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Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
Starting at EUR 12
Wed, 11 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 am - Fri, 13 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm (GMT+01:00)
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura
s/n Campo del Príncipe, Granada, Spain
LEARNING FROM GRANADA: Architectural and Urban Conservation
The ICOMOS-CIF 2026 Symposium will take place at the Aula Magna of the School of Architecture of the Universidad de Granada on Wednesday 11th March 2026, followed by Study Tours in the ALBAYZIN on 12th March and the ALHAMBRA on 13th March. We aim to provide attendees with the opportunity to learn from leading conservation architects, urban conservators, policy makers and academics, using the city of Granada and its architectural and urban heritage as a place of learning. Through their presentations, attendees will also learn about the importance of previous interventions, in particular the work of Leopoldo Torres Balbás in the Alhambra between 1923-1936.
We will discuss both about the state-of-the art and the current challenges in Urban and Architectural Conservation, including the implementation of the Council of Europe's 1985 Granada Convention and the 2024 EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), and their implications and current status in policy, education and training, locally and globally. The Symposium and Study Tours are particularly addressed to policy and decision-makers, educators and students. The results from the ongoing ICOMOS-CIF GACETS (Global Architectural Conservation Education and Training Survey) project and the publication "Architect Maria Letizia (Cina) Conforto: complete writings" we will be also presented. The outcomes from the Symposium will inform the ICOMOS-CIF priorities for thecoming years.
ICOMOS-CIF Mission
ICOMOS-CIF researches and promotes international cooperation in the field of education and training for the understanding, protection, conservation and management of built heritage, historic sites and cultural landscapes. It works on the advancement of greater understanding of such heritage, and the appropriate approaches, intervention criteria, technologies and management for its conservation, and to advise on the development of ICOMOS programs in this field, and at all levels of education and training. The ICOMOS-CIF Annual Symposium is designed to engage with ICOMOS members and a wider audience in a global dialogue about conservation education and training, in order to share good practice and plan future work.
ICOMOS CIF Membership
ICOMOS CIF is composed of Expert Members, and Affiliate members. If you want to become a member you should first join ICOMOS and then apply to CIF, with a copy for information to the applicant’s National Committee, or where none exists to the International Secretariat. There are three types of ICOMOS CIF membership, as follows:
(1) Expert Members
a) ICOMOS Members experienced and engaged in the areas relevant to the objectives of the Committee may apply for Expert Membership, either upon personal application or by proposal of the National Committee to which they belong;
b) Expert Members shall be accepted based on their individual profile, in particular their knowledge of and / or associations with education and training for the understanding, protection, conservation and management of built heritage, historic sites and cultural landscapes. All Expert Members must be members of ICOMOS and may remain members so long as they are ICOMOS members and meet the International Scientific Committee’s (ISC) criteria for participation.
c) Expert Members have the right to participate in any aspect of the work of the Committee.
(2) Affiliate Members
a) ICOMOS Members interested in gaining knowledge and building up expertise in areas relevant to the objectives of the Committee may apply for Affiliate Membership, either upon personal application or proposal by the National Committee to which they belong;
b) Affiliate Members shall be accepted in unlimited number. They are conditionally accepted for a period of three years, after which time their contribution to the Committee will be evaluated in a transparent manner.
The Affiliate Membership shall then be:
i. Extended for another similar period of time, with a maximum of two such triennial extensions, or
ii. Upgraded to Expert Membership, or
iii. Rejected on the basis of non-participation or unsatisfactory performance;
(3) Institutional Members
Organisations of any kind with expertise in one or more areas related to the aims of ICOMOS CIF.
Further information about ICOMOS-CIF:
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Please press the 'Get Tickets' button on the top -right of this screen. Registration to this event is available until 14th February 2026.
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Please scroll down the tickets list so that you select the right attandance option (day, mode of attendance, etc). Please remember to book all the three days if you want to attend the Symposium on the 11th March and the two visits on 12th and 13th March 2026.
Attendees will arrange their accommodation; there is a large offer of hotels in Granada, and we have also secured some discounted tariffs in two hotels for dates between 10th and 14th March 2026. The discount code will be provided after attendees register in eventbrite and it should be used directly at the booking checkout of the hotels.
If you are involved in a course about architectural conservation, please scan the QR above to complete the ICOMOS-CIF GACETS (Global Architectural Conservation Education and Training Survey). It takes only 5 minutes. Thank you!
Info: Aula Magna of the School of Architecture, University of Granada Registration from 8.45am
Info: Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, ICOMOS-CIF President
Info: Francisco Javier Gallego Roca, Architect, Professor in Architectural Conservation at the Universidad de Granada
Info: Short presentations by attendees on the implementation of EPBD in their countries and round table. Coffee break
Info: Dubravka Đukanović, Professor in Architectural Conservation at the University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts (Serbia ) will present the results of the ICOMOS-CIF Global Architectural Conservation Education and Training Survey (GACETS) Q&A and discussion
Info: Santiago Rodriguez-Gimeno Martinez, Architect and Urban Planner Q&A
Info: Ingval Maxwell OBE, Architect, former Director of Conservation at Historic Environment Scotland, founder and convenor of The Edinburgh Group. Coffee Break
Info: Short presentations by attendees on the implementation of the Granada Conventions in their countries and round table.
Info: Presentation of the open-access book with intervention by its editors, Silvia Nicolucci, architect and Cina Conforto's daughter and Cristina Gonzalez-Longo. Special thanks to the publishers of the original papers who have generously agreed that they can be collected in this single open-access online book, for the benefit of current and future students, educators and the public in general.
Info: Visit conducted by Santiago Rodriguez-Gimeno Martinez: "The visit to the Albayzin, as one soon realizes, should start with the panoramic views of this quarter from the vantage points of Alcazaba, Alhambra and the Generalife to better understand the relationship between the Albayzin and its territorial context: the Darro Valley, San Miguel Hill and Sacromonte; the connections with Sabika Hill and the Palatine City, and with the fabric and landmarks of the Lower City; the visual and symbolic dialogues; the layers of historical evolution and their imprint on the morphology; the fabric and the constitution of the typology. From the dialogue between nature and culture emerges the florilegium of domestic gardens, the Cármenes (traditional Granada houses with gardens), and an essential part of what has been termed ‘the thermodynamic machine’ (Rodríguez.-Gimeno, S., et alt.: GAT 19-2. Rehabilitation: The envelope; COAM, Madrid/2015)...
Info: Visit conducted by Francisco Javier Gallego Roca, looking at the current and previous conservation, in particular that of Leopoldo Torres Balbas between 1923-1936, and the issues of the conservation of previous significant interventions.
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Tickets for ICOMOS-CIF 2026 SYMPOSIUM: "LEARNING FROM GRANADA" 11th - 13th March 2026 can be booked here.
| Ticket type | Ticket price |
|---|---|
| Symposium on 11th March : fee for ICOMOS Members | 47 EUR |
| Symposium on 11th : ICOMOS Emerging Professional | 32 EUR |
| Symposium on 11th March : fee for Students | 22 EUR |
| Symposium on 11th March : fee General Admission | 98 EUR |
| SYMPOSIUM DINNER ON 11th March | 62 EUR |
| Online Attendance Symp. 11/03 : ICOMOS member | 33 EUR |
| Online Attendance Symp. 11/03 ICOMOS EmergingPro | 20 EUR |
| Online Attendance Symp. 11/03: Students | 12 EUR |
| Online Attendance Symp. 11/03: non-ICOMOS | 67 EUR |
| ALBAYZIN visit 12th March: fee for ICOMOS Members | 57 EUR |
| ALBAYZIN 12th March: fee General Admission | 89 EUR |
| ALHAMBRA visit 13th March: fee for ICOMOS Members | 57 EUR |
| ALHAMBRA visit 13th March: fee General Admission | 89 EUR |
