SOROSORO - Pour la sauvegarde des langues menacées
La langue araki n’est plus parlée aujourd’hui que par huit personnes au Vanuatu, un petit Etat du Pacifique où l’on trouve la plus grande densité linguistique au monde, une centaine de langues pour 200 000 habitants. En araki, Sorosoro signifie « souffle, parole, langue », et c’est ce nom très symbolique que nous avons retenu pour désigner notre programme de sauvegarde des langues menacées. Pour la langue araki comme pour beaucoup d’autres, le temps est compté. Le processus de disparition s’est considérablement accéléré au cours de ces dernières décennies et nombre de langues ne disposant plus que de quelques locuteurs vont disparaître très rapidement. Bien sûr, sauvegarder l’ensemble des 6000 langues parlées aujourd’hui sur la planète relève de l’impossible : nous savons d’ores et déjà que seule une partie de notre héritage linguistique pourra être sauvée. Nous voulons néanmoins apporter notre pierre à l’édifice, et, en collaboration avec les autres acteurs du secteur, contribuer à préserver ce qui peut l’être, car ne pas agir reviendrait à se résigner à l’appauvrissement culturel de l’humanité.
Pour cela, avec le soutien de notre Conseil Scientifique, nous avons mis sur pied un programme en trois volets.

1. L’Encyclopédie Numérique des Langues
2. SorosoroTV
3. La revitalisation des langues

Plus information : http://www.sorosoro.org/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/landslides/la-laguna-playground-under-rehabilitation

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/content/city-shaping-change-and-continuity

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/oral-history/james-van-sweden

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://alfa.fct.mctes.pt/apoios/contratacaodoutorados/welcome2/index.phtml.en

Les Villes françaises, une référence mondiale en matière de développement patrimonial
Besançon, Chinon, Lorient, Rennes et Strasbourg accueilleront le deuxième voyage d'étude en France du Réseau des Villes Indiennes du Patrimoine (Indian Heritage Cities Network - IHCN) du 28 septembre au 5 octobre 2010.
Une trentaine de représentants de villes historiques des Etats du Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh et du Rajasthan qui comptent parmi les destinations les plus courues du tourisme international, accompagnés de représentants du Ministère de l'Union du développement urbain viendront découvrir et observer comment les villes françaises intègrent la conservation du patrimoine dans leur politique de développement urbain comme point fort d'une stratégie audacieuse pour produire les villes dynamiques du 21e siècle. Comment les besoins croissant en matière de logement, commerces, services publics et aides sociales, gestion des déchets et de mobilités urbaines peuvent être pourvus sans pour autant perdre l'âme et l'esprit d'un lieu, la riche diversité d'une ville façonnée par les nombreuses strates historiques d'un patrimoine culturel et naturel varié ? Le défi est de démontrer comment la culture et le patrimoine sont des piliers du développement socio-économique, facteur de croissance, d'amélioration de la qualité de vie et de renforcement du lien social.
Plus information : http://whc.unesco.org/fr/actualites/658/

Maison des Cultures du Monde. Paris (France) septembre - novembre 2010
Dédiée à l’accueil des manifestations étrangères selon tous leurs modes d'expression et quel que soit leur milieu d'origine : profane ou sacré, savant ou populaire, professionnel ou non professionnel, lettré ou oral, traditionnel ou contemporain... la Maison des Cultures du Monde oeuvre à la promotion et à la défense du patrimoine culturel immatériel de l’humanité. Elle est internationalement reconnue pour son expertise en matière de prospection sur le terrain, d’ingénierie culturelle et de programmation (spectacles, concerts, rituels, performances, rencontres, expositions...) notamment dans le cadre du Festival de l’Imaginaire. La Maison des Cultures du Monde est également l’opérateur délégué du Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication pour la conception et la réalisation de programmes d’accueil et de formation (programmes “Courants”) destinés à des responsables culturels de tous les pays du monde.
Plus information : http://email.message-business.com/PublishEmail.aspx?opid=B3DE55151A096C1000&ctid=Q-p8Lc0B9V7

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.zamaniproject.org/

La Fondation du Patrimoine sera présente dans toute la France lors des Journées européennes du patrimoine (France) 18- 19 septembre 2010
Pour leur 27ème édition, les Journées européennes du patrimoine célèbrent les lieux marqués par l'empreinte des «grands hommes». Sur tout le territoire, la Fondation du Patrimoine présente ses plus beaux projets (Picardie, Aquitaine...) et propose des initiations aux métiers de la restauration (Limousin, Vendée...). A noter tout particulièrement le circuit-découverte dessiné par la délégation haut-normande à partir de six sites privés et publics ayant bénéficié de son soutien en Seine-Maritime et dans l'Eure. Des démonstrations d'artisans ponctuent cet itinéraire autour du patrimoine rural normand.
Plus information : http://www.fondation-patrimoine.net/fr/actualite.php4?id=144

Recherche - Base de données de travaux de recherche sur l’Art nouveau
Les thèses, mémoires et autres travaux académiques sont souvent "cachés" dans les bibliothèques des universités et difficiles à localiser. Ils constituent cependant une source d’informations essentielle pour quiconque désire approfondir ses connaissances sur les artistes Art nouveau et leurs suvres à travers l’histoire. C’est pourquoi nous avons décidé de dresser la liste de ces publications.
Vous trouverez ci-dessous quelques informations sur les travaux de recherche portant sur l’Art nouveau dans le cadre d’un troisième cycle (niveau doctorat (PhD) et post-doctorat). La rubrique ne contient pas l’intégralité des publications puisque l’idée est d’informer le visiteur sur les travaux réalisés ou en cours et non de publier ceux-ci. Si vous désirez consulter une de ces publications, reportez-vous le cas échéant aux informations complémentaires et prenez contact avec les universités correspondantes. Vous pouvez également contacter l’un des centres de documentation repris sur ce site web si vous cherchez une publication déterminée ou si vous êtes intéressé par un sujet particulier.
Plus information : http://www.artnouveau-net.eu/get_page.asp?stran=671

Le cinéma Apollo en danger à Tbilisi (Georgie)
Les monuments les plus significatifs de l'Art nouveau géorgien sont les salles de cinémas. L'arrivée et la diffusion de l'architecture Art nouveau et du cinéma se sont produites simultanément et le succès fortuit de ces deux innovations a été très important en Géorgie. Le cinéma “Apollo”, un théâtre cinématographique construit en 1909, en est un bon exemple. Il est aujourd'hui dans des conditions techniques dramatiques et n'est plus en activité. La salle de cinéma “Palace”, construite à Tbilisi en 1914, n'est également plus opérationnelle à ce jour. Au milieu du XXe siccle, les salles de cinéma de style Art nouveau “Mon Plaisir” à Kutaisi et “Apollo” à Batumi ont été détruits, si bien qu'en Géorgie le cinéma "Apollo" reste le seul cinéma de style Art nouveau à être préservé dans son état original. L'Apollo aurait donc besoin d'une restauration de bonne qualité pour redevenir une salle de cinéma.
Plus information : http://www.rhiz.eu/artefact-25219-en.html

Ouverture du grand magasin de style Art nouveau fraîchement restauré "Urbanc" Ljubljana (Slovenie)
A Ljubljana, la restauration du grand magasin Art nouveau "la maison Urbanc" s'achèvera fin septembre pour accueillir le magasin de mode Emporium.
Le grand magasin a été construit en 1903 pour Felix Urbanc, un homme d'affaire renommé de Ljubljana pour sa fabrique de textiles du square Prešeren. Les plans ont été commandés à Friedrich Sigmundt, un architecte renommé de Graz, qui a conçu le bâtiment dans un style Art nouveau français sur le modèle des grands magasins français du 19e siècle.
Plus information : http://www.slovenia-life.com/ljubljana/articles/?category=walkingtours&name=walkingtour4

Agence universitaire de la Francophonie - Appel à projets « Tourisme culturel et patrimoine » Date limite : 30 septembre 2010
Dans le cadre de la nouvelle programmation quadriennale de l’AUF, le BMO souhaite développer le projet « Tourisme culturel et patrimoine » dont le but est de soutenir les projets relevant du domaine dans la région Moyen-Orient. Du 23 au 25 novembre 2010 se tiendra à la Faculté des Sciences Hôtelières de l’Université La Sagesse au Liban un séminaire régional sur le « Tourisme culturel et patrimoine ».
Ce séminaire offre l’opportunité aux universitaires et professionnels du secteur de se rencontrer et d’échanger des idées, des informations et de conclure des partenariats. Une conférence sur le thème : « Enjeux du tourisme culturel dans la région » se tiendra dans le cadre de ce séminaire.
Plus information : http://www.auf.org/regions/moyen-orient/appels-d-offres/seminaire-regional-tourisme-culturel-et-patrimoine-appel-a-projets.html?var=lettre_AUF_63

Nouveau Directeur de l’Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA), M. Fallo Baba Keita
M. Fallo Baba Keita, précédemment Responsable du Programme Africa 2009 à l’ICCROM, a pris officiellement ses nouvelles fonctions de Directeur de l’Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) lors d’une cérémonie qui a eu lieu le jeudi 28 juillet 2010 à Porto-Novo, Bénin.
Durant la cérémonie de passation de pouvoir, le Directeur sortant, M. Alain Comlan Godonou (actuellement Directeur des objets culturels et du patrimoine immatériel à l’UNESCO) a transmis la clé symbolique de l’EPA à M. Keita.
Plus information : http://www.iccrom.org/fra/news_fr/2010_fr/various_fr/07_30newdirectorEPA_fr.shtml

UNESCO lancé " Savoirs du Peuple Mayangna sur la coexistence de l'homme avec la nature : poissons et tortues "
La forêt pluviale tropicale d’Amérique centrale qui longe la frontière entre le Nicaragua et le Honduras abrite aussi les peuples mayangna et miskito depuis des siècles. Grâce à leurs modes de subsistance basés sur l’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis, la pêche et la chasse, ils ont à la fois façonné le système écologique local et ont prévenu sa destruction. Leurs savoirs sur la flore et la faune locales sont à la fois vastes et approfondis. A travers la protection et la gestion dont elle bénéficie grâce à ces peuples, cette forêt pluviale revêt une extrême importance en termes de biodiversité de l’Amérique Centrale. La forêt comprend la réserve de biosphère BOSAWAS au Nicaragua, connue aussi sous le nom de Cœur du couloir biologique mésoaméricain.
Plus information : http://portal.unesco.org/science/fr/ev.php-URL_ID=8308&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

[english] "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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3QQK55W

Hominidés - Evolution de l’homme de la préhistoire à nos jours
Christian Régnier de Sceaux en France, n’est pas anthropologue, il travaille dans le marketing sur Internet. Il a dédié son site Hominidés - Evolution de l’homme de la préhistoire à nos jours et de Toumaï à l’Homo Sapiens - à l’une de ses passions : l’évolution de l’homme. « Les thèmes abordés sur Hominidés sont issues de mes lectures et de mes soirées de "recherches" sur Internet... » On y trouve les rubriques suivantes accompagnées d’excellents graphiques, lectures, biographies, un forum et une présentation très réussie. Au sommaire :

• Chronologie : tout est une question d’échelle !
• Les théories scientifiques sur l’évolution des espèces
• Ancêtres : tous les ancêtres de l’homme
• Dossiers : les grands thèmes et les acteurs de l’évolution...
• Références et liens pour aller plus loin sur un sujet.

Plus information : http://www.hominides.com/

[english] 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.”
Plus information en anglais : http://www.amiando.com/waterfrontsynopsis.html

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.icomos.org/icahm/articles/ICAHM_News_07-10.pdf

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.wmf.org/enews/20100831.htm

Un entretien avec Plácido Domingo, Président d'Europa Nostra
Notre mission ne concerne pas seulement des pierres, mais aussi et surtout des êtres humains!
Plus information : http://www.europanostra.org/news/114/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : https://app.e2ma.net/app/view:CampaignPublic/
id:1403149.6789729964/rid:88aa1cb907d0dc732f811b5b18d61ae3

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://europe.iflaonline.org/index.php?option=com_tevent&view=lst&layout=pub&Itemid=12

(en italien) 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.
Plus information : http://www.tafter.it/2010/07/21/come-giocarsi-i-beni-culturali-al-lotto/

(en italien) 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.
Plus 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.
Plus 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/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/08/100811-lucy-human-tools-meat-eating-nature-science/

[english] 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.”...
Plus information en anglais : http://www.archdaily.com/77922/frank-lloyd-wrights-textile-houses/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.archdaily.com/76796/what-makes-us-human-reactions-to-the-shelters-for-roman-archaeological-site/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.archdaily.com/69560/seven-meadows-farm-sps-architects/

(en anglais) La Fondation Européenne pour l'Architecture du Paysage (EFLA) Calendrier septembre
Plus information en anglais : http://europe.iflaonline.org/index.php?option=com_tevent&id=92
&view=itm&layout=nws&Itemid=10

[english] 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"

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

[english] 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

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

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=34603&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

Découvrons les patrimoines régionaux
L'accès aux partrimoines régionaux se caractérise par une fragmentation importante, aussi bien dans le monde physique que dans le monde virtuel. Il n'est donc pas simple d'acquérir une connaissance globale de ces ressources. L'Aquitaine, région française, a développé un portail général et structuré les ressources présentées de manière à ce que tout visiteur puisse construire ses propres banques de ressources et de connaissances.
Plus information : http://www.tourisme-aquitaine.fr/

Qu’est-ce que la culture ? - Institut du droit de la culture
«Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language», écrit Raymond Williams. Le mot est aussi l’un des plus difficiles à définir de la langue française. Il semble d’ailleurs exister autant de définitions de la culture qu’il y a d’auteurs qui se sont penchés sur la question, certains auteurs offrant même des définitions différentes d’un texte à l’autre. Les dictionnaires courants ou spécialisés offrent également tous des définitions plus ou moins complètes du mot culture...
Plus information : http://www.chronculture.com/index.php/fr/ressources/dossiers/224-droit-de-la-culture/683-quest-ce-que-la-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.
Plus information : http://www.fratellicervi.it/content/view/222/164/

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.
Plus information : http://www.cursus.edu/?module=document&action=getDoc&uid=71546

Charte des élus clunisiens

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

Plus information : http://www.cluny2010.org/

(en italien) 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.
Plus information : http://www.tafter.it/2010/08/23/benevento-tra-arte-cultura-natura-ed-archeologia/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/landslides/eckbo-designed-tucson-convention-center-landscape-threatened

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.mnemotrix.com/crasl/summer.html

(en anglais) 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.

Plus information en anglais : http://heritage.vic.gov.au/admin/file/content2/c7/August10_Inherit_1283306391566.pdf

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.kopfbahnhof-21.de/

Les "Portes du temps", 6e édition (France)
Lancée en 2005 par le ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, l'opération "Les Portes du temps" concerne près d'une trentaine de sites patrimoniaux. Elle s’adresse en priorité aux enfants et adolescents issus de zones urbaines sensibles et leur propose une découverte ludique du patrimoine et de l'histoire, racontée à travers les arts vivants : théâtre, danse, peinture, cinéma, etc. 40 000 jeunes sont attendus en juillet et en août pour cette 6e édition.
Plus information : http://www.culture.gouv.fr/mcc/Actualites/Dossiers/Les-Portes-du-temps-6e-edition

[english] 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
Plus information en anglais : http://www.heritage.tas.gov.au/media/pdf/July%202010.pdf

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.helm.org.uk/server/show/ConWebDoc.17740

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.architecture.com/NewsAndPress/News/RIBANews/News/
2010/RIBAtolaunchConservationRegisterinautumn2010.aspx

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-446/#10.

[english] 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
Plus information en anglais : http://australia.icomos.org/e-news/australia-icomos-e-mail-news-no-444/#7.

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/shas/index.html

(en anglais) 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

Plus information en anglais : http://www.environment.sa.gov.au/heritage/about/latest.html

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.
Plus information : http://www.rehabimed.net/ImagingRehabimed/DocHome/PROGRAMA%20WOCMES.pdf

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.archaeometry.gr/index-en.html

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.hft-stuttgart.de/Studienbereiche/Vermessung/Master-Photogrammetry-Geoinformatics

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.korefd.com/index_en.asp

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.iflaonline.org/administrator/components/
com_tevent/files/75/IFLA_NEWSBRIEF31.pdf

Etat du patrimoine au Chili 120 jours après le tremblement de terre
Cent vingt jours après le tremblement de terre et le tsunami qui ont dévasté le Chili, Antonino Pirozzi (Président du CICOP-Chile) a donné une vue d’ensemble des dommages qui ont touché le patrimoine bâti du pays.
Bien que l’évaluation finale de la destruction soit loin d’être achevée, Pirozzi présente une brève évaluation critique des réponses immédiates qui ont été apportées face au désastre ; et à partir de cette phase initiale en a tiré quelques leçons. A été souligné le besoin en formation en cas de réponse d’urgence à donner, spécifiquement pour le patrimoine bâti. Il est en effet nécessaire d’avoir une meilleure organisation et une plus grande coordination entre les institutions, ainsi qu’une maintenance et des politiques de prévention efficaces...
Plus information : http://www.iccrom.org/fra/news_fr/2010_fr/various_fr/07_08earthquakeChile_fr.shtml

Fédération Européenne des Associations de Patrimoine Industriel et Technique (E-FAITH) - Campagne pour une Année européenne du patrimoine industriel et technique
(en anglais) 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.
Plus information : http://www.e-faith.org/home/?q=content/european-industrial-and-technical-heritage-year

Découverte d'un sanctuaire de Mithra à Angers (France)
Sur 9 000 m², une équipe d’archéologues de l’Inrap fouille, sur prescription de l’État (Drac Pays-de-la-Loire), le site de l’ancienne clinique Saint-Louis à Angers. Elle met actuellement au jour les vestiges d’un sanctuaire voué au culte de Mithra, dieu d’origine indo-iranienne.
Le mithraïsme est probablement introduit dans l’Empire par les militaires romains et les marchands orientaux et se répand à la fin du Ier siècle. Ce culte à mystères, réservé aux hommes, séduit d’abord les élites, puis se diffuse dans toutes les couches de la société. Concurrent du christianisme, il est fortement combattu et finalement interdit par l’empereur Théodose en 392.
Plus information : 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

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.archdaily.com/70865/continuing-the-conversation-the-glass-house-philip-johnson/

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://www.archdaily.com/75655/pratt-to-present-three-part-exhibition-lecture-and-symposium-on-the-work-of-le-corbusier/

[english] 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...
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/pioneer/henry-nehrling/henry-nehrling

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/content/sacrificial-lambs

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/landslides/the-jay-property-threatened-by-erasure

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/landscapes/washington-national-cathedral

[english] 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.
Plus information en anglais : http://tclf.org/landslides/palm-cottage-gardens-acquired

Recherche, publication et diffusion de l’information scientifique dans le domaine de la conservation de monuments et sites historique
Par José Garcia Vicente et Cécilia Rantica
Le Centre de Documentation de l’ICOMOS a mené une étude parmi les professionnels de la conservation des monuments, paysages et sites historiques, afin de connaître leur besoins et pratiques en termes de recherche de documentation et de diffusion du résultat de leurs recherches scientifiques et académiques. Les résultats de cette étude, présentés dans ce rapport, révèlent certaines tendances générales dans le comportement des professionnels du patrimoine.
http://www.international.icomos.org/centre_documentation/openarchive/Report_French.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