Canova Association is an international non-profit organization founded in 2001 in the medieval village of Canova, Oira di Crevoladossola, Italy.  The principle goal of the association is the recuperation and re-evaluation of rural medieval stone architecture.  Ample space is given to promoting artistic activites: concerts, exhibitions and seminars.  Art and architecture intertwine, stimulating research and debate, revolving around the conviction that old stone construction can offer adequate if not superior models in our search today for sustainable human dwelling solutions.  The continuing insensitivity to this fact is resulting in indiscriminate demolition and renovation, cancelling forever the inestimable heritage of rural stone architecture in Europe.  The intention and goal of the Canova Association is to reverse this tendency, carrying out activities aimed at sensitizing both the public and private sector.