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We are pleased to announce the establishment of INTBAU Croatia, the newest Chapter to join our international network.

INTBAU Croatia is dedicated to restoring knowledge and practice related to traditional building, architecture, and urbanism in the local context. Today, much of this knowledge — including proportion, composition, building techniques, and craftsmanship — is no longer widely taught or consistently applied. The Chapter seeks to contribute to renewed awareness of the value of traditional knowledge and its relevance to contemporary practice.

Focusing on three key areas — education, building practice, and promotion — INTBAU Croatia aims to support the development of design knowledge, encourage the continued use of traditional materials and crafts, and promote greater understanding of architecture rooted in local identity and long-term value.

Through collaboration with practitioners, academics, institutions, and the wider public, the Chapter aims to strengthen local capacity while contributing to the international conversation within the INTBAU network.

Welcome INTBAU Croatia!

Learn more and get in touch with INTBAU Croatia at:

intbau.org/croatia/

Photo credits:

1. Dubrovnik — Laszlo Toth
2. P**a — Niels Bosman
3. Zagreb — Goran Zuric
4. Osijek — Goran Zuric

2026 INTBAU Summer Schools

Apply now for programmes in France, Italy, the Netherlands, the USA (waitlist), Mexico, Portugal, and Kenya, with deadlines as early as 5 April.

We are especially pleased to see a programme taking place in Kenya for the first time in 2026.

Visit intbau.org/programmes

Traditional architecture is taught in only a minority of schools worldwide. Where do practitioners learn what is no longer taught?

Across the world, a growing number of students and practitioners are seeking something missing from conventional education: continuity with tradition, human-scaled design, and a deeper understanding of place.

The INTBAU Network’s summer schools are designed to respond directly to this gap.

From Mexico City to Utrecht, Mombasa to Vicenza, and the cobbled streets of Lisbon, these programmes reconnect design with craft, culture, and lived environments.

They bring together participants from across disciplines and continents to learn not only through lectures, but through drawing, building, walking cities, and engaging directly with historic places and communities.

Many leave with new skills, new collaborators, and, in some cases, new career paths — from joining restoration projects to working with public institutions and shaping future housing initiatives.

If you are looking for an educational experience grounded in meaning, context, and practice, explore the 2026 programmes at intbau.org/programmes.

How can historic buildings contribute to the energy transition without compromising their heritage value?

We are pleased to launch two webinars in collaboration with FuturHist:

‘From Heritage to Energy Transition: Passive and Active Solutions for Historic Buildings’

IINTBAU supports research and practice that enable traditional building cultures to thrive in today’s built environment. Through this shared commitment, FuturHist brings knowledge and tested solutions to INTBAU’s global network advancing traditional building, architecture and urbanism.

Free
Registration: https://www.intbau.org/webinar-series-from-heritage-to-energy-transition-passive-and-active-solutions-for-historic-buildings/

🔜 Passive Retrofit Strategies for Heritage Buildings
17 March 2026, 11:00–12:30 CET

Explore insulation systems and window solutions for historic buildings with Marianna Muchorowska (Universität Innsbruck) and Alexandra Troi (Eurac Research).

🔜 How Active Systems Can Support Heritage Buildings
24 March 2026, 11:00–12:30 CET

Learn how modern HVAC and renewable energy systems can be integrated in historic buildings with Federico Trentin (Eurac Research) and Marianna Muchorowska (Innsbruck University).

Moderated by Tomasz Jeleński (The Sendzimir Foundation / INTBAU Trustee), and with the participation of Marjo Uotila, Chair of the INTBAU Council of Chapters.

Further details and the full agenda will be announced shortly.

Imagery provided by FuturHist

Arkkitehtuurin ja muotoilun juhlapäivän tilaisuudessamme Keskustakirjasto Oodi’n Kino Reginassa mentiin supernaisten voimin: Vantaan Kartanonkosken äiti, arkkitehti Erika Wörman, toimittaja-tietokirjailija Helena Petäistö, yrittäjä Anne Linnonmaa, sekä INTBAU Finland ry:n puheenjohtaja Marjo Uotila.

Kauniimpi, inhimillisempi, aidosti kestävämpi, uusi puutarhakaupunkirakentaminen kiinnosti salin täydeltä, kiitos kaikille mukana olleille erinomaisesta tilaisuudesta ja keskustelusta!

Tilaisuuden tallenteet julkaistaan myöhemmin INTBAU Finlandin YouTube-kanavalla.