Earthen Architecture: Past, Present and Future
During this lecture, Camilla Mileto and Fernando Vegas will identify multiple types of earthen architectural work around the world which have stood the test of time. In their variety, similarities will be drawn on the development of new methods in recent centuries, as well as predictions to developments in the future. The lecture will feature aspects of preservation, conservation, and techniques to continue the production of future earthen architectural buildings.
Attendees may earn AIA credit from any of these lectures. Architects must maintain a certain amount of continuing education credits each year to keep their license.
Meet the Speaker: Camilla Mileto & Fernando Vegas
Fernando Vegas is a professor in the Graduate Program in Architecture and the Masters Program in Historic Preservation at the Universitat Politecnica of Valencia, Spain. He works together with Camilla Mileto, focusing on historic restoration and preservation. He holds an M.S. Arch. and Ph.D., M. Phil from the Universitat Politecnica of Valencia. Camilla Mileto is full professor at the Department of Architectural Composition at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Camilla does research in heritage conservation, vernacular heritage and earthen architecture. Her current projects are: “RISK-Terra” (founded by the Spanish Government) and “VerSus+PEOPLE” (founded by the EU).
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Presented by The School of Architecture
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 5:15 pm
During this lecture, Camilla Mileto and Fernando Vegas will identify multiple types of earthen architectural work around the world which have stood the test of time. In their variety, similarities will be drawn on the development of new methods in recent centuries, as well as predictions to developments in the future. The lecture will feature aspects of preservation, conservation, and techniques to continue the production of future earthen architectural buildings.
Attendees may earn AIA credit from any of these lectures. Architects must maintain a certain amount of continuing education credits each year to keep their license.
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