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16 August 2007

Dear All,

INTBAU Update August 2007

First a bit of news about INTBAU: we now have more than 2,000 members in 89 countries. Thank you to all those who have referred us to friends and colleagues.

Get involved in INTBAU events

This month there we have a lot of ways for you to get involved in INTBAU events.

English  ¦   Româna

The "History, Heritage & Regeneration" conference being held from 23-25 September in Sibiu, Transylvania, Romania looks at the way Eastern Europe is turning its unique heritage into an economic asset that supports regeneration, tourism and improved quality of life. The venue is a beautiful old theatre in the city of Sibiu, one of the two European Capitals of Culture for 2007. Expect inexpensive delicious food, friendly people, lots of exhibitions and events outside the conference, and a great way of meeting INTBAU friends and others. There are flights direct to Sibiu from major European hub airports.

Book online now at http://www.intbau.org/payonline.htm or read more about the conference and about Romania (if you need more convincing to attend) at http://www.intbau.org/SibiuConferenceProgramme.htm (in English and Romanian).

You are invited to support the publication by subscription of "Tradition Today: Continuity in Architecture and Society", INTBAU's first ever book. The work is a comprehensive and beautifully-illustrated survey of the many ways that tradition informs and guides modern life.

The value of this resource on traditional architecture and tradition is endorsed in a foreword by His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Patron of INTBAU. All subscriber names will be acknowledged in the book with a personal reference on the page following the Prince of Wales’s introduction, sized and positioned according to the level of contribution.

The book will be a useful reference or a very special gift (expected publication December 2007).

Subscribe now online at http://www.intbau.org/traditiontoday.htm or go straight to the secure payment page at http://www.intbau.org/payonline2.htm

Those of you in or near New Orleans can join our friends at the INTBAU USA Chapter Launch. Come along and launch the second-newest chapter of INTBAU*. Take in the Traditional Building show and learn about porches and balconies at the INTBAU workshop and launch party. More information about the event can be found at http://www.intbau.org/usachapterlaunch2007.htm

The "Relevance of Traditional Architecture" conference will explore the way traditional architecture is being used around the world to house rural and urban dwellers. The venue is Bayero University in the fascinating ancient city of Kano, in the north of the huge country of Nigeria, the fastest growing economy in Africa and a land of great contrasts. We are very interested in receiving proposals for papers on themes including:

Settlement studies and New Urbanism in Africa

The Architectural/Building Situation in poor rural and urban areas

The Nigeria Situation - The need for Regeneration

Context of Traditional Architecture/Building in Nigeria

Traditional Building and Regionalism

Lessons from Traditional Architecture/Building

Modern Technologies using Traditional Building materials

Innovative Technologies using Traditional Building Materials

Architectural Designs

You can read more about the conference online at http://www.intbau.org/nigeriaconference2008.htm and submit your abstract safely online using our secure server at http://www.hform.com/form.cgi?10537559 (closes 27 September 2007).

Partnered Events

English   ¦   فارسی

The "Zagros Traditional Settlements" conference will focus on the extraordinary settlements on impossible slopes in the Zagros mountains in Iran, and explore aspects of traditional settlements around the world. You can find more (in English and Persian) at http://www.intbau.org/zagros2008.htm and you can submit a paper abstract for the conference securely at http://www.hform.com/form.cgi?10563287 (closes 22 October 2007).

Staff news

INTBAU's communications director Aura Neag is in Romania running our sold-out Traditional Masonry Course.

Nigeria chapter development officer Ruqayya Tofa is helping to promote the Relevance of Traditional Architecture conference from London.

INTBAU India chair Deependra Prashad is in Sweden presenting a paper on water harvesting in traditional urban architecture at World Water Week conference.

INTBAU Scandinavia Board members Audun Engh, Arne Sødal and Claus Zapffe and INTBAU USA acting Chair Michael Mehaffy visited the Traditional Masonry Summer School in Laslea, Romania.

In closing...

Welcome to INTBAU Iran, just formed! More soon, including a new chapter web page.

Don't forget to check on our website at http://www.intbau.org which is updated nearly every day of the week, or drop me a line any time with comments or queries.

And please forward this update to anyone you think might be interested.

Kind regards,

Dr Matthew Hardy
Secretary, INTBAU

Dr Matthew Hardy, Secretary
International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism
19-22 Charlotte Road, London EC2A 3SG, UK
+44-20-7613-8520, fax +44-20-7613-8599
matthew.hardy@intbau.org
http://www.intbau.org/
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