Monthly Archives: February 2018

Expression of Interest: A Call for AHRC-Funded Research

AHRC-Funded Principal Investigators invite  to contribute a piece on  research projects as part of the ‘case studies’ section of our website.  The aim of this part of our website is to profile current and recently completed AHRC funded research projects and to show the breadth and range of research currently being undertaken on the Heritage Priority Area. AHRC particularly aim to showcase projects which take innovative and creative approaches to heritage and which engage with areas identified as priorities within the AHRC Heritage Research Strategy.

AHRC will only be able to show a selection of work as we aim to have 1-2 new case studies per month, so it will not be able to host all research on our website. However, AHRC will – where possible – tweet all projects who have responded to this call.

The AHRC Heritage Priority Area Leadership team works with the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), the heritage research community, and heritage partner organisations, to draw together and stimulate the development of a wide range of research across the arts and humanities that makes an important contribution to understanding heritage and key global challenges. AHRC also aim to support the interconnections between research, policy and practice, both in the UK and internationally.

Community Preservation through Adaptive Reuse

Call for Papers

We are excited to announce a call for papers for our cultural and historic preservation conference coming this Fall (October 12-13, 2018). We invite proposals for individual papers as well as complete sessions on the theme “Community Preservation through Adaptive Reuse.” Adaptive reuse is a strategy commonly employed by preservationists, architects, and planners to extend the use-life of historic buildings and sites. Perhaps because it is not as readily measurable as financial benefits, the ability of adaptive reuse to strengthen community relationships and identities is often overlooked. Despite this lack of attention, adaptive reuse has the potential to be a powerful form of place-making that promotes community solidarity.  Taking this perspective, historic buildings and sites are seen as more than fabric. They are also seen as richly layered “texts” that combine material and non-material cultural narratives of a community’s past, present, and even future.  In many cases, the range of narratives associated with a particular building or site is as diverse as the community itself, which has the potential to create a shared sense of history.

The purpose of this conference is to explore adaptive reuse as a form of community preservation.  Potential topics include position papers, conceptualizing adaptive reuse, historical analysis, and case studies. Papers in any field of academic or applied preservation (e.g. architecture, architectural history, archaeology, museum studies, preservation planning/policy) and public history are welcome. Presenters of accepted papers will have conference registration fees waived.

Our keynote speaker will be Jim Lindberg (National Trust for Historic Preservation-Vice President for Research and Policy and former Senior Director of the Preservation Green Lab).

The deadline for submission is May 1, 2018.

Find out more here>>

APT Accepting Abstract Submissions

CALL FOR PAPERS

Submissions for the APT Buffalo Niagara Conference paper presentations and APT Student Scholar abstracts/applications are now being accepted online. Submissions for both are due Monday March 5

Share your insight and cutting-edge ideas
Our audience of industry professionals and craftspeople are committed to maintain, conserve and protect historic structures and sites for future use and appreciation. The paper sessions are a key component in sharing ideas, insights and expanding the dialogue of this important work.

APT Publication
All papers presented will be considered for publication in post-Conference issue of the APT Bulletin. APT reserves the right to publish all accepted abstracts on its websites and with conference registration materials.

Save on Registration
In addition to all of the intellectual and social benefits of attending the world’s premier preservation technologies gathering, you’ll enjoy a reduced registration rate as a speaker (or a full scholarship for Student Scholars).

The four tracks that will explore this year’s theme are:

 

1. Decline vs. revival: tempering the impulse to tear down and start over

2. Materials over time: points of change 

3. For power or for passage: re-envisioning historic industrial and transportation infrastructure

4. This new world: preservation technology and emerging issues within our historic buildings and built landscapes

 

See more information on the tracks by scrolling down on this page.
The journey to Buffalo Niagara starts here!

Architectural History Workshop 2018

  • Dates: 02 – 16 Feb, 2018
  • Location: United Kingdom

Call for Participation

The Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain (SAHGB) invites proposals for the 2018 Architectural History Workshop. This is our annual event for Postgraduate Students and Early Career Scholars to share and develop their ideas; it aims to provide an informal space away from your own institution where you can discuss, debate, practice and enjoy the company of like-minded researchers working within the history of the built environment, broadly conceived.
We invite participation in a number of ‘lightning’ rounds, where contributors are asked to speak for no more than ten minutes in any appropriate format that engagingly explores and presents your research. This research can be at any stage from a research proposal that you wish to talk about, issues arising from your research, final work as you write-up, post-doctoral reflections, or anything in-between. Speakers from previous events are particularly welcome to update us on the progress of their work.
The event is limited to Postgraduate students (full-time or part-time) and Early Career Scholars (those who have completed their PhDs within the last 5 years). We particularly encourage participation from:
  • Masters students considering doctoral study
  • Doctoral students in relevant disciplines
We are interested in all periods and regions of study, and the full range of methodological approaches to architectural history. The society welcomes submissions of work relating to the history of the built environment from all disciplines, including but by no means limited to:
  • Architecture
  • Art History
  • History (including urban, social and cultural history)
  • Archaeology
  • Anthropology
  • Geography

​On as diverse a range of themes as possible, including:

  • Histories of design
  • Histories of planning
  • Histories of construction
  • Histories of buildings in use
  • Histories of interiors and interior design
  • Histories of practice and professionalism

Alongside presentations, the Workshop will feature a session on ‘Careers in Architectural History’ presented by a panel of invited speakers from museums, heritage bodies, architectural practices, and more. Speakers will be announced in the near future. The keynote speaker will be the Chairman of the SAHGB, Professor Anthony Geraghty (University of York).

If you are interested in making a contribution, please complete the submission formThe closing date for applications is Friday 16 February 2018. The result of all applications will be communicated by Tuesday 20 February, with confirmation from the speakers requested by Thursday 22 February. The Workshop will take place on Saturday 17 March at The Gallery, 70, Cowcross Street, London, EC1M 6EL. No funding is available. A contribution of £10 is requested from all attendees to cover costs (inclusive of all catering).

Visual Heritage 2018, Vienna, Austria – Call for Papers & Posters

DIGITIZE: RESEARCH – RECORD – REACTIVATE – RECONSTRUCT
Visual Heritage 2018 hosted by CHNT 23 2018
(Vienna, Austria – November 12 – 15, 2018)

The next edition of CHNT (Cultural Heritage and New Technologies – www.chnt.at) will be organized in cooperation with the EG GCH (Eurographics Symposium and Graphics Cultural Heritage) in the City Hall of Vienna Austria.

The aim of this federated event is again to bring different communities in the same venue, to share experiences and discuss methodologies concerning digital visual media and their use in the context of heritage applications, to document digitally on at-risk archaeological sites, historical buildings, museums… and their texts, books, paints, pictures, objects …all records of through collecting original image collection’s source.

The 2018 edition will be a special event, since 2018 has been declared by the European Commission the “European Year of Cultural Heritage”. The event will also take place during the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, at 2nd half of 2018.
Therefore, Visual Heritage 2018 will be an ideal context for discussing European policies on digital heritage and digital humanities.

CALL for SESSIONS, PANELS, ROUND TABLES, WORKSHOPS and ADVANCED ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRAININGS
We invite everybody to send us your proposals to organize a session, panel, workshop, round table, tutorial or advanced archaeological training.
Content of the proposal
• Title of the session, ….
• Name of chairs / organizer (max. 2)
• Description of the planned session,… (200 – 300 words)
• Target group
• Specifics

For more questions, email at Wolfgang.boerner@stadtarchaeologie.at

Please send your proposal to: kongrarchae@stadtarchaeologie.at