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FORTMED is the International Conference dedicated to the study, analysis, and dissemination of Mediterranean fortifications, as well as those developed in overseas territories (Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Panama, Peru...), resulting from the spread of construction models, defensive strategies, and technical knowledge.
The main objective of FORTMED is to promote the exchange of current research and to encourage the sharing of results in order to contribute to a better understanding, valorization, conservation, management, and sustainable use of fortified Cultural Heritage. In this context, the dissemination of results is a fundamental tool.
The conference has an interdisciplinary nature, bringing together architects, building engineers, engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, geologists, cartographers, experts in design, restoration and architectural history, cultural heritage tourism and communication specialists, and heritage managers. The aim is to foster the development of a collaborative, integrated, and up-to-date vision that advances research on this topic to the highest level.
In 2027, on the occasion of its 10th edition, the Conference returns to Valencia, where it was first established in 2015 within the framework of the TOVIVA research project (HAR2013-41859-P). Over the years, the Conference has held the following editions:
FORTMED_Valencia, October 15–17, 2015,
Instituto de Restauración del Patrimonio, Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
FORTMED_Florence, November 10–12, 2016,
Dipartimento di Architettura, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy.
FORTMED_Alicante, October 26–28, 2017,
Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura, Universitat d’Alacant, Spain.
FORTMED_Turin, October 18–20, 2018,
Dipartimento di Architettura e Design, Politecnico di Torino, Italy.
FORTMED_Granada, October 4–6, 2020,
Escuela de Estudios Árabes – Laboratorio de Arqueología y Arquitectura de la Ciudad, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Granada, Spain.
FORTMED_Pisa, March 23–25, 2023,
Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell’Energia, dei Sistemi, del Territorio e delle Costruzioni, Università di Pisa, Italy.
FORTMED_Tirana, April 18–20, 2024,
Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania.
FORTMED_Naples, April 10–12, 2025,
Dipartimento di Architettura e Disegno Industriale, Università della Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Caserta, Italy.
FORTMED_Rome, February 19–21, 2026,
Dipartimento di Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell'Architettura, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy.
The next edition of FORTMED will take place in Valencia on April 15, 16, and 17, 2027, at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación of the Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain.
The main publication of FORTMED is the collection DEFENSIVE ARCHITECTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN, which currently gathers, in 24 volumes, the contributions selected by the Scientific Committee through a double-blind peer review process across the different conferences. The collection is published in open access under a Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (ISSN 2792-5633).
The proceedings of the previous editions of the Fortmed conference can be downloaded from the following links:
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FORTMED is promoted by the International Society for Mediterranean Fortifications, a leading forum in the field of fortified architecture.
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