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{{Infobox organization
| name                = INTBAU
| logo                = 
| formation           = {{start date and age|2001}}
| founders            = [[Charles III]]
| type                = 
| status              = Nonprofit organization
| tax_id              = 
| headquarters        = [[The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment|The King's Foundation]], London, UK
| leader_title       = [[Patronage|Patron]]
| leader_name        = [[Charles III]]
| leader_title2        = [[Executive Director]]
| leader_name2         = Harriet Wennberg
| revenue             = 
| endowment           = 
| website             = {{URL|https://www.intbau.org}}
}}

The '''International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism''' ('''INTBAU''') is a worldwide organization established in 2002, dedicated to the support of traditional building, the maintenance of local character and the creation of better places to live.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Oxford Conference: a re-evaluation of education in architecture |date=2008 |publisher=WIT Press |isbn=978-1-84564-206-8 |editor-last=Roaf |editor-first=Susan |location=Southampton ; Boston |editor-last2=Bairstow |editor-first2=Andrew}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Adam |first=Robert |url=https://books.google.se/books?hl=en&lr=&id=pUVIeuuMzIIC&oi=fnd&pg=PP1&dq=intbau&ots=5gBEKP7DQs&sig=sFv3mN4hnMDrzPPa45uSQ_OdgD4&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false |title=Tradition Today: Continuity in Architecture & Society |last2=Hardy |first2=Matthew |date=2008 |publisher=WIT Press |isbn=978-1-84564-066-8 |language=en}}</ref> The organization arose from a research project initiated in 2000 at [[The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Crysler |first=Greig |title=SAGE Handbook of Architectural Theory |last2=Cairns |first2=Stephen |last3=Heynen |first3=Hilde |date=2012 |publisher=SAGE Publications, Limited |isbn=978-1-4739-7116-5}}</ref> and undertaken by Dr Matthew Hardy,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2002-02-11 |title=Hooked on classics |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2002/feb/11/artsfeatures |access-date=2026-10-31 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> an architect and architectural historian. It has a Central Office located with three related charities in [[The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment]] building in Shoreditch, [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].

== History ==
[[File:SFU Urban Studies - Prince Charles (4844489710).jpg|thumb|289px|[[Charles III]] with INTBAU members in 2010.]]
Since April 2004 it has been an independent registered educational, first as Charity no. 1103068 and more recently Charity no. {{Deprecated archive|url=https://archive.today/20121223150633/http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=1132362&SubsidiaryNumber=0|title=1132362}}. INTBAU remains under the patronage of the [[Charles, Prince of Wales|Prince of Wales]],<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Steil |first=Lucien |last2=Schulz-Daubas |first2=Victoria |date=2025-11-12 |title=Selected Counterprojects in Brussels |url=https://doi.org/10.51303/jtbau.vi6.884 |journal=Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism |issue=6 |pages=266–275 |doi=10.51303/jtbau.vi6.884 |issn=2660-583X}}</ref> though it has now become a subsidiary company of The Prince's Foundation.

== Charter ==

INTBAU's work is guided by its {{Deprecated archive|url=https://archive.today/20010809213742/http://www.intbau.org/charter.htm|title=charter}}, the founding document of the organization:

"The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism is an active network of individuals and institutions dedicated to the creation of humane and harmonious buildings and places which respect local traditions.

Traditions allow us to recognize the lessons of history, enrich our lives and offer our inheritance to the future. Local, regional and national traditions provide the opportunity for communities to retain their individuality with the advance of globalization. Through tradition we can preserve our sense of identity and counteract social alienation.   People must have the freedom to maintain their traditions.

Traditional buildings and places maintain a balance with nature and society that has been developed over many generations. They enhance our quality of life and are a proper reflection of modern society. Traditional buildings and places can offer a profound modernity beyond novelty and look forward to a better future.

INTBAU brings together those who design, make, maintain, study or enjoy traditional building, architecture and places.   We will gain strength, significance and scholarship by association, action and the dissemination of our principles."

== Chapters ==

The organization now has chapters (regional sub-groups) in Albania, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Germany, India, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine and the USA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.intbau.org/info/chapters/|title=Chapters {{!}} INTBAU|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-26}}</ref> Each chapter signs a "chapter agreement" - a kind of franchise document - with the College of Chapters, the central decision-making body of the international organization. Chapters are then free to undertake their own projects subject to an allocation of central office resources and time, approved by the College of Chapters. Projects are generally initiated by Chapters<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Steil |first=Lucien |last2=Schulz-Daubas |first2=Victoria |date=2025-11-12 |title=Selected Counterprojects in Brussels |url=https://doi.org/10.51303/jtbau.vi6.884 |journal=Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism |issue=6 |pages=266–275 |doi=10.51303/jtbau.vi6.884 |issn=2660-583X}}</ref> or members and resourced locally in line with the organization's overall environmental and social focus.

== Education ==

INTBAU and its chapters are involved in the organization of a series of educational initiatives that promote traditional methods of [[Vernacular architecture|designing]] and [[Natural building|building]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Education {{!}} INTBAU |url=https://www.intbau.org/info/education/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ruhi Sipahioğlu |first=Işıl |last2=Abbas |first2=Günsu Merin |last3=Yılmaz |first3=Burçin |date=2021-04-29 |title=Outside the school: A review of the non-formal short-term architectural workshops |url=https://doi.org/10.47818/drarch.2021.v2i1011 |journal=Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture and Planning |volume=2 |issue=1 |pages=44–63 |doi=10.47818/drarch.2021.v2i1011 |issn=2757-6329}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Szczerek |first=Eliza |date=2020-05-26 |title=International Student Workshops as an Important Element in Architectural Education |url=https://reference-global.com/article/10.4467/2353737XCT.17.105.6646 |journal=Technical Transactions |language=English |publisher=Cracow University of Technology |volume=114 |issue=7 |pages=21–29 |doi=10.4467/2353737XCT.17.105.6646 |issn=2353-737X}}</ref> including:

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Programme
!Country
!Duration
|-
|[https://adp.uq.edu.au/enduring-design-masterclass-2023 Enduring Design Masterclass]
|{{AUS}}
|2 weeks
|-
|[https://www.latablerondearchitecture.com/summerschools The Bruges Summer School of Architecture & Crafts]
|{{BEL}}
|5 weeks
|-
|[https://www.terrachidia.es/en/oasis-campus-2025_eng/ Terrachidia Earth Building Workshop]
|{{MOR}}
|10 days
|-
|[https://www.intbaunl.org/summerschool ‘Let’s Build a Beautiful City’ Summer School]
|{{NED}}
|2 weeks
|-
|[https://www.intbau.org/climate-volunteer-programme-in-pakistan/ Pono Village Workshops, Sindh]
|{{PAK}}
|10 days
|-
|[https://summerschool.premiorafaelmanzano.com/ Iberian Traditional Architecture Summer School]
|{{ESP}}<br/>{{POR}}
|2 weeks
|-
|[https://intbaumexico.com/escuela Summer School of Traditional Architecture and Urbanism of Mexico]
|{{MEX}}
|2 weeks
|-
|[https://www.latablerondearchitecture.com/summerschools The Alsace Summer School of Architecture & Crafts]
|{{FRA}}
|2 weeks
|-
|[https://www.intbau.org/info/education/intbau-summer-schools-in-traditional-architecture-building-crafts-and-urbanism/ Summer School for Architecture Students in Traditional Architecture and Building Techniques]
|{{NOR}}
|12 days
|-
|[https://intbaufinland.org/summer-school/ INTBAU Finland Summer School in Traditional Architecture]
|{{FIN}}
|6 days
|-
|[https://intbauqatar.earth/#winter-school INTBAU Qatar's Winter School: Architecture, Ecology & Tradition]
|{{QAT}}
|12 days
|-
|[https://www.intbauitalia.org/summerschool2025 The Architecture Of Palladio: Summer School in Classical Architecture and Drawing]
|{{ITA}}
|5 days
|}

== ICTP ==

INTBAU operates the [http://www.ictp.org INTBAU College of Traditional Practitioners] (ICTP), a peak peer-reviewed professional organization for architects, artists, academics and others working in traditional styles. Members must have produced at least 5 years of work of the "highest standard" and pass an entry examination by portfolio. There are currently 50 members of the ICTP.

==''Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism''==
The ''Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism'' is a magazine aimed at providing a better knowledge of the traditional constructive cultures of the various regions of the world. It includes original academic articles, [[Peer review|peer-review]] publications and follows all the usual practices of [[Scientific journal|scientific journals]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the Journal {{!}} Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism|url=https://www.traditionalarchitecturejournal.com/index.php/home/about|access-date=2021-04-30|website=www.traditionalarchitecturejournal.com}}</ref> It is organized by the Spanish Chapter of INTBAU, together with the [[Rafael Manzano Prize]] through the financial support of the [[Richard Driehaus|Richard H. Driehaus]] Charitable Trust,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Radivojevic |first=Ana |last2=Dukanovic |first2=Ljiljana |date=2020-11-20 |title=The need for new approaches to the study of traditional architecture in the process of architectural education |url=https://doi.org/10.51303/jtbau.vi1.353 |journal=Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism |issue=1 |pages=288–294 |doi=10.51303/jtbau.vi1.353 |issn=2660-583X}}</ref> and is a trilingual publication, published in English, Spanish and Portuguese.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-14|title=Convocatoria de textos para segunda edición de revista Journal of Traditional Building, Architecture and Urbanism|url=https://www.plataformaarquitectura.cl/cl/955017/convocatoria-de-textos-para-segunda-edicion-de-revista-journal-of-traditional-building-architecture-and-urbanism|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Plataforma Arquitectura|language=es-CL}}</ref>
== See also ==
*[[Driehaus Architecture Prize]]
*[[Traditional architecture]]
*[[Architectural Uprising]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.intbau.org/ INTBAU homepage]
* {{Deprecated archive|url=https://archive.today/20130415012830/http://www.intbau.org/archive/index.htm|title=INTBAU archive 2001-2010|sec=el}}

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