A unique opportunity to step inside the studios, ateliers, and academic spaces shaping traditional architecture and craft today. From leading firms to hands-on workshops, this curated day of visits offers exclusive insight into the practices driving the future of tradition.

The day will be split into morning and afternoon sessions. Delegates can select one visit per session, with spots allocated on a first-come, first-served basis—so be ready to book early!

Confirmed host institutions include: ADAM Architecture, Stanhope Gate, TAG, Create Streets, Art Workers’ Guild, Richard Griffiths Architects, The Georgian Group, and The King’s Foundation, with many more to be announced soon.

• INTBAU Annual General Meeting, open to INTBAU Members and Chapter representatives. A chance to hear updates on global activities, governance, and future plans for the network.
• INTBAU Global Exhibition & Networking Lunch.
• Keynote address: Simon Jenkins.
• BUILDING: Craft & Construction. We will hear from practitioners who have dedicated their lives to the craft skills that make traditional architecture possible. Focus will be on the aesthetic and the practical aspects of making buildings and places, from the fine detail of a stone carving to the on-site realities of volume housebuilding.
• ARCHITECTURE: Design & Practice. This plenary session will feature architects working on new traditional architecture in different contexts around the world. We will learn about the projects and elements of practice they have most enjoyed, alongside the challenges they have overcome to see designs become built realities.
• Evening Reception & Publication Launch: 25 Years of INTBAU. Join us at the Garrison Chapel, one of the King’s Foundation’s iconic spaces, for a celebratory evening reception marking the launch of ’25 Years of INTBAU.’ This special publication reflects on the network’s journey—its founding, growth, and global impact—while spotlighting forward-looking contributions from INTBAU Chapters around the world.

• URBANISM: Place-making & Place-mending. In this plenary session, panellists will discuss their work to design new places and to intervene sensitively in existing places. Case studies will include ‘brownfield’ (previously developed, now vacant) sites, historic centres, and areas for post-disaster reconstruction.
• Keynote address: Salma Damluji.
• Breakout sessions 1, 2 and 3. Designed for deeper, more interactive engagement. Held concurrently, these nine sessions will offer a workshop-style format focused on active discussion and case study exploration. Each session will spotlight a specific project or initiative that advances INTBAU’s mission through traditional building, architecture, or urbanism. From site redevelopments to community-led programmes, research workshops to built interventions, these sessions are an opportunity to explore Progress in Tradition in action—rooted in place, detail, and forward thinking.
• Closing remarks.

An exclusive guided tour of Nansledan, the award-winning urban extension to Newquay, delivered in partnership with the Duchy of Cornwall and the project’s architectural team at ADAM Architecture.

This special visit offers a unique opportunity to explore a living example of traditional urbanism in action.

Please note: participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation between London and Newquay. INTBAU will provide guidance on recommended train routes and logistics to help you plan your journey.