INTBAU CANADA CHAPTER AT WILLOWBANK
The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU)
The International Network for Traditional Building, Architecture & Urbanism (INTBAU) promotes and preserves traditional building practices worldwide. Founded in 2001 by His Majesty King Charles III, who is its patron, INTBAU connects professionals, academics, students, and communities through projects, events, and education programmes globally. With 40 chapters and 9,000 members in over 100 countries, its mission is to sustain building knowledge that respects local climate, context, and character.
INTBAU Canada was formed in 2007 and is a broad network of people and organizations concerned with, and the Canada chapter is based out of Willowbank. You can learn more about this initiative:
• New constructions using traditional patterns
• Relationship between new construction and local identity
• Local economies and initiatives implied in building and regeneration
• Sustainable construction and low energy alternatives
• Importance of traditional patterns vs. urban sprawl and current urban forms
• Heritage conservation
• New construction in and around heritage sites
• Importance of traditional craftsmanship/skills/materials (stone carving, earth construction, etc.)
• Low rise density models
• Developing a holistic set of practices
You can read more about INTBAU here.
Individually and collectively, we have personally been involved with the restoration and conversion of heritage properties in Niagara for over 50 years. This donation seeks to sustain the teaching – and the learning – of the restoration arts to ensure the preservation of our built heritage and cultural landscapes.
Chair, Patrick Little of Happle Holdings Inc. and his Associates Art Ellis And Nino Donatelli Of Port Dalhousie Projects Inc.
