11th International Masonry Conference - IMC 2026

The first International Masonry Conference was held in November 1986 in London. This Conference series has become one of the most important international events in the masonry world and it takes place every four years.
The conference is open to professional architects and engineers, building officials, educators, researchers, students, masonry industry and masonry construction professionals, and everyone eise interested in the art and science of masonry.
The objective is to make the conference the best forum for dissemination of the latest scientific and technical developments, for shaping the future of masonry within circularity, resilience, affordable housing, AI and for new ideas in emerging topics.

Topics

• Innovation and sustainability of masonry
• Circularity
• New construction techniques and technologies
• Quality assurance
• Architecture with masonry
• Analysis of masonry structures
• Masonry materials and testing
• Brick infrastructure
• Resilience
• Reliability and performance
• Masonry and building physics, durability and deterioration
• Affordable housing
• Codes and standards
• Design
• New Eurocode 6
• Fire resistance
• Repair, strengthening and retrofitting
• Training and education in masonry
• Conservation of historic buildings
• Earthen, timber and stone construction
• Climate change
• Artificial intelligence, automation and robotics
• Low carbon solutions
• Novel modelling or testing techniques
• Monitoring technology
• Case studies
• RILEM TC CTM: Testing method for masonry cores

Key Dates

Abstracts: 1st of September, 2025
Acceptance of abstracts: 3rd of November, 2025
Initial papers: 22nd of December, 2025
Papers and Early Bird: 2nd of March, 2026