INTBAU World Congress 2025 | A biennale that brings together global perspectives and knowledge for discussion and debate of critical issues facing the built environment in communities around the world.

Join us in London for INTBAU’s fifth World Congress and a milestone 25th anniversary: a global gathering of experts, practitioners, and thought leaders shaping the future of traditional building, architecture and urbanism.

From 22–24 October 2025, we invite you to engage in a dynamic programme exploring the past, present, and future of tradition in the built environment.

So much current conversation about buildings and places focuses on what is broken, bad, unbuilt, or impossible. INTBAU’s World Congress will give cause to feel optimistic about our built future, by spotlighting some of the people and the large- and small-scale projects globally that are creating better places to live, rooted in tradition to support the health and happiness of communities and our shared planet.

In Gustav Mahler’s memorable words, ‘Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.’ Every healthy, living tradition is a work in progress. We invite you to join us in London in October, and to leave feeling more optimistic, more aware, and resolved to play a role in the preservation of an essential fire.

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The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) promotes and preserves traditional building practices worldwide. Founded in 2001, INTBAU connects professionals, academics, students, and communities through projects, events, and education programmes globally.

With 40 chapters and 10,000 members in over 150 countries and regions, our mission is to sustain building knowledge that respects local climate, context, and character. We achieve this through hands-on workshops, summer schools, conferences, study tours, awards, and competitions, ensuring traditional methods thrive in the modern world.

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