Terra 2016 – XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architecture

Terra 2016 – XIIth World Congress on Earthen Architecture will take place on July 11th-14th in Lyon, France. Terra 2016 is the twelfth congress in a series of international events organised since 1972, bringing together academics, professionals and experts, and a broad audience gathering around earthen architecture. The congress is organised under the aegis of the ISCEAH Committee of ICOMOS international, in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP).

The 2016 edition will focus mainly on issues dealing with sustainable development, particularly in urban areas. This event will gather more than 800 participants from the fields of heritage conservation, archaeology, architecture and urban planning, engineering, social sciences, as well as fields related to local sustainable development and crisis intervention.