Our dear friend and colleague Abdelaziz Badjadja died last Tuesday, 29 April 2014. He was one of Algeria’s greatest contemporary architects, specializing in restoration, and a distinguished colleague of RehabiMed. Modest, sincere and friendly, he always showed his most human side. All his friends at RehabiMed wish to pay tribute to him and express their most sincere condolences to his family and …

According to the provisions of the General Assembly held on 16th December 2013, the Board has prepared internal rules for election to the Board of Directors of the Rehabimed Association. It has also defined a timetable to complete the renewal of the charges, in accordance with article 15th of the bylaws, and renovate the Board which expires the 11th June 2014.For this reason, the Board of …

The photography exhibition “Different Viewpoints: Living in the Mediterranean” opens on 10 April 2014 at the Ciutat Vella restoration workshop at 3 bis, Carrer Escudellers Blancs, Barcelona. After a long journey around Mediterranean towns and cities, the exhibit returns to Barcelona.On the opening day, RehabiMed, together with Fotoconnexió and Taller Ciutat Vella, invite you to a series of …

On 18 and 19 January, Amman and As Salt in Jordan hosted the latest working session of the Her4Dev Project, with the participation of all the partners in this EU-funded project: CCHP, Bethlehem, Bethlehem Municipal Council, Riwaq, Ramallah, Ramallah Municipal Council, CulTech, Jordan, As Salt Municipal Council, RehabiMed.The purpose of the meeting, after two years of implementing the project, …

The World SB14 conference will take place on 28, 29 and 30 October 2014 in Barcelona. This is the sixth outing of a triennial event promoted by iiSBE, WGBC, CIB and UNEP, bringing together the world’s leading experts in sustainability in urban areas and construction. On this occasion, the conference is organized by Green Building Council España, and RehabiMed is taking part as a collaborator in …

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The abattoir of Ruisseau in Algiers, a heritage complex dating from the colonial period, has ended a historic phase, moving its activity to another part of the city. The site’s characteristics, along with its configuration of large open-plan spaces and its heritage values, have prompted the creation of a platform to convert the abattoir into a space for artists. The proposal also responds to a …

RehabiMed KIDS is starting a series of workshops for children in different cities around the Mediterranean, where they can build models using different materials. The first workshop in the MANIPULA series is devoted to “Palaver Hut”, traditional constructions linked to different native African communities. Using preliminary drawings, the children will reproduce houses in the Sahel and Equatorial …

The rehabilitation of the old city of Hebron, World Habitat Award 2013The strategic plan for the revitalization of the historic centre of Hebron, in Palestine, has won (from over 200 participants all over the world) the UN World Habitat Award 2013. The jury valued its innovative nature, its impact on the city’s inhabitants and the example of good practice it represents for application to …

The Modernista complex of Sant Pau, declared World Heritage in 1997, is one of Barcelona’s architectural jewels. It functioned as a hospital until 2009, almost one hundred years after it was opened, and is now undergoing rehabilitation and a change of use to host various international organizations. Its dimensions, its architectural and constructive characteristics, and the determination to give …