ReUso 2026 – 14th International congress Barcelona – Girona, 4-7 November
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NEW HERITAGE AND FUTURE STRATEGIES
Perspectives on conservation and promotion
Acceleration in technology, the climate crisis, and the social transformations of the 21st century have introduced new challenges and new frameworks for restoration, conservation, and promotion of the built environment. A reflection on the very meaning of «heritage” is needed, as well as on the factors that determine its definition and its scopes, both traditional and new, and on its transmission to future generations. Through the development of a knowledge process aimed at designing sustainable environmental, cultural, and social interventions, the objective of the congress is to reaffirm the centrality of the conservation of built heritage, achievable through dialogue between different disciplines.
Starting from these premises, we propose a specific, though not exclusive, reflection on the criteria for evaluating and conserving architecture, cities, and landscapes from the second half of the 20th century, whether they are those located in pre-existing historical contexts or if they are designed or built in newly developed areas.
PROGRAM
The program is in progress and updates are published as soon as confirmed.
The provisional program is as follow:
Wednesday November 4th in Girona: registration, institutional salutations, inauguration with Lectio Magistralis and plenary session.
Thursday November 5th in Barcelona: parallel sessions in the morning and early afternoon. Visits in the afternoon. Social dinner in the evening.
Friday November 6th in Barcelona: parallel sessions in the morning and early afternoon. Social assembly. Visits in the afternoon.
Saturday November 7th in Barcelona: closing act with Lectio Magistralis, visits in late morning.
The association ReUso is a no profit academic initiative developed among scholars and professionals from Italy and Spain. Since its first congresses, celebrated in Madrid in 2013 and in Florence in 2014, the annual congresses of ReUso have gained a solid reputation thanks to the contributions submitted from international academic and scientific institutions which have participated in each event. In its 14th edition, the congress takes place in Barcelona, declared by UNESCO and UIA “World Capital of Architecture” for the year 2026, and in the nearby Girona, a historic city with remarkable medieval monuments like the cathedral, the walls or the University in the former monastery of Sant Domènec.
