The Spanish National Catalog of Professional Qualifications, revised in January 2022, has incorporated new professional profiles related to strategic and highly employable sectors, some of which are aimed at building rehabilitation work. On the one hand, professionals...
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Lithuania, Kaunas modernism: Central Post Office Opens Up to Culture
Post Office, photo P.T.Laurinaitis 2020On January 22, Kaunas 2022 - European Capital of Culture Architecture and Heritage Program “Modernism for the Future” opened the exhibition “Modernism for the Future 360/365” at Kaunas Central Post Office. The former Kaunas...
Article “Links for a common cultural identity in the Mediterranean Basin”
In the Vol 10 (2021) called LINKS | Physical, Virtual, Digital of AGATHON, international journal of Architecture, Art and Design was published an article written by Montserrat Bosch González & Tiziana Campisi titled "Links for a common cultural identity in the...
Strategic Project CUBATI
The Strategic Project CUBATI (Culture du bâti de qualité: Recherche, Innovation et Enterprise pour la Durabilité) is the first funded project by the Italie-Tunisie Cooperation Program in the field of building construction, a relevant sector in the cross-border economy...
Online training on conservation and restoration of architectural heritage in Cyprus
The Technical Chamber of Cyprus (ETEK) and ICOMOS Cyprus organised a series of webinars regarding the conservation of architectural heritage (ancient monuments and vernacular dwellings). Within the framework of “Training of Engineers on Conservation, Rehabilitation...
An exhibition as a stage of dialogue for Modern Heritage in Cyprus
The work of the Cypriot modernist architect Stavros Economou was featured for the first time in the retrospective exhibition “Past-forward: Stavros Economou Unarchived” in Nicosia. Unarchived works spanning from the last years of British rule until the first decades...
Restoration of the Pablo Picasso friezes in Barcelona
In Barcelona (Spain), the restoration of the Pablo Picasso friezes, an emblematic and distinctive element of the Official Architect’s Association of Catalonia’s headquarters (COAC), has begun, with the aim of repairing the damage suffered over time and thus...
The Spanish architects publish a guide for citizens to know the benefits of rehabilitation.
A Guide has just been published in Spain to make the citizens aware of the benefits of promoting rehabilitation and to explain, in a fun and pedagogical way, how rehabilitating a home can help improve health and improve quality of life. In Spain, 80% of the built...
RehabiMed is working on the preservation of the Raqqa Heritage (Syria).
RehabiMed, together with Heritage for Peace and with funding from the British Council, has launched the cooperation project to strengthen capacities in the sector of preservation and interpretation of Heritage in the city of Raqqa. These actions are being carried out...
Investigation of log houses energy efficiency requirements
There are deep traditions of log houses in Lithuania. Many Lithuanian companies process wood and build log houses in Lithuania and abroad, but high energy efficiency requirements have slowed down the development of residential buildings with log walls due to low...