Modern Age Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast
Fortmed 2026
 
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CALL FOR PAPERS

FORTMED 2026_Roma is the ninth edition of the Fortifications of the Mediterranean Coast Conference. The Conference, organized by the Department of History, Representation, and Restoration of Architecture (Dipartimento di Storia, Disegno e Restauro dell'Architettura - DSDRA) of Sapienza University of Rome, will be held on the 19th, 20th, and 21st of February 2026 at the new headquarters of the Faculty of Architecture in Via Mariano Fortuny, in the Borghetto Flaminio area.

The first eight editions of the conference were held on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of October 2015 at the Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio of the Universitat Politècnica de València; on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of November 2016 at the Department of Architecture of the University of Florence; on the 26th, 27th, and 28th of October 2017 at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of the Universidad de Alicante; on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of October 2018 at the Dipartimento di Architettura e Design of the Politecnico di Torino, in the Valentino Castle venue; on the 26th, 27th, and 28th of March 2020 at the Escuela de Estudios Árabes in Granada; on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th March 2023 at the Le Benedettine Congress Pole in Pisa; on the 18th, 19th, and 20th of April 2024 at the Universiteti Politeknik i Tiranës in Tirana; on the 10th, 11th, and 12th of April 2025 at the University of Campania ‘Luigi Vanvitelli’ in Caserta.

The main objective of the conference is to stimulate a confrontation between current researches and encourage the sharing of results, in order to expand knowledge and improve the enhancement, management, and fruition of culture and heritage developed along the Mediterranean coast, without neglecting contamination by phenomena from other continents. Within this scenario, the dissemination of results is a pivotal instrument.

The Conference has an interdisciplinary approach, envisaging the participation of architects, engineers, archaeologists, historians, geographers, geologists, cartographers, experts in design, restoration and history of architecture, tourism and communication of cultural heritage, and heritage managers. The idea is to foster the development of a collaborative, integrated, and up-to-date vision that takes research on this topic to the highest level and brings it into the 21st century.

Fortifications in the Mediterranean Sea will be the main focus of investigation, but without excluding countries from other continents with built fortifications (Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Panama...).

To download the complete FORTMED 2026 Call for Papers in English, click on the following link:

Fortmed2026_Call_for_papers_Eng.pdf

 

 

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