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INTBAU 2024 Events and Activities

January

1. Climate Volunteers Programme at Pono Village. Pakistan, 21-30 January.

February

1. Open Table Discussion on Traditional Architecture & Urban Design Summer School. United Kingdom, 15 February.

March

1. ArchitecTour in Potsdam. Germany, 2 March.
2. Classical Architecture and Urban Design Drawing Workshops. Mexico, 9 March.
3. TAG Talk – Thursday 21th of March 2024 – Craftsmanship in the Cotswolds. UK, 21 March.
4. ‘Drawing For Architecture’: University of Melbourne. Australia, 28 March.

April

1. Traditional Architecture Gathering 2024- ‘The Imitation Game’. United Kingdom, 12 April.
2. World Heritage Day Conference. INTBAU Dialogues: Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage. Cyprus, 18 April.
3. Deadline for submission of applications for the Rafael Manzano Prize: April 25, 2024.
4. Webinar: The Architecture of Place: In Conversation with Joachim Tantau. USA, 23 April.
5. Understanding Period Plasterwork with Philip Gaches. United Kingdom, 25-26 April.
6. IMCL Conference: Research Into Communication and ACTION. USA, 26-29 April.
7. Art du Trait: formation in woodwork. Belgium, 29 April – 3 May.
8. Deadline for submissions for the European Prize of Architecture Philippe Rotthier. Online, 30 April.

May

1. ‘Conversations: Traditional Architecture, Building, and Urbanism‘ panel discussion series, Serbia. 9, 16, 23 May.
2. INTBAU Qatar members and community gathering and discussion. Qatar, 11 May.
3. Post-Disaster Reconstruction Conference: ‘The Presence of Past Disasters’. United Kingdom, 20-21 May.
4. Invention and Reinvention! A TAG Talk by Clive Aslet on the life and work of Britain’s Greatest Architects, Sir Edwin Lutyens. Online, 23 May, (watch the recording).

June

1. INTBAU UK Annual General Meeting and Party. United Kingdom, 13 June.
2. INTBAU Netherlands Excursion to Naarden. Netherlands, 20 June.
3. Summer School of Traditional Architecture and Urbanism of Mexico. Mexico, 24 June – 7 July.
4. A VISION OF AMATRICE. Proposal for the Reconstruction of the Historic Centre. Launch of open access handbook. Italy, June.

July

1. The Alsace Summer School of Architecture & Crafts. France, 1 – 15 July.
2. The Stones of Vicenza. Italy, 13-17 July.
3. Spain & Portugal Traditional Architecture Summer School. Portugal, 8 – 21 July.
4. Embodied Wisdom, TAG Talk by Cory Rouillard, presenting the wisdom embodied in the traditional architecture. UK (online), 18 July.
5. ‘Let’s Build a Beautiful City’ Summer School. Netherlands, 20 July – 15 August.
6. Enduring Design Masterclass-Semester 2. Australia. July through October.
7. Bruges Summer School of Architecture & Crafts. Belgium, 20 July – 25 August.
8. Deadline for the submission of abstracts for the International Making Cities Livable Conference in Cortona, Italy. 31 July.

August

1. Summer School for Architecture Students in Traditional Architecture and Building Techniques. Norway, 5-17 August.
2. Great Estival Celebration and INTBAU Summer Schools gathering.  Belgium, 17 August.
3. The Ark, exhibition on architecture and crafts in Bruges. Belgium, 17 August to 4 November.
4. Kaleburnu Kral Hill Excavation Site cultural tour, Cyprus, 23 August.
5. Classical Architecture and Urban Design Drawing Workshops. Mexico, 31 August.

September

1. INTBAU Mexico series of conferences on Traditional Architecture. Mexico.
2. Deadline for the submission of proposals for the Fifth International Conference on Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism. Spain (online), 6 September.
3. Architectours in Hamburg. Germany, 6-7 September.
4. Post-Disaster Reconstruction Conference: Rebuilding with Respect for the Local: The Role of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism in the Wake of Disasters, Sweden, 11-12 September.
5. TAG Talk: ‘For an Inheritable City.’ UK, 19 September.

October

1. ARCHITECTURA PICTA: International Festival. Italy, 11-13 October.
2. A Stone Oasis: TAG Talk in Conversation with Maher Azmi Abu-Samra, MAS Studio. UK, 17 October.
3. European Prize of Architecture Philippe Rotthier, award ceremony & exhibition launch. Belgium, 26 October.
4. IMCL Conference. The Ecology of Place: Learning from Nature, Culture and History. Italy, 29 October – 1 November.

November

1. The Ark, exhibition on architecture and crafts in Bruges. Belgium, 17 August to 4 November.
2. Drawing for Architecture Masterclass – Open House Hobart. Australia, 8 November.
3. Fifth International Conference on Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism, Spain, 15-17 November.
4. INTBAU Annual General Meeting. 19 November.
5. The Art of Tradition: Miniature Painting Workshop on Architecture & Nature
   with Master Ajay Kumar Sharma. Qatar, 20-24 November.

December

1. TAG/INTBAU UK Awards Ceremony 2024. UK, 4 December.
2. Traditional Brazilian Architecture Workshop. Brazil, 16-18 December.
3.  INTBAU Qatar Winter School, “Architecture, Ecology, and Tradition.” Qatar, 13-25 December.

Appendix

Architectours in Hamburg, by INTBAU Germany

Friday, 6 September 2024

11:00 AM – 1:30 PM: Exploring Kontorhäuser in Hamburg
The Kontorhäuser in Hamburg were the first office buildings in the city. They have been built since 1885 (Berlin only started building them in 1921) and play an important role in the development of office architecture.
Meeting point: Entrance of the S-Bahn station “Stadthausbrücke,” Michaelisbrücke 3, 20459 Hamburg

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM: Lunch Break

2:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Tour of the Architecture Archives
We will have an exclusive guided tour through the archives of architectural drawings. Founded in 1984, the “Architekturarchiv” is the main institution for collecting historical documents related to the architectural history of Hamburg.

Saturday, 7 September 2024

11:00 AM – 2:00 PM: Walking Tour of New Classical Buildings
We will visit the new block of flats designed by Sebastian Treese in Uhlenhorst and new buildings designed by Kahlfeldt Architects in Harvestehude. This will be combined with a walk around the Alster lake. Afterwards, we might have lunch together at a bistro.
Meeting point: Karlstraße 27, 22085 Hamburg

INTBAU Netherlands Excursion to Naarden, June 20, 2024

On Thursday, June 20, INTBAU Netherlands will be visiting Naarden, where we will be visiting the ‘Hart van Naarden’ project by Harmonische Architectuur among other things. The excursion starts at 3:00 PM at Vesting Hotel Naarden, where we will welcome participants with coffee, and where the day will also conclude with a dinner and the opportunity for presentations and/or discussions. More information will follow soon! You can already register here: Aanmelding INTBAU Nederland excursie donderdag 20 juni 2024-Intbaunl

Traditional Architecture Gathering 2024- ‘The Imitation Game’

By the Traditional Architecture Group, host to INTBAU UK, in collaboration with the Classic Planning Institute.

• Location: United Kingdom
• 12 April 2024
• On-Site

The TAG, host to INTBAU UK, hosted an engaging exploration of traditional architecture and urbanism at the UK section of TAG-24. This event is an integral part of the Traditional Architecture Gathering, an international annual tradition orchestrated by The Classic Planning Institute.

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World Heritage Day Conference. INTBAU Dialogues: Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage

By INTBAU Cyprus in collaboration with the Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture

• Location: Cyprus
• 18 April 2024
• On-Site

World Heritage Day Conference.
INTBAU Dialogues: Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage

Location: Cyprus
Online attendance available
Date: 18 April, 2024
13:30 – 16:30 EEST | 12:30 – 15:30 CEST | 11:30 – 14:30 BST

Conference hosted by INTBAU Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean University, Department of Architecture. This event served as a commemoration of the International Day of Monuments and Sites, observed annually on April 18th, and themed this year ‘Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery’.

The conference explored the initiatives undertaken by various INTBAU chapters to advance traditional building, architecture, and urbanism. From organising educational summer schools and publishing scholarly works, to aiding in post-disaster response efforts that integrate reconstruction and planning of the built environment while respecting the unique local character of regions affected by both natural and human-made disasters, such as Ukraine, Türkiye, and Italy.