The RIPAM are both meetings and a network of people and institutions working for the knowledge and the preservation of the Mediterranean architectural and urban heritage.

The RIPAM community brings together academics, conservation and restoration professionals and managers, scientists, architectural professionals, urban planners, archaeologists, … who study, analyze and work on all types and components of this manufacts and values: history, architectural type (urban, rural, industrial, official, domestic, …), ancient materials and physical conservation, construction and conservation techniques, urban structure and town planning, architectural realization, methods of analysis and investigations, documentation and archives of architecture, legislation and regulation, management and valorization, preventive measures …

RIPAM values are cooperation, diversity, respect, working together, scientific method, synergies, a shared passion for the common Mediterranean material and immaterial heritage.