THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TRADITIONAL BUILDING, ARCHITECTURE AND URBANISM WILL BE HELD IN LISBON ON NOVEMBER 16 – 17, 2023
About the Conference
Presentation
- The conference will be held in person in Lisbon on November 16th and 17th, 2023. It will be possible to follow it online since most of its cotents will be available on this website.
- It will take place in different locations in Lisbon and it will include discussions, lectures by international architects and demonstrations by traditional building trades masters. The 3rd INTBAU Iberian Meeting will be celebrated as well.
- The in person programme will be complemented by a series of pre-recorded lectures which will be available on the Conference website. These lectures are based on the articles, essays and works submitted to the fourth issue of the Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism.
- The in-person program will focus on a series of lectures and discussions on the selected topics. These lectures and discussions will include both the selected presenters and guest speakers and will be dealing with the diverse topics of the conference. The presentations will be recorded and made available on the conference website weeks after the conference.
In Person Program
Coming soon...
Presentations of selected papers
These presentations will be virtual and will be recorded and made available on the website prior to the Conference.
Instructions for the selected authors to prepare presentations will be provided once the selection is notified.
LECTURES BY GUEST SPEAKERS
Guest speakers will lecture on the topics of the conference. These talks will be recorded and uploaded to the website conference several weeks after the event.
Scientific Committee
The Scientific Committee is made up by experts that will peer-review and evaluate the submissions following the usual protocols of scientific journals.
Find out more about the Scientific Committee of this conference on the website of the Journal of Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism
Organizing Institutions
The International Conference on Traditional Building Architecture and Urbanism is organized by Traditional Building Cultures Foundation, INTBAU, the Fundação Serra Henriques and Kalam.

The Traditional Building Cultures Foundation seeks to foster and promote the study, protection, teaching, dissemination and conservation of the traditional building, architecture and urbanism characteristic of the various regions of the world.

The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) is an active network of individuals and institutions dedicated to the creation of humane and harmonious buildings and places which respect local traditions. It brings together those who design, make, maintain, study or enjoy traditional building, architecture and places. The Spanish and Portugese Chapters of INTBAU collaborate closely carrying out several joint initiatives.

