Living Traditions
for the FutureImmerse yourself in a transformative summer experience and join a growing community of building professionals committed to creating a future rooted in tradition.
Every year, INTBAU Chapters offer innovative education opportunities in the built environment, hosting students from around the globe. In 2025 and 2026, the network will continue to grow our offer, with programmes in the Netherlands, France, Spain, Qatar, Brazil, Belgium, Austria, Mexico, Norway, and more.
Our programmes cover a wide range of topics and activities, spanning from lectures and round tables on traditional construction techniques and styles, natural materials, urbanism, and aesthetics, to site visits, studio practice and hands-on workshops on drawing, stone carving, carpentry, ironwork, tile making, brick masonry, and more, guided by leading experts from around the world.
Early launch of 2026 programmes:
2026 Summer schools in Conques and Alsace: LEARN MORE.
2025 INTBAU Summer and Winter schools in Traditional Architecture, Building, Crafts, and Urbanism
INTBAU Qatar Winter School 2025: Craft, Environment and Community
Date: 21 December 2025 to 3 January 2026
Location: Heenat Salma Farm, Qatar
Application deadline: 25 November
Learn more: INTBAU Qatar.
In the face of rapid urbanisation and climate change, many of Qatar’s traditional building practices risk being lost — along with the sustainability knowledge they embody.
Through lectures, field study, workshops, and design studios, participants will study Qatar’s craft and building traditions — from mud and palm construction to seafaring and nomadic architectures — and reinterpret them as strategies for adaptation amidst climate change.
Over fourteen intensive days, students and professionals will collaborate on a pilot design intervention, combining traditional wisdom with contemporary sustainability.
Each Winter School edition leaves a measurable legacy: new documentation, new partnerships, and a growing network of practitioners devoted to building with care, context, and continuity.
The Architecture of Palladio
INTBAU Italy Summer School in Classical Architecture and Drawing
Vicenza, Italy | 11–16 July 2025
Presented by INTBAU Italia in partnership with the Traditional Architecture Group, host to INTBAU UK
Explore the architectural legacy of Andrea Palladio through an immersive week of drawing, design, and hands-on learning. Set in the UNESCO World Heritage city of Vicenza, this summer school combines practical training with site visits to Palladian villas and Carlo Scarpa’s iconic Brion Memorial.
Led by expert tutors, the programme includes:
- Classical design and measured drawing
- 3D documentation and graphic techniques
- Individual and group projects with one-to-one feedback
Ideal for students and professionals at all levels, this is a rare opportunity to deepen your knowledge of traditional architecture in one of its most inspiring contexts.
Further information and application: @intbauitalia | www.intbauitalia.org | giuseppe.amoruso@polimi.it
Summer School for Architecture Students in Traditional Architecture and Building Techniques
By INTBAU Norway
Application: Please send an email to Thomas Flemming at thomas.flemming@gmail.com including a short motivation letter, country of origin and education.
INTBAU Finland Summer School
Visit the school’s official website.
Let’s Build a Beautiful City’ Summer School
By INTBAU Netherlands
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Summer School of Traditional Architecture and Urbanism of Mexico
By INTBAU Mexico
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Iberian Summer School on Traditional Building Architecture
By the Traditional Building Cultures Foundation in collaboration with INTBAU Spain and INTBAU Portugal
Visit the school’s official website.
Bruges Summer School of Architecture & Crafts
By La Table Ronde de l’Architecture, host to INTBAU Belgium
Visit the school’s official website.
Conques Summer School of Vernacular Architecture
By La Table Ronde de l’Architecture, host to INTBAU Belgium
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Enduring Design Masterclass
By the University of Queensland and The King’s Foundation Australia, host to INTBAU Australia
2025 Programme coming soon.
2025 programme coming soon.
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