SOROSORO - So the languages of the world may prosper
Nowadays, the Araki language is only spoken by eight speakers in Vanuatu, a small state in the Pacific where we can find the biggest linguistic density in the world, about a hundred languages for 200 000 inhabitants. In Araki, Sorosoro means “breath, speech, language”, and we have chosen this very symbolic word as the name for our safeguard program of threatened languages. Of course, to safeguard the 6 000 languages that are spoken today all around the world is almost impossible : we already know that only a part of our linguistic inheritance will be saved. Yet, we want to participate and to contribute, with the help of other actors from this sector, towards the preservation of as many languages as possible ; because inaction will amount to the same thing as resigning to the cultural impoverishment of humanity.
That is why, with the support of our Scientific Council, we have set up a three- faceted program.

1. The Digital Encyclopedia of Languages
2. SorosoroTV
3. Language revitalization

More information: http://www.sorosoro.org/en/

La Laguna Playground Under Rehabilitation. San Gabriel, California (USA)
La Laguna Playground is enjoying some long over due rehabilitation this year. In 2009, the whimsical 1960s playground created by master concrete artist Benjamin Dominguez was placed on the California Register of Historic Places. It also became a local landmark for the City of San Gabriel. This was a fundamental goal of the Friends of La Laguna and has made it possible to begin addressing the work of rehabilitation. In 2010, the organization received a 250K grant from the California Cultural and Historic Endowment (CCHE), which is the basis for a Phase 1 rehabilitation project in conjunction with a grant from the Western Office of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The grant will result in a fully-restored Lookout Mountain by early 2012.
More information: http://tclf.org/landslides/la-laguna-playground-under-rehabilitation

City Shaping, Change and Continuity
The renaissance of U.S. urban centers is playing out in starkly different ways. While Detroit is contemplating a shrinking of that city through wholesale demolition of historic neighborhoods, Louisville, Kentucky has opted for a very different approach. It has taken time, resources and most importantly, the dogged persistence of optimists, some with whom I recently spent time.
More information: http://tclf.org/content/city-shaping-change-and-continuity

James van Sweden has been a leader in landscape architecture for more than 35 years (USA)
In partnership with Wolfgang Oehme, their firm — Oehme van Sweden & Associates — designed hundreds of public and private gardens, revolutionizing their look with the New American Garden style. In a series of interviews, van Sweden, a prodigious lecturer and author of numerous books on the elements and design of gardens, shares his philosophy about an enduring design legacy.
More information: http://tclf.org/oral-history/james-van-sweden

Call for postdoctoral researchers from the European Union residing outside Europe. Deadline: 12 December 2010
The Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering is looking for possible candidates for joint applications to the call below, directed to postdoctoral researchers from the European Union residing outside Europe for the last three years. The Institute gathers about 25 PhD members and over 60 PhD students, with a proven record of internationalization, contracted research, cooperation with industry and international leadership in selected fields. ISISE is organized in three Research Groups, related to Historical and masonry, Steel and mixed, and Concrete construction technologies. Eligible candidates should contact the Head of ISISE, Prof. Paulo B. Lourenço via email, by 30 October 2010.
More information: http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/welcome2/index.phtml.en

French cities as "Global Reference" in heritage-based development
Besançon, Chinon, Lorient, Rennes and Strasbourg will be hosting the second study tour to France of the Indian Heritage Cities Network (IHCN) from 28 September to 5 October 2010. Some 30 representatives from historic cities of the Indian States of Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, which are among the top destinations of international tourism, accompanied by representatives from the Union Ministry of Urban Development will be observing how these French cities are integrating heritage conservation as part of their urban development strategy in becoming dynamic cities of the 21st century. How are the growing needs for housing, commerce, social services, waste management and urban mobility being met by the cities of France without losing the diversity framed by their natural and cultural heritage? Culture "counts" and it can be in the service of development. The challenge is to show how culture and heritage are key assets for socioeconomic development, to generate growth, enhance quality of life and foster strong social links.
More information: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/658/

Maison des Cultures du Monde. Paris (France) September - November 2010
The World Cultures Institute was created in 1982 to promote cultural exchange programs between French and other countries throughout the world. It is open to all horizons and civilizations, with a preference for cultural and artistic perspectives rather than a strictly political focus. It is committed to protecting cultural diversity and the expression of cultural identities.
Based on its main on-going mission of supporting and sustaining intangible cultural heritage throughout the world, it focuses on unveiling the immense diversity of creation and re-creation through the extraordinary abundance of festivities, rituals, games and entertain-ment by which man depicts himself. Human beings express their most personal aspects through the act of creation, and by opening ourselves to the cultural expressions of others we come to know each other better and to better understand the specificity of human nature and the relationship of human beings to the world.
More information: http://email.message-business.com/PublishEmail.aspx?opid=B3DE55151A096C1000&ctid=Q-p8Lc0B9V7

Documenting Africa's Heritage - Cultural heritage sites and landscapes Database - Cape Town University (South Africa)
The Zamani project is a research group at the University of Cape Town which acquires, models, presents and manages spatial data of cultural heritage sites. The principal objective is to develop "The African Cultural Heritage Sites and Landscapes Database", a digital collection combining data created by 3D laser Scanning, Photogrammetry, GPS, GIS and Photography.
The project was iniciated by Professor Heinz Rüther and made possible in 2004 through a number of sequential grants from the Andrew W. Mellon foundation.
Since then the African Heritage documentation project has advanced significantly and can be considered a success. Some 20 sites with more than 50 individual structures have been recorded with the enthusiastic support of goverments and relevant authorities and ministries from ten African countries.
More information: http://www.zamaniproject.org/

The Heritage Foundation will be present in France in the European Heritage Conference (France), 18th-19th September, 2010
In its 27th edition, the European Conference of Heritage celebrates the sites marked by the trace of the “great men”. In all this territory, the Heritage Foundation presents its best projects (Picardía, Aquitaine...) and offers initiations to the restoration profession (Limousin, Vendée...). The circuit of discovery designed by the delegation of the High-Normandy from the six public and private sites which have benefitted from their support to the Sena Maritim region and to the Eure, stands out.
The craftsmanship displays mark this itinerary on the Norman rural heritage.
More information in French: http://www.fondation-patrimoine.net/fr/actualite.php4?id=144

Research Database on Art Nouveau Academic Thesis
Academic thesis are often "hidden" in university libraries and difficult to locate for the interested public. The thesis are a great source to deepen the knowledge on Art Nouveau artists and their works throughout the history, which is why we have chosen to start a list of such publications.
Below you will find brief information on Art Nouveau related research, on doctorate (PhD) and post-doctorate level. If you are interested in consulting any of the publications, please read the complementary information (that is available in some cases) and contact the responsible universities. You can also contact one of the listed documentation centres on this website if you are looking for a specific publication or if you are interested in a specific subject.
More information: http://www.artnouveau-net.eu/get_page.asp?stran=671

Apollo cinema endangered in Tbilisi (Georgia)
The most significant monuments of Georgian Art Nouveau are movie theatres. The arrival and then spreading of Art Nouveau architecture and cinema took place simultaneously and the coincidental success of these two innovations has been very important in Georgia. A good example of this is cinema “Apollo”, an Art Nouveau movie theatre built in 1909. Today it is in serious technical condition and is not functioning anymore. The movie theatre “Palace”, built in Tbilisi in 1914, is not operational today either. In the middle of the 20th century, Art Nouveau style movie theatres “Mon Plaisir” in Kutaisi and “Apollo” in Batumi were destroyed, therefore in Georgia the cinema "Apollo" is the only Art nouveau movie theatre preserved in its original form. Apollo would now need to be properly restorated to become a movie theatre again.
More information: http://www.rhiz.eu/artefact-25219-en.html

Opening of the renovated Urbanc department store. Ljubljana (Slovenia)
The renovation of the art nouveau department store in Ljubljana, the Urbanc house will be finished at the end of September to host the Emporium fashion store.
The department store was built in 1903 by Felix Urbanc, distinguished Ljubljana tradesman with manufactured textile on the Prešeren square. The plans were commissioned to Friedrich Sigmundt, renowned Austrian architect from Graz, who designed the building in a French art nouveau style on the model of french department stores of the late 19th century.
More information: http://www.slovenia-life.com/ljubljana/articles/?category=walkingtours&name=walkingtour4

University Agency of French-speaking countries – Call for projects “Cultural Tourism and Heritage”. Deadline: September 30th, 2010
In the context of the new AUF quarterly programme, the BMO wants to develop the project “Cultural Tourism and Heritage”, whose aim is to support projects in this field in the region of the Middle East. A regional seminar on “Cultural Tourism and Heritage” will be held at the Faculty of Hotel Management at the University of La Sagesse in Libano, from 23rd-25th, November, 2010.
This seminar will be an opportunity for academics and professionals to meet up and exchange ideas, information and to carry out gatherings. In the framework of this seminar, a conference on the topic: “Challenges for Cultural Tourism in the region” will be held.
More information in French: http://www.auf.org/regions/moyen-orient/appels-d-offres/seminaire-regional-tourisme-culturel-et-patrimoine-appel-a-projets.html?var=lettre_AUF_63

New Director at the Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA): Fallo Baba Keita
Fallo Baba Keita, former Manager of the AFRICA 2009 Programme at ICCROM, officially took up his new duties as Director of the Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) in a ceremony held on 28 July 2010 in Porto Novo, Benin.
During the transfer ceremony, the outgoing Director, Alain Comlan Godonou (currently Director of Cultural Objects and Intangible Heritage at UNESCO) handed over to Mr Keita the symbolic key of EPA.
More information: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2010_en/various_en/07_30newdirectorEPA_en.shtml

UNESCO launch "Mayangna Knowledge of the Interdependence of People and Nature: Fish and Turtles"
The Central American tropical rainforest along the border between Nicaragua and Honduras has been the home of the indigenous Mayangna and Miskito for centuries. Through their livelihoods based on slash and burn agriculture, fishing and hunting, they have both shaped the local ecological system and sheltered it from destruction. Their knowledge about the local flora and fauna is extensive and in-depth. This 450 page book – divided into two volumes - captures in meticulous detail the breadth and depth of indigenous knowledge about the aquatic world. A wide range of information about the 30 fishes and six turtles that frequent Mayangna waterways are presented, weaving together empirical observations on behaviour, habitat, reproduction and migration patterns, with social commentaries on sharing, learning or harvesting, and cosmological reflections on human-animal relations and master spirits For the Mayangna and UNESCO, the book has two goals:It contributes to the transmission of indigenous knowledge of the natural world to subsequent generations ofMayangna.
More information: http://portal.unesco.org/science/en/ev.php-URL_ID=8308&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

"Documentation Needs Assessment in the field of Conservation" survey
Joe King, Unit Director, Sites Unit, ICCROM
Susan Macdonald, Head Field Projects, the Getty Conservation Institute
Rand Eppich and Ana Almagro Vidal, ARIS course coordinators
In order to improve our future courses we are conducting a needs assessment within the field of conservation – specifically documentation. This needs assessment concerns the ARIS (Architectural Records, Inventories and Information Systems for Conservation) courses held between 2003 and 2009. We are conducting this assessment to determine the needs of conservation professionals to gauge their interest in continuing with such courses. Your responses will greatly assist us in designing future courses and focusing our efforts more effectively. We thank you in advance. Please take a few minutes to fill out our survey, all responses will remain anonymous. If you would like further information about this survey please email Rand Eppich - reppich@getty.edu.
More information: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3QQK55W

Hominids-The evolution of man from Prehistory till the present time
Christian Régnier de Sceaux, in France, is not an anthropologist; rather he is working in the commercialization of the web. He has dedicated his webpage Hominids-the evolution of man from Prehistory till the present time and from Toumaï to the Homo Sapiens-to one of his passions: the evolution of man. “The topics to be addressed are taken from my lectures and my research nights surfing the internet…”. We can find the following sections, together with great graphics, lectures, biographies, a forum and a very well-done presentation. Summary:

• Chronology: It’s all a matter of scale!
• Scientific theories on the evolution of species
• Ancestors: all the human ancestors
• Dossiers: great topics and agents of evolution…
• References and links to get further information on the topic.

More information in French: http://www.hominides.com/

Waterfront Synopsis Conference in Norway
Nordic Urban Design Association (NUDA) and Project for Public Spaces (PPS), in partnership with City of Stavanger, Cities of the Future (Framtidens Byer), Urban Sjøfront and network collaboration with STAS, Grønn By, Amiando, Greenspace Scotland, and Stavanger Architects Association, are organizing the first international “Waterfront Synopsis” conference in Stavanger, Norway on the 14th – 17th September 2010.
“Waterfront Synopsis” will focus on the topic of Placemaking and Sustainability, bringing the forces of environmentalism, climate change, and sustainability together with the ideas of community, livability, health and Placemaking. Many people around the world are realizing the impacts of “Place” and “Placemaking” as a transformative agenda for creating change in cities. The goal of the conference is for participants to learn about waterfront developments that create a sense of place, strategies to incorporate local entrepreneurs into projects, and how developers and city agencies can work together more effectively to implement a common vision. The intent is to provide practical ideas for people who want to “do” and not just “talk.”
More information: http://www.amiando.com/waterfrontsynopsis.html

ICOMOS International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM): Newsletter n°1
Following the mandate of the World Heritage Convention, ICAHM is concerned not only with World Heritage Sites and site being considered for inscription on the World Heritage List, but with all archaeological sites, landscapes, and related resources, around the world. ICAHM collaborates with international, national, regional, and local organizations that pursue related goals. ICAHM is unique among them in its focus on the development and propagation of effective and efficient international cultural resource management standards and practices.
More information: http://www.icomos.org/icahm/articles/ICAHM_News_07-10.pdf

News from The World Monuments Watch - Summer 2010
World Monuments Fund is the leading private organization dedicated to saving the world’s most treasured places. Since 1965, in more than 90 countries, our experts have been racing against time, applying proven techniques to preserve important architectural and cultural heritage sites around the globe. Through partnerships with local communities, funders, and governments, we inspire an enduring commitment to safeguard this vital legacy for future generations.
Nearly 85 percent of our revenue goes directly toward preservation projects, fieldwork, advocacy, and educational programs.
More information: http://www.wmf.org/enews/20100831.htm

An interview with Plácido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra
Our mission is not only about stones, it is also and mostly about people!
More information: http://www.europanostra.org/news/114/

Europeana eNews: Art Nouveau, Postcards, Maps and More...
Europeana.eu is about ideas and inspiration. It links you to 6 million digital items.

• Images - paintings, drawings, maps, photos and pictures of museum objects
• Texts - books, newspapers, letters, diaries and archival papers
• Sounds - music and spoken word from cylinders, tapes, discs and radio broadcasts
• Videos - films, newsreels and TV broadcasts

Some of these are world famous, others are hidden treasures from Europe's.
You can use My Europeana to save searches or bookmark things. You can highlight stuff and add it to your own folders. This website is a prototype. Europeana Version 1.0 is being developed and will launch in 2010 with links to over 10 million digital objects. Europeana.eu is funded by the European Commission and the member states.
More information: https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/
id:1403149.6789729964/rid:88aa1cb907d0dc732f811b5b18d61ae3

EUROPEAN FEDERATION FOR LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE (EFLA) Summer-Autumn 2010 Newsletter
Establish the importance of all matters relating to landscape and landscape architecture as the physical, socio-economic, cultural, visual, conceptual and spatial context of our European communities.
Our holistic vision demands we establish, support, and promote the landscape architectural profession across Europe, contributing to international discourse, shaping and disseminating European initiatives, facilitating the exchange of information, whilst promoting excellence in professional practice, education and research culminating in a culturally rich, diverse and sustainable Europe.
More information: http://europe.iflaonline.org/index.php?option=com_tevent&view=lst&layout=pub&Itemid=12

(in Italian) Come giocarsi i beni culturali al Lotto
Quello dei giochi è un settore che raramente conosce crisi: con i suoi oltre 500 anni di storia è stato dimostrato come proprio nei periodi più difficili, diventano sempre più numerosi coloro i quali tentano la sorte nel gioco del lotto, superenalotto, gratta e vinci e lotterie che, nei soli mesi tra gennaio e maggio 2010 hanno fruttato circa 5 milioni di euro (fonte Agipronews).
Cifra che, oltre ad alimentare le casse del Ministero delle Finanze verrà adoperata anche per la tutela del nostro patrimonio culturale, così come stabilito dalla legge 23 dicembre 1996 n.662 che all’art.3 comma 83 destina al Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali una quota degli utili derivanti dalle estrazioni del Lotto finalizzate appunto al recupero e alla conservazione dei beni architettonici, archeologici, artistici e storici, archivistici e librari della penisola.
La legge, prevista all’epoca dai ministri Visco e Veltroni (rispettivamente alle Finanze e ai Beni Culturali) fu istituita allo scopo di allinearsi a quanto già attuato dalla National Lottery britannica, la quale destinava il 28% dei suoi introiti ad opere di assistenza sociale e tutela museale.
More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/07/21/come-giocarsi-i-beni-culturali-al-lotto/

(in Italian) Master in Architettura del Paesaggio. Milano (Italia)
ACMA Centro Italiano di Architettura organizza a Milano il programma di Master e Formazione Continua in Architettura del Paesaggio realizzato a partire dal 1983 a Barcellona dall’Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya, tra i più riconosciuti e autorevoli programmi formativi europei del settore. Il titolo è riconosciuto dalla EFLA. La finalità del master consiste nel raggiungere la formazione standard europea per architetti del paesaggio secondo i parametri formativi indicati dall’associazione al fine di omologare e certificare le attività professionali del settore nell’ambito UE.
More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/07/01/31-10-10-master-in-architettura-del-paesaggio/

(in Italian) Master Universitario di II livello in “Conservazione e Gestione dei Beni Archeologici e Storico-Artistici” Università degli Studi di Siena
Il Master Universitario di II livello in “Conservazione e Gestione dei Beni Archeologici e Storico-Artistici” dell’Università degli Studi di Siena è la diretta prosecuzione dell’indirizzo archeologico e storico artistico del Master Europeo in “Conservazione e Gestione dei Beni Culturali” attivato dalle Università di Siena, Cassino, Venezia, Salamanca e Caen a partire dall’anno accademico 2000/2001 fino al 2005/2006. La qualifica di II livello del nuovo Master garantisce una maggiore selettività dei candidati, in quanto riserva l’ammissione esclusivamente agli studenti che sono in possesso di una laurea vecchio ordinamento, di una laurea specialistica o di un titolo equipollente conseguito presso Università straniere.
More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/09/03/19-11-10-%E2%80%93-master-universitario-di-ii-livello-in-conservazione-e-gestione-dei-beni-archeologici-e-storico-artistici/

Lucy the Butcher? Tool Use Pushed Back 800,000 Years
Human ancestors sliced meat much earlier than thought, bones suggest.
Early human ancestors may have been using tools about 800,000 years earlier than thought, according to a new study based on newfound bone evidence—prehistoric leftovers linked to the famed "Lucy" fossil's species.
The discovery suggests, to at least one scientist, that tool use may extend as far back as five million years ago, to the last common ancestor of chimps and humans.
More information: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100811-lucy-human-tools-meat-eating-nature-science/

Frank Lloyd Wright's Textile Houses
After finishing his Hollyhock House and the Imperial Hotel, Frank Lloyd Wright began to push his ideas concerning patterned concrete blocks. Utilizing the textile block, Wright built four houses – La Miniatura, the Ennis House, the Freeman House and the Storer House – as a way to truly challenge himself, as he explained in Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer and Gerald Nordland’s book, Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas, “What about the concrete block? It was the cheapest (and ugliest) thing in the building world. It lived mostly in the architectural gutter as an imitation of rock-faced stone. Why not see what could be done with that gutter rat? Steel rods cast inside the joints of the blocks themselves and the whole brought into some broad, practical scheme of general treatment, why would it not be fit for a new phase of our modern architecture? It might be permanent, noble beautiful.”...
More information: http://www.archdaily.com/77922/frank-lloyd-wrights-textile-houses/

What Makes Us Human: Reactions to the Shelters for Roman Archaeological Site
Shawn Swisher, architecture student at the USC School of Architecture, is currently on a traveling research fellowship focusing on the work of Peter Zumthor. The research centers around Zumthor’s ability to create visceral reactions through his architecture, work that is based on fundamentals of architecture that seem to be fleeting in some emerging architectural trends. Here you will find periodic updates from his journey.
There are many ways that architecture can stimulate us. We can be enthralled by theoretical concepts that intend to revolutionize how we interact with our buildings. We can be overcome by the metaphors underlying a project’s design. And, at times, we are able to separate ourselves from these more cerebral desires and draw intrigue based solely on our reactions to space and form.
More information: http://www.archdaily.com/76796/what-makes-us-human-reactions-to-the-shelters-for-roman-archaeological-site/

Seven Meadows Farm / SPS Architects. Cornwall, England
The Seven Meadows site comprises of a barn conversion with out buildings on 0.39 hectares or 0.97 acres of land. The Site is located to the west of Stithians Reservoir and lies approximately 2 kilometres north of the village of Carnkie, 2.9 kilometres north of Porkellis and about 3.5 kilometres west of the village of Stithians. Community facilities and services are available in all these villages. The main urban area of Camborne-Pool-Redruth is located some 6 kilometres to the north.
More information: http://www.archdaily.com/69560/seven-meadows-farm-sps-architects/

European Federation for Landscape Architecture (EFLA) September Calendar
More information: http://europe.iflaonline.org/index.php?option=com_tevent&id=92
&view=itm&layout=nws&Itemid=10

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) Newsletter #88
The International Federation of Landscape Architects is the body representing Landscape Architects worldwide. Its purpose is to coordinate the activities of member associations when dealing with global issues, and to ensure that the profession of landscape architecture continues to prosper as it continues to effect the design and management of our environment. Contents:

• "From The President" Desiree Martínez
• "A Vision For IFLA Asia Pacific Region" Alan Titchener
• "A New Dawn" Carlos Jankilevich
• "Establishing An IFLA African Region" James Taylor
• "The Global Landscape Convention" Kathryn Moore
• "Communication Committee" Paula Villagra Islas
• "IFLA Young Professionals" David Gibbs
• "Landscape Architects Without Borders" Perry Howard & James Taylor
• "Regional Conference Of The Americas" Carla Ruttimann
• "Technical Visit: A Post Earthquake Historical Sensory Experience, Chile" Paula Villagra Islas
• "WGGW Conference & EXPO 10 Call For Papers"

More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/index.php?option=com_tevent&view=lst&layout=pub&Itemid=12

The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) News Brief #33
The International Federation of Landscape Architects is the body representing Landscape Architects worldwide. Its purpose is to coordinate the activities of member associations when dealing with global issues, and to ensure that the profession of landscape architecture continues to prosper as it continues to effect the design and management of our environment. Contents:

• Landscape Architects Without Borders
• Working Group On Global Warming Conference & Expo 10
• World Green Roof Congress 2010
• 54th International Federation for Housing and Planning (IFHP) World Congress
• 9èmes rencontres euro-méditerranéennes de Volubilis
• 9th Festival of Mixed Gardens
• Erasmus Mundus-UNESCO-IHE Scholarships
• Gardens Illustrated to launch online gardening directory

More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/index.php?option=com_tevent&id=92
&view=itm&layout=nws&Itemid=10

Presentation on UNESCO's Historic Urban Landscape initiative at the World Bank. Washington DC (USA) 16 September 2010
The Finance, Economics and Urban Department is delighted to host Mr. Francesco Bandarin, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Culture and his team, for a presentation of UNESCO's Historic Urban Landscape initiative. This coincides with the growing interest of Bank regions for investment projects aimed at the preservation of historic cities as assets for stronger national and local identities and for sustainable social and economic development.
More information: http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34603&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Let’s discover our regional heritage sites
Access to Regional Heritage Sites is characterized by an important fragmentation both in the physical and virtual world. Therefore, it is not easy to obtain a general understanding of these resources. The French region of Aquitaine has developed a general portal and has structured the presented resources in such a way that every visitor can generate their own banks of resources and knowledge.
More information in French: http://www.tourisme-aquitaine.fr/

What is culture?- Cultural Law Institute
“Culture is one of the two or three most complex words in English”, wrote Raymond Williams. The word is also one of the most difficult ones to define in French. There also seem to be as many definitions of the word “culture” as authors delving into the notion, and some authors do even provide different definitions from text to text. Specialized dictionaries or common ones provide the more or less complete definitions of the word culture...
More information: http://www.chronculture.com/index.php/en/resources/dossiers/228-culture-and-law/684-towards-a-definition-of-culture

(en italien) II Edizione Summer School Emilio Sereni e Laboratorio ambientale - Storia del Paesaggio agrario italiano. Il paesaggio medievale
l'Istituto Alcide Cervi ha il piacere di anticiparvi il programma della II Edizione della Summer School Emilio Sereni dedicata allo studio della Storia del paesaggio agrario italiano. La scuola si svolge anche quest'anno presso la Biblioteca Archivio Emilio Sereni (Gattatico – RE) sotto la direzione del prof. Antonio Brusa.
Come nella precedente esperienza, il corso si articola in una settimana a carattere intensivo e residenziale, dal 24 al 29 agosto 2010, e in due successivi incontri pomeridiani da tenersi nel corso dell'anno scolastico 2010-11.
More information: http://www.fratellicervi.it/content/view/222/164/

(en francés) LE ZELLIGE - Sagesses d'hier, traditions d'aujourd'hui
Le zellige, cette céramique sophistiquée de l'art arabo-andalou, repose sur des régles très élaborées et nous apprend sur la manière d'enseigner la géométrie comme le raisonnement. De la même façon, la référence aux modes de transmission d'antan donne aux espaces numérisés actuels un attrait nouveau aux yeux des usagers potentiels.
More information in French: http://www.cursus.edu/?module=document&action=getDoc&uid=71546

(en francés) Charte des élus clunisiens

• Charte des élus clunisiens - Août2010.pdf
• Charte des élus clunisiens - Septembre 2010.pdf

More information in French: http://www.cluny2010.org/

(in Italian) Benevento tra arte, cultura, natura ed archeologia (Italia)
La crescita di Benevento e del Sannio sotto il profilo turistico – culturale non sorprende più. E’ da almeno un decennio che, grazie ad un’attenta strategia di valorizzazione e rivalutazione del centro storico e dei luoghi di maggior interesse culturale nel capoluogo di provincia campano, Benevento ha ampliato e reso fruibile la propria offerta turistica e punta sempre più ad un ruolo di primo livello nell’incoming della regione.
Luoghi d’interesse e di elevato valore storico – culturale come l’Arco di Traiano (uno dei migliori esemplari dell’arte traianea ed il più insigne arco onorario romano), il Ponte Leproso, il Teatro Romano, la Chiesa di Santa Sofia (la quale è parte di un più ampio complesso monumentale di cui fanno parte l’ex monastero, ora sede del Museo del Sannio, il campanile settecentesco e la fontana al centro della piazza), la Rocca dei Rettori (il nome attuale viene dal Medioevo, quando divenne sede dei governatori per conto del papa, i Rettori) e il Duomo impreziosiscono una città con una storia antichissima alle sue spalle.
More information: http://www.tafter.it/2010/08/23/benevento-tra-arte-cultura-natura-ed-archeologia/

Eckbo-Designed Tucson Convention Center Landscape - Tucson, Arizona (USA)
“Landscaping Accentuates ‘People Place” was the headline in the local newspaper upon the grand opening of the Tucson Community Center in 1971. This landscape – composed of stepped terraces, undulating water courses, tree groves, and cool shallow pools – was created by Garrett Eckbo. Today, it faces destruction nearly 40 years after its completion by the very city that once commissioned it.
More information: http://tclf.org/landslides/eckbo-designed-tucson-convention-center-landscape-threatened

Summer Research Opportunities - Center for Research and Archaeology in the Southern Levant
Dr. Jessie Pincus, Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas A&M University, working in assocation with the the Center for Heritage Conservation, will be offering summer research opportunities to interested students and professionals for the summer of 2011. Our CRASL projects offer an opportunity to tie these ancient settings to scientific activities.
More information: http://www.mnemotrix.com/crasl/summer.html

Inherit Heritage Victoria August 2010 E-NEWSLETTER (Australia)
One of the state's biggest heritage objects, the 21 Dredger has been added to the Victorian Heritage Register, the August edition of inherit newsletter reports. The newsletter is available as PDF download or subscribe inherit.magazine@dpcd.vic.gov.au and receive as a monthly email. Highlights include:

• 150,000 entry on HERMES
• Survey work on the protected historic shipwreck Grange at Apollo Bay
• Grant recipients celebrate completion of works
• Recent additions to the Victorian Heritage Register: 21 Dredger, Beaufort Band Rotunda and Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour.

More information: http://heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/August10_Inherit_1283306391566.pdf

DOCOMOMO CALL - Stuttgart 21: Stop vandalism by the State. Stuttgart Central Station (Germany)
We have received this information regarding the demolition of the northern wing of the Stuttgart Central Station. We invite you to spread this information and collaborate in the best way possible. Docomomo International is actively supporting this campaign.
More information: http://www.kopfbahnhof-21.de/

Las "Puertas del tiempo", VI edición (Francia)
Lanzada en 2005 por el Ministerio de cultura y comunicación, la operación "Puertas de tiempo" afecta a treinta sitios de patrimonio. Está destinada principalmente a niños y adolescentes de las zonas urbanas sensibles y les ofrece un descubrimiento lúdico del patrimonio y la historia, narrada a través de arte vivo: teatro, danza, pintura, cine, etc. Se espera que unos 40.000 jóvenes participen en julio y agosto en la VI edición.
More information in French: http://www.culture.gouv.fr/mcc/Actualites/Dossiers/Les-Portes-du-temps-6e-edition

Heritage Tasmania Newsletter (Australia)
The Tasmanian Heritage Council came into existence in 1997, following the proclamation of the Historic Cultural Heritage Act 1995 (click here to view the Act). The Council is made up of councillors, representing diverse community and professional interests including property owners, farmers and graziers, conservation interests and areas of expertise such as history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and tourism.
The Heritage Council is a statutory body separate to government responsible for the administration of the Act and the establishment of the Tasmanian Heritage Register. Its primary task is as a resource management and planning body, focused on heritage conservation issues. As such, any development on heritage listed places require the approval of the Heritage Council before works can commence
More information: http://www.heritage.tas.gov.au/media/pdf/July%202010.pdf

What's new in heritage: developments and challenges for the local historic environment
On the 19th July English Heritage and the Local Government Association will be holding their second joint conference. The day will focus at what the future holds for the heritage and local government sectors and will examine how unlocking the value of your heritage assets can contribute to achieving local priorities.
Our history can and should be a catalyst for economic regeneration; it can be a source of civic pride; and can be a focus for local volunteering. Recent developments in heritage protection seek to ensure that historic character and distinctiveness is retained and protected, whilst ensuring that heritage is accessible, well used and enjoyed.
There will be opportunities to hear what further changes are being proposed and how other authorities are responding to these challenges and opportunities.
More information: http://www.helm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.17740

Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) to launch Conservation Register in autumn 2010
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is calling for applications from architects to join the new RIBA Conservation Register, ahead of its official launch in autumn 2010.
The new Register forms an important part of the RIBA’s work to support architects currently involved in historic conservation, but also to enable the next generation of conservation architects to gain the necessary skills and experience to successfully establish themselves in this specialism.
The Register is organised in a three-tier design to allow architects to progress through a ‘stepping stone’ system, therefore enabling less experienced architects to join the Register and gradually build up experience and expertise; this is something often overlooked in single-level registers, where extensive prior experience is a necessary prerequisite for accreditation.
More information: http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/
2010/RIBAtolaunchConservationRegisterinautumn2010.aspx

Theory & Philosophy ISC Conference, May 2010 – report by Meredith Walker
The ICOMOS ISC on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration has held an annual conference since 2005. Each alternate year it is held in Florence, hosted by the Romaldo del Bianco Foundation, which also provides a secretariat for the committee. This year the conference was hosted by ICOMOS Czech Republic organised by president Josef Stulc, ably assisted by local ICOMOS members, with funding from the Ministry for Culture. Around forty people, members of the theory committee and ICOMOS members from the Czech Republic, were in attendance.
More information: http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-446/#10.

The effect on built heritage of rebuilding after natural disasters - academic paper sought. Deadline: March 2011
The international Building Research and Information journal (BRI) published from the UK by Spons/Routledge is looking for a writer for its special issue on the destruction and dismantling of the built environment.
A 6000 word academic paper is sought on the effect on built heritage of rebuilding after natural disasters. Are earthquakes and other extreme events a convenient time for people with other agendas to manipulate the historic record? How does one safeguard architectural heritage post-disaster? Final papers due March 2011 for publication July 2011. Please email any expressions of interest to guest editor, Robert Bevan - rbevan@mac.com
More information: http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-444/#7.

South Australian Heritage Website: Tour a State Heritage Area without leaving home
C omprehensive website dedicated to a special group of heritage places - South Australia's 17 designated/authorised State Heritage Areas.
This site is an initiative of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, for whom the conservation, appreciation and celebration of South Australia's natural and cultural heritage is a priority.
More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/shas/index.html

Heritage South Australian E-News
Please visit our Latest news to see the updated information on:

• Heritage Heroes - recognising outstanding heritage volunteers for 2010!
• The Portland Maru
• The grant to the Burra Railway Station
• New provisional listings for the South Australian Heritage Register
• And a good news story from Mount Torrens and the Adelaide Hills Heritage Advisory
• Service - please send us your good news stories, we are always interested

More information: http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/about/latest.html

(in French) RehabiMed-Montada : WOCMES
Nous avons l’honneur de vous informer que l’Association RehabiMed avec le soutien de l’EIDEM (Équipe Internationale d’Expertise Méditerranéenne) du projet Montada (Programme de l’UE, EuroMed Heritage IV), organise dans le cadre du WOCMES (du 19 au 24 juillet à Barcelone), une série de 7 panels sur la « Réhabilitation et la revitalisation des centres historiques méditerranéens » qui accueilleront plus de 40 experts internationaux et multidisciplinaires qui présenteront leur travaux afin d’enrichir la réflexion sur les processus de récupération du patrimoine des villes.
Les échanges d’idées, d’expériences et de connaissances générés lors du WOCMES serviront entre autres à alimenter le débat et la réflexion des Forums de participation citoyenne mis en place dans les six villes du projet Montada. Le défi que s’est fixé ce nouveau projet qui est en ligne droite avec les travaux du projet RehabiMed, est de récupérer les valeurs sociales, économiques et patrimoniales de l’architecture traditionnelle à partir de la création d’outils permettant d’impliquer l’ensemble de la société locale.
More information in French: http://www.rehabimed.net/ImagingRehabimed/DocHome/PROGRAMA%20WOCMES.pdf

Newsletter of the Hellenic Society of Archaeometry
The Hellenic Society of Archaeometry (HSA) is a non-profit Association founded in 1982. Its purpose is to promote the application of Science and Technology to the fields of Archaeology, History of Art and generally in all issues involving the cultural heritage. HSA members form the overwhelming majority of scholars engaged in such activities, in Universities, Archaeological Service and Research Centres as well as in the private sector.
More information: http://www.archaeometry.gr/index-en.html

Master's Programme in Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics. University of Applied Sciences. Stuttgart (Germany)
The Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences - or with its German name Hochschule für Technik Stuttgart (HfT - is located in the heart of Stuttgart.
The university has a long history with rich tradition in engineering education since 1832. Degree courses of study are offered by the Departments of Architecture, Civil Engineering as well as Geomatics, Computer Science and Mathematics. In addition to the Bachelor degree courses the Departament of Geomatics of the HfT developed the first and until now the only International Master Course "Photogrammetry and Geoinformatics" offered by a German university.
This postgraduate course leads to the degree of Master of Science and has proven its high attractiveness to international students from all over the world.
More information: http://www.hft-stuttgart.de/Studienbereiche/Vermessung/Master-Photogrammetry-Geoinformatics

KOREFD - Conservation and Restoration Firms Association, Turkey
KOREFD is a non-governmental organisation. Its members are architects and civil engineers with long experience in public buildings’restoration and training of staff. The main aim of KOREFD is to present the cultural assets to future generations.
Qualified Implementation Staff Training Programme for the Process of Conservation of Cultural Heritage consisting of theoretical education, practical training, technical trips and training days.
More information: http://www.korefd.com/index_en.asp

IFLA newly elected Executive Council
The International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA) held its 47th World Council and Congress in the P.R. China from May 26th to 31st, hosted by the Chinese Society of Landscape Architecture (CHSLA). A great number of member associations’ delegates to IFLA had travelled to the city of Suzhou on the lower reaches of the Yangtze river, renown for the beauty of its gardens. This 47th World Council was the last to be chaired by Dr. Diane Menzies (NZILA, New Zealand) who had completed her second mandate at the head of the organization. It was also the final mandate for Ms. Darwina Neal (ASLA, USA), vice-president for the Americas region and Prof. Tong-Mahn Ahn (KILA, South Korea) as vice-president for the Asia-Pacific region of IFLA and Mr. James Hayter (AILA, Australia) as IFLA’s treasurer.
More information: http://www.iflaonline.org/administrator/components/
com_tevent/files/75/IFLA_NEWSBRIEF31.pdf

Heritage in Chile 120 days after the earthquake
One hundred and twenty days after an earthquake and tsunami devastated Chile, Antonino Pirozzi (President of CICOP-Chile) gives an overview of the damage sustained by the country's built heritage.
Though a final assessment of the destruction is far from over, Pirozzi offers a brief critical evaluation of the immediate response to the disaster, as well as some of the lessons learnt in this initial phase. Highlighted is the need for training in emergency response, specifically for built heritage. There is a need for better organization and coordination between institutions, and for effective maintenance and preventive policies...
More information: http://www.iccrom.org/eng/news_en/2010_en/various_en/07_08earthquakeChile_en.shtml

European Federation of Associations of Industrial and Technical Heritage (E-FAITH) - Campaign for an European Year of Industrial and Technical Heritage
In november 2009 industrial heritage associations from different European countries and regions met in Calais (France) to discuss cross-border co-operation and exchange of experiences and information. There was a large concensus on the proposal to launch the idea of an European Industrial and Technical Heritage Year.
A campaign was launched which makes an appeal to heritage and (local) history associations in every European country to support the initiative.
As a first step, in 2010, one aims to rally as much as possible national, regional, local and thematic associations round the common Memorandum.
More information: http://www.e-faith.org/home/?q=content/european-industrial-and-technical-heritage-year

Discovery of a sanctuary dedicated to Mithra at Angers (France)
The excavation of the site of the former Clinique Saint-Louis at Angers, curated by the State (Drac Pays d-de-la-Loire), is being carried out by a team of Inrap archaeologists. This site covers an area of 9,000 square metres. At present, the vestiges of a sanctuary dedicated to the worship of Mithra, a god of Indo-Iranian origin is being brought to light.
Mithraism was probably introduced into the Empire by Roman soldiers and eastern merchants and spread at the end of the 1st century AD. This cult of mysteries, reserved to men, attracted first of all the Èlites, and then spread to all layers of society. Competing with Christianity, it was strongly combated and finally banned by Emperor Theodosius in 392 AD.
More information in French: http://www.inrap.fr/archeologie-preventive/Actualites/Communiques-de-presse/Les-derniers-communiques/Communiques-nationaux/p-10272-Decouverte-d-un-sanctuaire-de-Mithra-a-Angers.htm

Continuing the Conversation / The Glass House / Philip Johnson (USA)
So, if you had to choose between a pencil, a knife, or a hammer as the only tool you could ever own, which would you choose and why? – John Maeda, the President of the Rhode Island School of Design, and this week’s guest moderator for the Glass House Conversations, asks us. These conversations have a rich history rooted in Johnson’s New Canaan creation. Not only did the Glass House offer an elegant example of Modern Architecture, the residence also played hostess to some of the greatest creative thinkers of the twentieth century. Described as “the longest running salon in America,” the Glass House witnessed dozens of intense conversations about art, architecture and society between Philip Johnson and David Whitney and their invited guests, including Andy Warhol, Frank Stella and Robert A.M. Stern. The conversations, not doubt, spurred debate, yet the meetings were the perfect opportunity to share ideas and philosophies that ultimately impacted our culture.
More information: http://www.archdaily.com/70865/continuing-the-conversation-the-glass-house-philip-johnson/

Pratt Institute School of Architecture to present Three-Part Exhibition, Lecture, and Symposium on the work of Le Corbusier
Pratt Institute School of Architecture and the Pratt Library will present “Le Corbusier – Miracle Boxes”, a multidisciplinary, three-part exhibition on the work of renowned Swiss-French architect, urbanist, designer, writer, and painter Le Corbusier (born Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris), who is considered by many to be the most important architect of the 20th century, starting August 30, 2010.
More information: http://www.archdaily.com/75655/pratt-to-present-three-part-exhibition-lecture-and-symposium-on-the-work-of-le-corbusier/

Biography of Henry Nehrling (USA) 1853 - 1929
Born in 1853, Nehrling was raised within the German immigrant community of pioneers that populated the primeval pine forests of Sheboygan County Wisconsin. Though he was not formally educated with the scientific names of birds or plants, his strong land ethic was formed during his youth on walks to school and while herding his father’s cattle through the old growth forest. He began to track the comings and goings of seasonal songbirds on and it was these early experiences and his morning the loss of woodlands to farms and towns that would heavily color his later writings...
More information: http://tclf.org/pioneer/henry-nehrling/henry-nehrling

Sacrificial Lambs
Overdevelopment is doing to cultural landscapes what excessive plastic surgery has done to … well, I won’t name names. But I will say after spending two weeks in the Hamptons, I can point to egregious examples of both.
More information: http://tclf.org/content/sacrificial-lambs

The Jay Property Threatened by Erasure - RYE. New York State (USA)
John Jay, one of the seven Founding Fathers of our nation, grew up in Rye, New York, on a 250-acre farm known as “The Locusts.”
His father, Peter Jay, was a successful merchant and avid horticulturalist, renowned for his skill in cultivating and grafting trees. Under the family’s care, the ancestral Jay home grew to 400 acres that included well-tended pastures for livestock, bountiful gardens and orchards as well as a veritable arboretum of trees including elms, oaks, and horse chestnuts. This is the green crucible that shaped the character of one of the authors of our Constitution; the architect of the Jay Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War; the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court; a beloved New York State Governor; and a leading abolitionist who helped end slavery in New York. Today, despite a wealth of supporting documentation, and years of fundraising, research, planning and restoration efforts to the property’s principal structure by the non-profit Jay Heritage Center, the National Historic Landmark landscape has deteriorated dramatically with the proliferation of invasive plants and deliberate lack of maintenance aimed at erasing significant traces of its historic design intent.
More information: http://tclf.org/landslides/the-jay-property-threatened-by-erasure

Washington National Cathedral
In 1898 the first bishop of Washington, Henry Yates Satterlee, chose a site overlooking the Federal City for the Washington National Cathedral. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. developed a master plan for the 59-acre site and was involved in its execution from 1907-1928. His plan included internal roadways, locations for institutional buildings, a series of open spaces and gardens, and a Pilgrim’s Path through the existing five-acre woodland. Florence Brown Bratenahl, the wife of the first Dean of the Cathedral, worked alongside Olmsted to implement the plan, especially the planting of the Bishop’s Garden, a private garden 'out back' of the Bishop's house. Completed in 1928, the garden included plants of historical interest, biblical references and native plants. During Olmsted’s thirty-year involvement on the National Cathedral grounds he also served as an adviser or designer on many celebrated Washington, D.C., projects including the Federal Triangle, the Jefferson Memorial, Roosevelt Island, and Rock Creek Parkway. The last stone for the Cathedral was set in 1990 and the stone-cutting yard was re-shaped into a tree-shaded, open lawn to accentuate the west entrance.
More information: http://tclf.org/landscapes/washington-national-cathedral

AT RISK : Palm Cottage Gardens Acquired by Henry Nehrling Society. Florida (USA)
In 1885, Dr. Henry Nehrling, a naturalist, botanist and ornithologist from the Midwest, purchased 40 acres of undeveloped land in the newly founded community of Gotha, Florida, with the dream of developing a garden where he could grow tropical and sub-tropical plants year round.
More information: http://tclf.org/landslides/palm-cottage-gardens-acquired

"Maks Fabiani : Dunaj – Ljubljana – Trst" by Andrej Hrausky and Janez Koželj at Cankarjeva založba publishing house
In Slovene. Cankarjeva založba, 2010. ISBN: 978-961-231-736-2. Photographer: Miran Kambic.
Max Fabiani (1865-1962), one of the main Austro-Hungarian planners and beside Plecnik also the biggest Slovenian architect. At the time that monarchy reached the highest social recognition and reputation: he was the first architect with a doctorate in the monarchy, a personal adviser to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, collaborator with Otto Wagner and professor in Vienna.
http://www.modrijanovaknjigarna.si/slv/Knjizne-novosti/Razkosje-med-platnicami/Maks-Fabiani-Dunaj-Ljubljana-Trst

Research, publication and dissemination of scientific literature in the field of conservation of historic monuments and sites
By José Garcia Vicente and Cécilia Rantica
The ICOMOS Documentation Centre has carried out a survey among professionals in the field of conservation of historic monuments and sites, in order to know their needs and practices in terms of scientific and academic research and the subsequent dissemination of their works. In this report we explain the results of this study, which reveal some general tendencies in the behavior of the heritage professionals.
http://www.international.icomos.org/centre_documentation/openarchive/Report_English.pdf

University of Paris 8 - Publication « Quel devenir pour les friches culturelles en France ? D'une conception culturelle des pratiques à des centres artistiques territorialisés »
Philip Henry, professor at the Theatre Department of the University of Paris 8 – Saint Denis and member of ARTfactories/Autre(s)pARTs, has published a study aimed to identify the contemporary situation in France of inhabited spaces which have become spaces of artistic and cultural projects, as well as to clarify the problems which these centres encounterh. Entitled “Quel devenir pour les friches culturelles en France? D’une conception culturelle des pratiques artistiques à des centres artistiques territorialisés” the analysis is divided into two volumes: the first, a theoretical approach, collects historical and systematic issues; the second volume examines three specific cases.
http://www.artfactories.net/Quel-devenir-pour-les-friches.html

A message from the editors of the International Journal of Architectural Heritage
The International Journal of Architectural Heritage: Conservation, Analysis, and Restoration, Taylor & Francis, received the first impact factor from the “Science Citation Index” / Thomsom Reuters. After only three years, the journal is already listed in the mid-rank in the SCI fields of “Construction & Building Technology” and “Civil Engineering”.
We would like to thank all authors and readers for this achievement. We are also aware that the publication lag from paper acceptance is currently too long and the publisher will roughly double the number of pages per year from 2011, with 6 issues per year. In addition, the publisher will offer on-line pre-publication in the very near future.
We hope that you continue to select this publication as a major source of information for resources and technologies for the study and repair of cultural heritage buildings, including history, methodology, materials, survey, inspection, non-destructive testing, analysis, diagnosis, remedial measures, and strengthening techniques.
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/15583058.asp

AVA Publishing-Review of Landscape Architecture Books
AVA publishes innovative and stylish educational books on the visual arts.
They are currently exploring new promotional opportunities for their Landscape Architecture series.
http://www.avabooks.ch/index.php/ava/booklist/Landscape_Architecture