Intbau Nigeria presents its first conference in Kano, Nigeria together with an official opening ceremony.

Traditional architecture still stands today and is relevant because it has always addressed sustainability. It is that of necessity in most cases where local craftsmanship and building materials are vital and where Spaces always mirror the true and practical lifestyles of their inhabitants. The relevance of good traditional building is that it not only allows us to celebrate our past technological achievements but also to study and understand the primary mechanisms which guarded the design of the particular building. For example we can learn from traditional buildings why certain materials were used (usually because they were readily available locally), the science of the materials, the context of the site and the nature of the inhabitants. We can also learn the value of living and working in a community and the importance of a healthy built environment.

The conference brings together national and international practitioners, educators, students etc. of the built environment in the quest for sustainable answers to the deterioration of Rural and Urban Spaces world wide. The aim of the conference is to seek solutions from our traditional architecture, building and urbanism, in order to come up with better and cheaper ways of providing good standard sustainable buildings and spaces for our rural areas and cities. The conference mainly addresses the Africa situation and we expect this event to assist in the process of eradicating slums and poor housing. Prince Demas Nwoko, the academic patron for the conference, intends that the focus of the conference is to seek the involvement of Government, Public & Private sectors to promote the action and course for traditional building in Africa.

Themes
- Settlement studies and new urbanism in Africa
-The "Urbanisation" crisis
-The "Africa" situation - The need for regeneration
- Poor building situations in rural and urban areas
- Sustainable housing
- Housing case studies
- Context of traditional building, architecture and urbanism
- Traditional building and regionalism
- Lessons from traditional building, architecture and urbanism
- Modern technologies using traditional building materials
- Innovative technologies using traditional building materials
- Architectural designs

Registration
The registration fee includes lunch and tea breaks during the conference days. The fee also covers the cost for the delegate packs, the venue and the logistics.

The Attendance Fees
Standard Registration Fee (International and national): 10.000 Naira (40 Pounds)
Student Registration fee (Full time student with proof of status): 5.000 Naira (20 Pounds)
Speaker Registration is free.

Conference Outcomes
- Proven sustainable methods of building
- New innovations in Building with traditional material
- Introduction to material testing
- Implementation of regulations relevant to traditional building, architecture and urbanism

Organising Committee
- Eng. Tony Osuagwu (INTBAU Nigeria, Acting Chairman, Port Harcourt, Nigeria)
- Dr. Yusuf M Adamu (Senior Lecturer in Geography, Bayero University, Kano)
- Prof. Abdalla Uba Adamu (Department of Education, Bayero University , Kano)
- Ruqayya Tofa (INTBAU Nigeria, Development Assistant, London, England)
- Nasiru Wada Khalil Kano (The Secretary of the Local Conference Committee)
- Aliyu Salisu Barau (Dept. of Geography, Fed. College of Education)

Academic Committee
- Arc. Seyi Odeyal (Department of Arch. FUT,Akure, Nigeria)
- Prof. Timothy Gyuse (University of Jos, Nigeria)
- Dr. (Colonel) Abdulrazaaq Muhammed-Oumar (Dept. of Arch., FUT, Minna, Nigeria)
- Arc. (Mrs.) C.O. Osasona (Head of Dept.,Obefemi Awolowo university, Ile-Ife, Nigeria)
- Arc. Prof. U.A. Awuzie (Dean of Environmental Science, IMSU, Owerri, Nigeria)
- Arc. Prof. J.N Amechi (Dept. of Architecture. IMSU, Owerri, Nigeria)
- Prof. O.S. Okedele, (Head of Department of Architecture, University of Lagos, Nigeria)
- Arc. Prof. J.O Diogu (Department of Architecture, IMSU, Owerri, Nigeria)
- Dr.Arch. Mohamed Saidi (Université Saad Dahlab de Blida, Algeria)
- Dr. O J Ebohon (De Montford University, Leicester, England)
- Dr. Marcell Vellinga (International Vernacular Architecture, Oxford Brookes, England)
- Mr. Deependra Prashad (Secretary, INTBAU India)
- Dr. Matthew Hardy (Secretary, INTBAU)