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Participation of Rebeca Blanco-Rotea in the BIP “Innovating from Tradition. Strategies for reinterpreting Vernacular Techniques for a sustainable future”
July 7, 2025 | 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm | José Manuel Carpinteira Auditorium (Bienal de Arte e Cerveira Foundation), Vila Nova de Cerveira
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Lab2PT/IN2PAST researcher Rebeca Blanco Rotea is taking part in the BIP (Blended Intense Programme) “Innovating from Tradition. Strategies for reinterpreting Vernacular Techniques for a sustainable future”, which will take place in Vila Nova de Cerveira between 30 June and 11 July, with the lecture “Construction techniques of the fortified architectures of Vila Nova de Cerveira”.
This BIP focuses on the adaptive reuse of Castelo de D. Dinis, exploring how vernacular construction techniques can be reinterpreted to meet contemporary sustainability and regulatory requirements.
The aim is to reintroduce local materials and low-tech building systems as viable solutions for the revitalization of the historic structure.
Coordination: Mónica Alcindor (Director of CIAUD-UPT; Branch of CIAUD Research Centre in Architecture, Urbanism and Design at UP)
Lab2PT participants: Rebeca Blanco-Rotea
Promoting institutions: Università degli Studi “G. d’Annunzio”, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Universidad de Granada, Universidad de Alcalá, Universidade de Aveiro, Universidade Portucalense
More information: HERE
