The concern with safeguarding traditional heritage in Algeria is being expressed in a series of seminars and congresses with the aim of encouraging debate among national and international institutions, associations and professionals about the way forward.   From 10 to 13 March 2013, the international seminar “Ouargla secteur sauvegardé” was organized by the Algerian Ministry of Culture …

BaM started its activities for 2013 with the LiBaM conference at the Pou de la Figuera centre, with some 50 participants. RehabiMed was there, bringing its experience in Lebanon; Montserrat Villaverde presented the publications about the maintenance and rehabilitation of traditional Lebanese architecture, and exhibitions of Lebanese heritage.Poster More about the conference LiBaM Handbook …

At a time when traditional architecture is a value for development and a basis for promotion, the Montada project is at the forefront of its application in the Maghreb, with the foundations of work previously carried out by the RehabiMed and Corpus projects. These many years of work will be presented at the Ateneu de Maó in a talk entitled Historic urban landscapes: the Mediterranean and …

Last May 24, 2012, the exhibition "Bioko: Architecture and Memory" was inaugurated in Malabo, curated by Mercè de Cabanyes Gay and Laida Memba Ikuga. The opening took place at the Cultural Center of Spain in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.The exhibition is part of the project "Puesta en Valor del Patrimonio Arquitectónico y Urbano de Equatorial Guinea", directed by Laida Memba and realized with the …

Representatives of RehabiMed Association/Spain, Cultural Technologies and As Salt Municipality in Jordan, Riwaq – Center for Architectural Conservation and Ramallah Municipality in Palestine, and Bethlehem Municipality and the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation, the implementing agency of Her4Dev project met in Jordan to initiate the project and set up the action plan and guidelines for …

Three months ago, the Government of the Balearic Islands passed an act on the rehabilitation and improvement of neighbourhoods, in keeping with steps taken five years ago by the Generalitat de Catalunya Catalan autonomous government. Coinciding with this decision, and with the aim of reflecting on intervention in the historic centre, on 16 and 17 July 2009 Eivissa Town Council organized two days …

The wilaya of Constantine, in Algeria, has requested the collaboration of RehabiMed to develop a rehabilitation strategy to revitalize the historic centre, currently in a poor state of repair.Collaboration began with a study conference on 23 and 24 May to discuss the methodology and techniques used. The professionals involved in the interventions (Badia Belabed Sahraoui, Jennie Kribeche, …

The International heritage show in Paris has henceforth become an event in the agenda of European heritage that should not be missed. It is both a showcase for business excellence, places and heritage sites, as well as a preferred meeting place of both businesses and the public who are interested in heritage. In 15 years, the fair has attracted about 280,000 visitors and more than 3,600 …

On 6 April, the RehabiMed Method and its use in Mediterranean countries was presented in the auditorium of La Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine de Paris. The presentation took place in the framework of the thematic lectures organized by the École de Chaillot, specifically the talk on the subject of “Historic districts for all: a social and human approach to sustainable rehabilitation”. …

Preventive conservation and maintenance A workshop on “Preventive conservation and maintenance” was held from 23 to 25 November 2009 in the M’Zab Valley, in southern Algeria, organized by the Euromed Heritage programme of the European Union and the Algerian Ministry of Culture. The Rehabilitation and Environment Unit of the CAATEEB was invited to explain its experience and knowledge in the …