ICOMOS-CIF 2026 SYMPOSIUM: "LEARNING FROM GRANADA" 11th - 13th March 2026

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: https://cif.icomos.org/

If you have any questions, please contact us via email to cif@icomos.org

REGISTRATION

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.

ACCOMMODATION

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!