IV INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON WHITE ARCHITECTURE

The Cátedra Blanca Valencia scheduled the 4th conference on MATERIA Y FORMA IV, held at the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th March 2009.

MATERIA Y FORMA, and the International Conference on White Architecture (CIAB)represent the international meeting point for the architectural discussion on white or coloured concrete. These conferences have enabled, for 8 years, the exchange of opinions and experiences with the best buildings made recently on concrete.

Within this framework, the Cátedra Blanca, by virtue of an agreement between the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia and the cement company CEMEX, aims at an in-depth study and promotion of the use of white cement in architectural projects, the practical training of university students, and the establishment of a forum for the exchange of opinions and knowledge, thus bringing the business world and, more specifically, the cement sector, closer to future architecture professionals.

The celebration of MATERIA Y FORMA also enables the production of national and international catalogues of white concrete architecture, which are widely distributed through university libraries and specialized libraries creating a catalogue for specific architectural white concrete material that is acquiring a relevant role in contemporary architecture.