In Honor of Esther Coopersmith, Friend of International Heritage, Doyenne of UNESCO
ICOMOS-USA mourns the passing of Esther Coopersmith, who died in her Washington, DC, home on March 26, 2024, at the age of 94. ICOMOS-USA awarded Coopersmith the “Excellence in Intercultural Dialogue” Award at our 2014 Gala Celebration of World Heritage. By that time Esther had already played a central role in…
Historic preservation is inherently a sustainable practice.
A commonly quoted phrase, “the greenest building is the one that’s already built,” succinctly expresses the relationship between preservation and sustainability. The repair and retrofitting of existing and historic buildings is considered by many to be the ultimate recycling project, and focusing on historic buildings has added benefits for the larger community. Traditional materials are generally durable, the continued maintenance of historic buildings and features relies on local craftsmen rather than replacement parts, and these structures generally make up the heart of our towns and cities. For decades, preservation programs like the Historic Preservation Fund and the Historic Preservation Tax Incentives have demonstrated that whole communities can be revitalized by rehabilitating individual buildings.
According to the U.S. Department of Energy Information Administration, buildings are the largest consumers of energy in the nation. In recognition of the role the built environment plays in energy use, Technical Preservation Services develops guidance and technical information about how historic properties can incorporate sustainable practices to reduce energy consumption, while maintaining those characteristics that make historic properties significant: www.nps.gov/orgs/1739/sustainability-energy-efficiency-resilience-historic-buildings.htm
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📣 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize 2024
🌱 Funded by 2022 Giving Tuesday donations, the 2nd edition of the ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize aims to reward tangible and intangible heritage initiatives that recognise the interconnections between cultural and natural heritage.
🏛️ The prize will be given to a project under implementation which integrates new ways to protect culture and nature through inclusive and sustainable management practices while building resilience to today’s challenges of climate change, pollution and rapid urbanisation.
🔴 APPLY BEFORE 31 MAY 2024 🔴
🏆 3 to 5 winners will be selected in September 2024.
🤝 ICOMOS members, Committees and Working Groups can apply
ℹ️ More info: www.icomos.org/.../139192-call-for-applications...
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ICYMI 🌎🌍🌏📚 5 must reads to celebrate the 2024 edition of the International Day for Monuments and Sites!
⚔️ In celebration of #IDMS, ICOMOS picked 5 works discussing disaster and risk management, highlighting this year's theme: ‘Disasters and conflicts through the lens of the Venice Charter’.
These texts address different aspects of the damage caused to heritage by armed conflicts and natural disasters, as well as subsequents ways to recovery.
📖 Check out our 5 recommendations here: buff.ly/3UlyLSW
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Great job, ACHP - Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and thank you for sharing all of these wonderful sites today! 🥰It is the International Day for Monuments and Sites, which brings global attention to the need to conserve monuments and sites as our cultural heritage and to “celebrate the diversity of this heritage.” To commemorate the day, the ACHP wants to test your knowledge of World Heritage sites in the U.S. Our first stop was keeping pirates (and the British and the Dutch) away for hundreds of years before becoming a World Heritage Site. Guess the name of this site and others throughout the day in the comments and let us know if you have visited that site, what was your experience, and what history did you learn.
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Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks, United States of America - Google Arts & Culture
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Thanks, San Antonio, for all you do for World Heritage in the US!🌍✨ Celebrate World Heritage Day 2024! ✨🌍
Today, April 18th, we come together as a global community to honor and preserve our rich cultural legacy, monuments, and natural wonders that form our world's heritage. 🏰 World Heritage Day isn't just a day; it's a call to action to protect our past, inspire our present, and innovate for our future. 💖💪
Visit WorldHeritageUSA.org to learn more about the work being done in the U.S.
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Happy World Heritage Day! 🌎🌍🌏Fabulous work today for all of those who have been guessing the World Heritage Sites in our posts! The final stop during our celebration of International Day for Monuments and Sites might not be located on a prairie, but its style sure is. Comment below with the name of the site, and let us know if you’ve ever visited and what your experience was like.
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LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! In honor of the International Day for Monuments and Sites, our April World Heritage Webinar will delve into the history of the Venice Charter and its influence on heritage conservation practice as seen in protection efforts in Ukraine and post-conflict recovery in Cambodia
This webinar is free/contribution optional
🔗 To learn more and register, click here: buff.ly/3EdR57s
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