> Dear Sir/Madam,
>
> With this, we have the pleasure to include the announcement of the
Advanced international
> course in architectural conservation, "Architectural records,
inventories,
information
> systems and conservation" to be held at ICCROM from 22 September to
17
October,
> 2003.
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
> Office of Communication & Information
> Bureau, Communication et information
>
> Architectural records, inventories, information systems and
conservation
> Advanced international course in architectural conservation
>
> Rome, ICCROM, 22 September - 17 October, 2003
>
>
> BACKGROUND:
> ICCROM's constitutional functions include the promotion and
development of
educational
> activities relating to the conservation and restoration of cultural
property
> and raising the standards and practice of conservation and
restoration
work.
> This advanced architectural conservation course will be based on
cases and
experience,
> drawing upon the vast wealth of cultural material that the city of
Rome
and other
> cases offer and will be based on the experience developed by leading
experts
> in this field.
>
> ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE RECORDING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT:
> The first conservation levels are associated with knowledge.
Knowledge
entails
> documentation as a fundamental aspect for preserving cultural
heritage.
> Architectural records aim at conserving cultural heritage, as one
of the
major
> challenges of our times.
> Architectural records, and recording and information management in
the
field
> of conservation are continuously being developed and must be
considered in
the
> context of a system and as a fundamental part of a large body of
knowledge
and
> disciplines converging to preserve heritage.
> In that context, and prior to any conservation measures,
architecture must
be
> documented, analysed and viewed as the result of its evolution and
history. The
> conservation of architectural heritage entails a consideration of
the
material
> as well as the immaterial aspects of the heritage. The physical
aspects of
architectural
> heritage, and its symbolic meanings in historic, cultural and social
contexts
> make up the cultural memory and legacy left to future generations.
It is
therefore
> necessary to consider documentation as a moral, social and
educational
issue
> and to approach architectural recording, documentation and
information
management
> from a wider standpoint than the merely architectural aspect.
> As result of the evolution of concepts and advances in
technologies, the
current
> cultural and scientific debate focuses on the analysis of the most
adequate documentation
> when considering each case associated with specific approaches for
analysis,
> methods and techniques to record conditions and characteristics.
> Conservation professionals with responsibility for heritage
recording must
also
> be able to manage records and transmit documentation methods and
practice
to
> others.
>
> AIMS:
> - To approach architectural records and information management from
the
point
> of view of planning, practice, access and diffusion;
> - To review the theory of documentation and recording and its
relation to
specific
> situations;
> - To address recording practice based on specific case studies;
> - To promote discussion among specialists in these fields;
> - To enable participants to transmit documentation knowledge,
aptitudes
and skills.
>
> PROGRAMME:
> This advanced course will stress the notion of 'inventory' as the
core
element
> of information systems to be able to establish links between the
various
aspects
> and fields relating to architectural documentation processes. The
notion
of 'information
> management systems' will include:
> - Principles, design and management of records of data base systems.
> - Methods to process architectural records and related information.
> The advanced course will be structured around three blocks of
knowledge,
through
> 4 weeks of study, on specific matters relating to:
> Documentation: principles, theory, guidelines;
> Information management: planning, practice, access and diffusion;
> Recording practice: Practical workshop about: generating records
(direct,
topographic,
> photogrammetric, 3D scanning), research (historic, bibliographic
archivist, archaeological,
> constructive, structural, ornamental, pathological), diffusion (info
graphics,
> multimedia, GIS)
> Including topics such as:
> Architectural recording, where in addition to the general
definition, the
notion
> of the relationship between representation and content is
introduced.
> Architectural recording, as a discipline, supported by all the
sciences
and techniques
> which are able to contribute to the understanding, measurement and
analysis of
> architecture from a morphological, material and structural
standpoint.
> Architectural recording as a research activity combined with the
bibliographic
> and documentation investigation.
> Architectural recording as an open knowledge system, aiming at
obtaining
the
> most comprehensive understanding of the structure under
investigation and
the
> collection, over time, of critical records of all relevant elements.
> Architecture and context.
> Demonstrations and presentations of technical developments in
recording.
>
> PARTICIPANTS:
> This advanced course is designed for a maximum of 12 architectural
conservation
> professionals specialising in the topic of the advanced course.
> The advanced course will be for architects, planners, engineers,
archaeologists,
> historians, topographers, photogrammetrists, surveyors,
cartographers,
restorers,
> documentalists, and other professionals involved in the field of
recording, documentation
> and inventories through information management systems.
>
> ADMISSION:
> Candidates are required to provide evidence of basic computer
knowledge of
documentation
> software such as: basic data base management, CAD-based graphics
tools,
digital
> image management
> Preference will be given to candidates working in positions in
which they
can
> share, transmit and disseminate the skills and information gained
during
the
> advanced course.
> Preference will be given to applicants from ICCROM member states.
> Applications for observer status will not be considered.
>
> VENUE:
> ICCROM
> Via di San Michele 13
> I 00153 ROMA RM. Italy
>
> PERIOD:
> 22 September - 17 October 2003 [4 weeks]
>
> LANGUAGE:
> The official languages of the advanced course will be English and
Italian.
Participants
> are required to certify a good knowledge of one of the two official
languages
> and a passive understanding of the second.
>
> FEE: US$ 1000
>
> TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATION:
> Participants will be responsible for their round trip travel costs
to and
from
> Rome. In order to cover living costs in Rome during the advanced
course,
participants
> should plan for a minimum total allowance (4 weeks) of US$ 1500.00.
This
sum
> would include the costs of accommodation in shared apartments (which
ICCROM will
> locate for participants) Candidates are strongly encouraged to seek
financial
> support from sources such as governmental institutions, employers
and
funding
> agencies. Some scholarship help may be available from ICCROM for
selected
candidates.
>
> CERTIFICATE:
> A certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants who
satisfactorily
> complete the advanced course.
>
> APPLICATIONS:
> Applications should include:
> A complete ICCROM "application form" available from:
> http://www.iccrom.org/eng/training/forms.htm or at the "Contact
address at
ICCROM"
> (Cf. below).
> The candidate's CV
>
> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS:
> Candidates' applications should reach ICCROM by 31 January 2003.
>
> CONTACT ADDRESS AT ICCROM:
> All correspondence relating to the advanced course - including
requests
for application
> forms - should be addressed to:
> Training Information and Fellowships - OCI
> ICCROM (ARC Advanced Courses - Architectural records)
> Via di San Michele 13
> I 00153 ROMA RM
> Tel.: + 39 0658.553.1
> Fax: + 39 0658.553.349
> Email: training@...