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Announcement: 2007 Berkeley Prize Essay and Travel Fellowship Competition Winners
The winners of the Ninth Annual Berkeley Prize Essay Competition and the Fourth Annual Travel Fellowship Competition are announced today by Professor Raymond Lifchez, Chair of the Berkeley Undergraduate Prize for Architectural Design Excellence. Please visit the Berkeley Prize website for the full announcement of both the Essay Competition winners and the Travel Fellowship Competition winner.
Berkeley University. Publication Date: 25-05-2007

Modernism at Risk. A World Monuments Fund Program
Only decades after their design and construction, great works of Modern architecture are being lost to neglect, deterioration, and demolition. While the issue of preserving Modern landmarks is gaining prominence in public discourse, the threats they face continue to grow...
World Monuments Fund (WMF). USA. Publication Date: 21-05-2007

Teacher Competition Academic Excellence First Term - 07
Universidad Nacional de Colombia is calling candidates who wish to take part in a Teacher Competition- Academic Excellence, First Term, 2007, to provide for 294 Teaching positions as Exclusive Dedication and Chair Teachers comprising all areas of knowledge, at its Bogota, Medellin, Manizales and Palmira branches.
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Publication Date: 16-05-2007

Request for Tender - Victorian State of the Historic Environment Survey and Report
The strategy Victoria's Heritage: Strengthening our communities includes an action to develop a methodology for a Victorian State of the Historic Environment Report (SHER), and undertaking a survey of places and objects on the Victorian Heritage Register to provide the main indices for this report. Tenders close at 12 noon on Friday 1 June 2007
Heritage Council of Victoria. News. Australia. Publication Date: 14-05-2007

Nominations are invited for the Colin Crisp Award for Engineering Heritage
The Colin Crisp Award is Australia?s premier award for excellence in Engineering Heritage projects. It is awarded biennially at the National Engineering Heritage Conference. Nominations and the supporting documentation shall reach the Administrator by Friday 31 August 2007.
Engineers Australia. News. Australia. Publication Date: 14-05-2007

Internships in Paris
Les rencontres is offering a very good opportunity to your students to have a working experience abroad. Most of the internships are based in Paris, but the working languages are English, among other, because the interns will organize international conferences or projects developed abroad and will be starting this summer. For internship descriptions, please contact: Angie Cotte, Email: angie.cotte@lesrencontres.org
Les Rencontres. Job Offers. France. Date Publication: 10-05-2007

Two job opening in the Domaine du Rayol
FIRST job offer: 1 assistant for organization of events (summer concerts, autumn festival 2007) teamwork, initiative capacity, great qualities of personal relations and sense of contacts, communication, organization, diplomacy. Taste for nature and culture. Profile: indifferent but good general culture. Attention: position proposed exclusively to a elegible person in the CAE setting or future contract of 26 hours per week. Contract of limited duration of 6 months, from June 1. Renewable according to conditions. It does not include lodging.
SECOND OFFER: 1 assistant librarian, attention to the public. Personal relations skills a must. Taste for nature and culture. Knowledge of the book chain searched for. Organization. Computer skills, from 1 June, Contract of limited duration of 6 months. Position assigned preferredly to an elegible person for a subsidized contract (CAE or future contract). 26 hours. It does not include lodging. Send CV and motivation letter before 30 April to: Caroline PETIT, Director, Domaine du Rayol, av du cmdt rigaud 83 820 le Rayol Canadel, France
Le jardin des méditerrannées. Job Offres. France. Publication: 10-05-2007

Contract in practice
The Commune of Vals Les Bains is looking for an IN-HOUSE TRAINING (BA to masters level). Main tasks: plan of communal forecast, management of sports equipment, management of the theater, search for funding, coordination of municipal agents in the school centers. Contact: M. GAEL – General directorate of Services
Vals de Bains. Job Offres. France. Publication: 10-05-2007

Student internships at the AEC Office
The European Association of Conservatoires (AEC), support professional music training in Europe through the organisation of European projects, congresses and seminars, exchanges and research. For their Office in Utrecht, The Netherlands, AEC is looking for interns to collaborate in the organisation of events, research, and office tasks. Good knowledge of English is required, knowledge of French, German or Spanish is recommended.
European Association of Conservatoires. The Netherlands. Publication Date: 10-05-2007

MUSAC Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla y León by Mansilla + Tuñón wins the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2007
Ján Figel’, European Commissioner in charge of Education, Training, Culture and Youth and Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona and President of the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, have announced today that the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award 2007 has been granted to the MUSAC - Contemporary Art Museum of Castilla y León, Spain by Luis M. Mansilla and Emilio Tuñón/Mansilla + Tuñón.
The Fundació Mies van der Rohe. Awards. Spain. Publication Date: 10-05-2007

The European Commission (DG EAC) and Europa Nostra announced the laureates of the annual European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards.
To recognise best practices in heritage conservation on a European level, 5 Top Prizes, 16 Medals and 13 Diplomas will be awarded at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony on 8 June 2007 in Stockholm.
Europa Nostra. Awards. The Netherlands. Publication Date: 26-04-2007

The City of architecture and heritage and EPAMSA launch the international Prize of sustainable architecture
With the purpose of stimulating the debate on sustainable architecture, the city of architecture and heritage and EPAMSA launch a prize that will end in the construction of a collection of more than 50 representative buildings of the 21st century architecture.
Actu Environnement. F.LABY. France. Publication: 08-05-2007

Submissions for the Pratt Fellowship close on May 28 and the George Alexander Foundation on July 16.
Call for applications from across Australia in urban, regional and rural areas. Have ideas, but not sure if they are suitable for a fellowship or any other questions? Call us to talk over your ideas on 03 9882 0055- we are here to help where we can. The George Alexander Foundation/ISS Institute Fellowship is for trades people and artisans to 35 years of age and the Pratt Foundation/ISS Institute Fellowship is for technical, trades and artisans especially in heritage and sustainability but other ideas in other professions and trades welcome.
International Specialised Skills Institute. Australia. Publication Date: 08-05-2007

 
 
 

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