I have followed the Liverpool World Heritage story since the turn of the millennium, from the preparatory stages leading to the 2003 nomination onwards. At times this has been at close quarters,…

This lecture is a plea for a philosophical standpoint and an ontological approach to Architectural Conservation. Monuments should be considered not as inert remnants of the past to be restored, but…

This session will explore approaches to the management of our built environment through the dialogues of Empire and Imperialism. Centring on Managing Imperial Legacies –an ongoing research…

This masterclass is jointly offered by the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies and the Institute for Historic Buildings Conservation – IHBC Scotland Branch. Urban heritage conservation in…

In the 1910-1920’s, an architectural and urban survey, the « Casier archéologique et artistique », was constituted for Paris and the communes of the former Seine’s…

National and international targets aimed at addressing the climate emergency have differing levels of urgency: 2030, 2045 and 2050, depending on which organisation or government policy you choose to…

With the establishment of new cultural institutions in the Middle East and Africa, major Islamic art collections have relocated across the globe during the past decade. A number of Euro-American…

Aylin will introduce the concept of architectural regeneration as the collective activities of reusing, adapting and evolving existing buildings within an urban or rural context in ways that…

The 410 years of limestone lantern tower of Dragomirna Monastery Church, Suceava county, Romania leads to an extensive deterioration of carved stone surfaces and may cause damage on the aesthetical…

Τhe techniques of building conservation were developed to deal with heritage structures: buildings that are considered to be important because of their history, their architecture, or both. The…

The speech, referring to case studies, will highlight the multidisciplinary features involved in the conservation process, such as regulations about protected and not protected buildings, urban…

This masterclass is jointly offered by the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies and DOcumentation and COnservation of the MOdern MOvement – International Scientific Committee on Urbanism…

The Italian attitude to retain material witnesses of the past has played a peculiar role in the Western culture. Either intentionally or unintentionally, Italian natural and urban landscape has taken…

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