith in discussion with Samuel Hughes. Uk, 13 March.
3. Deadline: International competition for architecture students ‘Reinterpreting Tradition: Contemporary Insights Towards Buttoned Houses Technique,’ 14 March.
4. Seminar: How We Create More Beautiful Cities, Part 1. Berlin, Germany, 15 March.
5. Workshop: Designing Humane Places – The Science Behind Architectural Experience. Boston, USA, 29 March.
6. Deadline: Call for articles of the Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism. 30 March.

April

1. Seminar: How We Create More Beautiful Cities, Part 2. Berlin, Germany, 12 April.
2. Exhibition: Outside-in & Inside-out, by INTBAU Ireland. 21 April to 16 May, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
3. INTBAU Qatar Conference at Earthna Summit. Doha, Qatar, 22-23 April.

May

1. The Norwegian Symposium of Beauty in Architecture. Oslo, Norway, 2-4 May (with the participation of INTBAU members).
2. Seminar: How We Create More Beautiful Cities, Part 3. Berlin, Germany, 10 May.

June

1. Workshop: Introduction to carpentry. Everbeek, Belgium. 9-13 June.
2. Seminar: How We Create More Beautiful Cities, Part 4. Berlin, Germany, 21 June.
3. INTBAU Mexico Summer School of Traditional Architecture and Urbanism. 22 June to 5 July, Oaxaca, Mexico.

July

1. INTBAU Austria Summer Academy 2025: How to Plan a City of Human Scale. Salzburg, Austria, 2-4 July.
2. Citymakers Collective Summer Studio 25. USA. 6-20 July.
3. Iberian Traditional Architecture Summer School. Spain, 7-20 July.
4. ‘Let’s Build a Beautiful City’ Sumer School. Netherlands, 21 July to 7 August.

August

1. INTBAU Finland Summer School in Traditional Architecture. Kaarina, Finland, 4-10 August.
2. Workshop: Introduction to Pargetting. Scoala de la Bunesti, Romania, 11-15 August.
3. Bruges Summer School of Architecture and Crafts. Belgium, 1-15 August.
4. Workshop: Introduction to ironwork. Oostrozebeke, Belgium, 18-22 August.
5. Workshop: Introduction to carpentry Everbeek, Belgium, 18-22 August.
6. Conques Summer School in Vernacular Architecture. France, 29 August to 9 September.

September

1. Exhibition of the students works of the Conques Summer School. Fau Museum, Conques, France, 6 September to 12 October.
2. Exhibition of the students works of the Bruges Summer School during the Monuments days. Beguinage, Bruges, Belgium, 13-14 September.
3. Summer Academy for Classical Architecture and Urban Planning. Potsdam, Germany, 8-12 September.
4. IMCL – International Making Cities Livable Conference. Potsdam, Germany, 12-14 September.
5. IMCL – International Making Cities Livable Conference. Figueira da Foz, Portugal, 18-21 September.

October

1. Crafts festival. Uccle, Brussels, Belgium, 4-5 October.
2. INTBAU World Congress 2025. London, UK, 22-24 October.

November

1. Sixth Conference on Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism. Spain, 14-16 November.

December

1. INTBAU Brazil Winter Workshop on Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism. Brazil, 14-18 December.

Events and activities beyond the Network

A place to explore what partners, friends, and like-minded organisations are up to.

March

Creating Gentle Density – Create Streets Foundation

CPD Lunchtime Lecture Series: New Ideas for Old Buildings | spab.org.uk

• Wednesday 5 March 2025, 1pm – 2pm  
  Matt Bateman and Greg Meeson, Refinery Studio – Technology and Tradition: using digital tools to support the traditional woodcarving process
• Wednesday 12 March 2025, 1pm – 2pm  
  Nikolay Shahpazov, Bennetts Associates – Using site excavated subsoil to make earth blocks for building construction
• Wednesday 19 March 2025, 1pm – 2pm  
  Laura Morgante, Peregrine Bryant Architects – A lime seamless floor at the Royal Hospital Chelsea: an experimental approach from the tradition of Venetian beaten lime floors of the 18th century
• Wednesday 26 March 2025, 1pm – 2pm 
  Jonathan Garlick, The SPAB and Mal Fryer, Malcolm Fryer Architects – Light Touch to Old Buildings: New Ideas at the Old House Project

Later in the year

Online Repair of Old Buildings course, SPAB

Summer School 2024 – Create Streets Foundation