Heritage at Risk - Special Edition 2006: The Soviet Heritage and Europe Modernism

Edited by Jörg Haspel, Michael Petzet, Anke Zalivako and John Ziesemer
(April 2006)

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The Soviet Heritage and European Modernism

• Contents
• Editorial
• MOSCOW DECLARATION on the Preservation of 20th-Century Cultural Heritage
• RESOLUTION on Konstantin Melnikov's House and Collection

Initial Statements

• Sheridan Burke, ICOMOS International Scientific Committee of the 20th Century Heritage: Twentieth-Century Heritage at Risk and the Role of ICOMOS in its Conservation
• Maristella Casciato, DOCOMOMO International: Modern Monuments and Heritage at Risk
• John Stubbs, World Monuments Fund: Mobilizing Support for Conserving 20th Century Architecture

I. The International Day for Monuments and Sites 2006 in Moscow - a Summary

• Selim Khan-Magomedov: The 20th Century in the Context of the Millennium (Text in Russian)
• Jörg Haspel: World Heritage of the 20th Century Chances for Russia from a Foreign Point of View
• Jean-Louis Cohen: Listing Le Corbusier as UNESCO World Heritage
• Jukka Jokilehto: Modern Built Heritage as World Heritage

II. Heritage Saved from Risk - Case Studies from Moscow and the Former Soviet Union

• Maija Kairamo: The Restoration of Viipuri Library, an International Pilot Project
• Marina Khrustaleva: "Bright future"  the Symbolic Potential of New Life for the Commune House (Text in Russian)
• Boris Pasternak: Burevestnik Factory Club. Short Notes on the Restoration and Conversion Project
• Alexander Lozhkin: House of Science and Culture , the Opera and Ballet Theatre in Novosibirsk (Text in Russian)

III. "Heritage at Risk" & Case Studies from Moscow and the Former Soviet Union

• Anke Zalivako: 2000 & 2006: Monitoring Moscow's Avant-garde Architecture
• Natalia Dushkina: From "Metropolitan" to "Underground"
• Clementine Cecil: The Melnikov House-Studio
• Irina Chepkunova: Architectural Avant-garde in the Moscow Suburbs
• Andrey Chernichov: Preservation and Development of Iakov Chernichov's Heritage- The Water Tower of the Cable Factory of the "Krasnyj Gvozdilshik" Plant (1930-1931)
• Margarita Shtiglits: Monuments of Industrial Architecture of the Leningrad Avant-garde Movement (Text in Russian)
• Alexander Buryak / Irina Kraizer: Stylistic Attribution of the Dzerzhinsky Square (Freedom Square) in Kharkov (Text in Russian)
• Igor Martynenko: Demolition of Architectural Monuments under the Pretence of their Restoration: From Theory to Criminal Practice (Text in Russian)
• Tatyana Budantseva: Modernist Heritage of Sverdlovsk Today
• Tatyana Vinogradova: Works by the Engineer Vladimir Shukhov in the Nizhny Novgorod Region (Text in Russian)

IV. World Heritage Sites of the 20th Century � German Case Studies

• Omar Akbar: Bauhaus and Heritage
• Monika Markgraf: Conservation and Preservation of the Bauhaus Building in Dessau
• Michael Siebenbrodt: The House "Am Horn" in Weimar . Bauhaus site and World Heritage site: Construction, Usage and Preservation (Text in German)
• Norbert Mendgen: Preservation and Re-use of the Blast Furnace Site: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Völklingen Ironworks"
• Walter Busch: The architects Schupp & Kremmer and their contribution to the World Heritage of the 20th Century: "Zollverein" Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen and Mines of Rammelsberg in Goslar (Text in German)
• Jörg Haspel: The Heritage of the Berlin Modern Style. Nomination of Housing Estates for Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List

V. Moscow - Berlin: Interchanges and Heritage of the 20th Century

• Anke Zalivako: Connections between Germany and Soviet Russia's Avant-garde Architecture. Examples from the 1920s in Berlin and Moscow (Text in Russian)
• Winfried Brenne: Practical Experience with the Buildings of the Avant-garde in Berlin and East Germany
• Alexey Vorontsov: The Bakhmetevsky Bus Depot (Text in Russian)
• Annemarie Jaeggi: Relations between the Bauhaus and the Russian Avant-garde as Documented in the Collection of the Bauhaus Archive Berlin
• Aleksey Ginzburg: The Narkomfin Building
• Tatyana Tsareva: Residential Settlements in Moscow in the 1920s. Methodical Approaches for Establishing Special Rehabilitation Programs (Text in Russian)
• Evgenya Dutlova: The History of the Construction of the Kremlin Palace of Congresses in Moscow (State Kremlin Palace)

ICOMOS Germany

• Monuments of Modern Architecture at Risk & Case Study Berlin

Annexes

• Photo Credits
• Colour Plates
• Contact Information
• Authors

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Heritage at Risk - Special Edition 2006: Underwater cultural heritage

Underwater cultural heritage at risk:  Managing natural and human impacts  Patrimoine culturel subaquatique en peril: Gérer les impacts naturels et humains  Patrimonio cultural subacuatico en peligro: Gestion del impacto natural y humano

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Contents

• Introduction to the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage - Guido Carducci
• Foreword - Michael Petzet
• Introduction - Robert Grenier
• ICOMOS & Heritage at Risk
• It's All About the 'P's! - Rick Stanley
• Florida's Underwater Archaeological Preserves: Preservation through Education - Della A. Scott-Ireton
• Marine Aggregates and Prehistory - Antony Firth
• The Queen of Nations: A Shipwreck with Influence - David Nutley
• RMS Titanic - Ole Varmer
• The Sound of Campeche: A Place Full of History - Pilar Luna E.
• The Monte Cristi "Pipe Wreck" - Jerome Lynn Hall
• Foundations in Management of Maritime Cultural Heritage in the Cayman Islands - Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton
• The Long Struggle between Santa Fe and the San Javier River - Javier Garcia Cano
  La larga lucha de Santa Fé contra el rio San Javier- Javier Garcia Cano [Espanol]
• Pre-Colonial Fish Traps on the South Western Cape Coast, South Africa -John Gribble
• Protected Zones and Partnerships: Their Application and Importance to Underwater Cultural Heritage Management - David Nutley
• Old Shipwrecks and New Dredging: An Elizabethan Ship in the Thames -Antony Firth
• The Playa Damas Shipwreck: An Early 16th-Century Shipwreck in Panama -Filipe Castro and Carlos Fitzgerald
• The Sad Case of the ss Maori - John Gribble
• Atherley Narrows Fish Weirs - R. James Ringer
• The Four Commandments: The Response of Hong Kong SAR to the Impact of Seabed Development on Underwater Cultural Heritage - Cosmos Coroneos
• Port Royal, Jamaica: Archaeological Past and Development Potential-Donny L. Hamilton
• In Situ Site Stabilization: The William Salthouse Case Study - Mark Staniforth
• A Cheap and Effective Method of Protecting Underwater Cultural Heritage -Cosmos Coroneos
• The In Situ Protection of a Dutch Colonial Vessel in Sri Lankan Waters - M. R. Manders
• La Protection in situ d'un navire colonial hollandais dans les eaux du Sri Lanka - M. R. Manders [Français] [Español]

• Managing Threats to Underwater Cultural Heritage Sites: The Yongala as a Case Study - Andrew Viduka
• To Dig or Not to Dig? The Example of the Shipwreck of the Elizabeth and Mary - Marc-André Bernier
  Fouiller ou ne pas fouiller? Le cas de l'épave du Elizabeth and Mary-Marc-André Bernier [Français]
• Japanese Midget Sub at Pearl Harbor: Collaborative Maritime Heritage Preservation - Hans Van Tilburg
• The In Situ Protection of a 17th Century Trading Vessel in the Netherlands- M. R. Manders
  La protection in situ d'un navire marchand du XVIIè siècle aux Pays-Bas- M. R. Manders [Français]
  La proteccion in situ de un navio mercante del siglo XVII en los Paises Bajos- M. R. Manders [Español]
• Orio IV: The Archaeological Investigation of an Ore Carrier (patache venaquero) from the 16th-Century - Manuel Izaguirre
  Orio IV: La investigacion arqueologica de un patache venaquero del siglo XVI - Manuel Izaguirre[Español]
• HMS Swift: Scientific Research and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Argentina - Dolores Elkin
• The USS Monitor: In Situ Preservation and Recovery - John D. Broadwater
• The Molasses Reef Wreck - Donald H. Keith
• Strategic Options with Regards to "Public Access -Awareness Raising" in Portugal - Francisco J. S. Alves
  Options stratégiques dans le domaine du concept "public access-raising awareness" - Francisco J. S. Alves [Français]
• Shipwreck: Threatened in Paradise - Paul F. Johnston
• The Urbieta Wreck (Gernika) Basque Country - Manuel Izaguirre
  El Pecio de Urbieta (Gernika) Pais Basco- Manuel Izaguirre[Español]
• Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in French Polynesia: Fifteen Years of Work by GRAN - Max Guérout and Robert Veccella 
• UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage
• Contacts 

Special Report on Spain 2006

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Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Islands

Anita Smith and Kevin L. Jones

December 2007

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents

Part 1: Foreword
Susan Denyer

Part 2: Context for the Thematic Study
Anita Smith
- Purpose of the thematic study
- Background to the thematic study
- ICOMOS 2005 ?Filling the Gaps - An Action Plan for the Future?
- Pacific Island Cultural Landscapes: making use of this study

Part 3: Thematic Essay: The Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Islands
Anita Smith

The Pacific Islands: a Geo-Cultural Region
- The environments and sub-regions of the Pacific
- Colonization of the Pacific Islands and the development of Pacific Island societies
- European contact, the colonial era and decolonisation
- The ?transported landscapes? of the Pacific
- Principle factors contributing to the diversity of cultural Landscapes in the Pacific Islands
Organically Evolved Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific
- Pacific systems of horticulture ? continuing cultural landscapes
- Change through time in horticultural systems - relict horticultural and agricultural cultural landscapes
- Arboriculture in the Pacific Islands
- Land tenure and settlement patterns
- Social systems and village structures
- Social, ceremonial and burial places
- Relict landscapes of war in the Pacific Islands
- Organically evolved cultural landscapes in the Pacific Islands: in conclusion
Cultural Landscapes of the Colonial Era

Associative Cultural Landscapes and Seascapes
- Storied landscapes and seascapes
- Traditional knowledge: associations with the land and sea
Part 4: Cultural Landscape Portfolio
Kevin L. Jones

Part 5: The Way Forward
Susan Denyer, Kevin L. Jones and Anita Smith
- Findings of the study
- Protection, conservation and management
- Recording and documentation
- Recommendations for future work

Annexes

Annex I - References
Annex II
- Illustrations
- Illustrations Part 3
- Illustrations Part 4