For further information about the program, to learn about scholarship opportunities or to register please contact
Leah Aron
Academic Programs Coordinator
Email: la@classicist.org
Tel: +1-212-730-9646 ext 101
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Alexander Creswell's Watercolour Painting Course
10 - 18 October 2008, Sicily, Italy
Only a few places still available!
Vegetable market, Catania © Alexander Creswell 2007
ICTP member Alexander Creswell is organising - for the first time - a private watercolour course to take place this autumn in the south-eastern corner of Sicily, the heartland of the Baroque in the shadow of Mount Etna. This course is by invitation only and the emphasis is on great architecture, beauty, good food & wine, and of course a desire to learn or improve watercolour. Although some previous experience with painting is helpful, this course is intended to establish formal working methods and disciplines which could either replace or augment previous experience, so beginners are as welcome as more established practitioners.
Right: Baroque balcony © Alexander Creswell 2007
The structure of the course will be fairly intense, and will include the use of sketch-books, instruction in perspective drawing and observation, colour theory and exercises, the study of light and shading, together with disciplines of constructing a watercolour both on-site and in the studio. Participants will touch on exercises in speed drawing, architectural accuracy and even urban mapping. There will be illustrated evening talks on watercolour, on Baroque architecture & Classicism, and on the colourful history of Sicily.
The course will be based for 8 nights at a charming agriturismo in a lemon grove near Siracusa which belongs to Baron Pietro Beneventano. There are 10 rooms so numbers are limited. The accommodation is simple but comfortable with all the required facilities, the food is very good and there is a swimming pool. It is within easy reach of some exceptional Baroque towns, the charms of Siracusa and its classical sites, the Hyblaean highlands and the hectic city of Catania at the foot of Mount Etna, all of which the tour will visit on day trips. There will be lunches with Princess Borghese in her beautiful 'English' garden at Lentini and picnics in the hills, painting in Palazzo Biscari in Catania, and a formal dinner in Palazzo Beneventano in Siracusa, where participants will also see Baron Beneventano's remarkable drawings collection.
The course is timed to avoid school half-term dates and to benefit from a great season in Sicily when temperatures are comfortable and the light is good.
Costs
The cost of the course will be £1,990 per person sharing a double/twin room (single occupancy will cost more). This cost includes:
All tuition, lectures and guides where necessary.
Accommodation with breakfast.
Dinners at CdF, lunches at Lentini, Piazza Armerina and picnic at Buscemi, final dinner at Palazzo Beneventano, wine tasting.
Expeditions, shuttles, transfers by minibus for the whole period.
Access to all sites as timetabled.
Creswell will be asking for a deposit of 50% on signing up for this course. This deposit will be returnable in any reasonable and unavoidable circumstance.
Participants will be expected to:
Provide for their own flights & travel insurance.
Pay for drinks at CdF, meals which are marked as not inlcuded and other personal incidental expenses and gratuities to staff & drivers.
A recommended list of equipment will be provided, which you will need to bring with you (colours, pencils, water bottles, painting stool etc etc).
Creswell is organising this himself with the help of Prince Antonio Baucina and his company Lanza Baucina. As he is not a tour operator, he cannot accept responsibility for things which go wrong beyond his direct control. However he will of course endeavour to avoid, as far as he is able, such things happening in the first place.
Interested?
If you would like to join this course, please let Alexander Creswell know as soon as you can. A 50% deposit will have to be paid to secure your place. As stated, places are limited and the tour will be operating a first-paid, first-secured system. The remaining 50% must be paid to Creswell before arriving in Sicily.
While every effort will be made to make sure nothing alters, circumstances beyond my control may result in changes in the timetable and in the stated budget. If this happens you will be the first to know. It is advisable to book your flights early as prices increase over time.
Right: Street in Noto © Alexander Creswell 2007
Further information
Alexander Creswell
Copse Hill
Ewhurst
Surrey GU6 7NN
UK
Email: ac@alexandercreswell.com
Tel: 01483-277-493
Fax: 01483-274-948
Mobile: 07971-046-293
In Italy: +39-340-002-8339
Web: www.alexandercreswell.com
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Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects, Cuba
Building and Social Housing Federation
International Study Visit
2 - 8 November 2008, Cuba
The Building and Social Housing Foundation is organising a six-day study visit to the above project, winner of the 2007 World Habitat Award.
What is 'Ecomaterials in Social Housing Projects'?
This project has developed and transferred a range of innovative and environmentally sustainable building materials which can be manufactured locally in small workshops, thereby reducing energy and transportation costs and creating employment.
Access to low-cost credit ensures that the materials are affordable and over 5,000 homes have been built or improved to date in Cuba. The technologies developed by CIDEM have also been transferred worldwide, with ecomaterials workshops operational in many Latin American countries as well as in Mozambique, Namibia and Nigeria.
Purpose of the visit
The purpose of the visit is to provide an in-depth understanding of the practical techniques, training methods and project management approaches used in the project. Intensive site visits will form a major part of the study visit, providing an opportunity to study all aspects of the project and to meet those responsible for its success.
Bursaries are provided by BSHF to help meet the travel and accommodation costs of those selected to take part in the international study visit. Please note that all applications should reach BSHF by Friday 1st August 2008.
Further information
Apply online here. Please note that all applications should reach BSHF by Friday 1st August 2008.
Diane Diacon
Director
Building and Social Housing Foundation
Memorial Square
Coalville
Leicestershire
LE67 3TU
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1530 510444
Fax: +44 (0)1530 510332
Email: bshf@bshf.org
Web www.bshf.org
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Smart Code Workshop
Andres Duany leads this three-day, immersive program
20 - 22 November 2008, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
Enhancing the livability and lovability of our communities begins here. With equal parts theory and mechanics, the SmartCode Workshop is your gateway to the future of American land planning, delivering all the tools you need for successful implementation at the local level.
Through a variety of interactive sessions with Andrés Duany, the code’s principal author, and a host of accomplished practitioners, participants are guided page by page through the SmartCode, exploring the theory, scales and elements of transect planning. Public works standards integrating well-designed places are discussed in detail, and a solid half-day is devoted to a hands-on calibration exercise.
Receiving additional focus are the power of onsite education, Visual Preference Surveys, and GIS modeling to influence political persuasion. In-depth panel sessions address economic incentives, administration techniques and legal precedent. Finally, evaluation of actual SmartCode projects follows the adoption process and demonstrates, beyond just theory, the proven best practices behind successful outcomes.
The SmartCode v9.2 is available for free download at Smart Code Central. The comprehensive SmartCode Version 9 and Manual, a fully illustrated and annotated 250-page calibrator's guide, is available for purchase. The Manual offers a concise introduction, a complete annotated code text, a series of supplementary Modules, also annotated, and an extended Appendix with sample plans, step-by-step procedures, illustrations, historical commentary, checklists, and resources. Contact New Urban News Publications to place an order.
Equal parts theory and mechanics, the SmartCode Workshop delivers all the tools you need for successful local implementation of the SmartCode, an increasingly influential form-based solution to community land planning. Examine it line by line, and discuss its current implementation and results. Empower your efforts through the collective wisdom of Andrés Duany and leading practitioner presenters:
Proceed to online registration and further information.
Further information
Hazel Borys
PlaceMakers
Email: hazel@placemakers.com
Toll free: (866) A-NU-Town
Web: www.SmartCodeComplete.com
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Sixteenth International Course on Stone Conservation (SC09)
Università IUAV di Venezia
16 April – 3 July 2009, Venice, Italy
Applications must be received by ICCROM by 14 September 2008 to ensure inclusion in the selection process.
Background
In many regions of the world stone has been the predominant material used for building and artistic purposes. The conservation and maintenance of architectural and decorative stone is a core activity in such regions. Factors such as climate change, pollution, use demands, lack of maintenance, and inappropriate past treatments are challenges for the conservation of stone buildings, structures and objects. The decline in traditional building techniques, craft practices and repair methods is also threatening our ability to sustain stone structures and objects into the future. These conservation issues require a multidisciplinary approach that involves professionals, craftspeople, policy makers and owners.
The International Course on Stone Conservation was created in 1976 by ICCROM, UNESCO, and the Soprintendenza per i Beni Artistici e Storici di Venezia to address these issues. Following the successful implementation of 15 courses from 1976 to 2003, a period of review and evaluation was carried out to ensure the course would continue to meet the needs of conservation professionals in the field. The course is now being relaunched to reflect recent advances in practice, science, and technology, including the integration of practical methodologies for stone conservation.
Objectives and programme
The course adopts a collaborative and multidisciplinary approach and is designed for professionals involved in the conservation of historic stone structures and artifacts. The primary goal of the course is to improve the practice of stone conservation internationally. This goal will be achieved through providing participants with a holistic understanding of the decay and deterioration of stone, disseminating effective conservation methodologies, and ensuring a practical understanding of appropriate repair methods and long-term management strategies. Through lectures, discussions, laboratory sessions, demonstrations, site visits and field exercises, participants will discuss and engage in current state of the art methodologies as they pertain to all phases of stone conservation. Group fieldwork exercises at a worksite will provide participants with the opportunity to address actual work scenarios where multidisciplinary solutions and collaboration are required. Throughout the course, participants will be encouraged to draw upon their collective expertise from various specializations to help them arrive at more effective conservation solutions.
The course will be divided into six main units over eleven weeks. These units will include topics such as:
conservation ethics and principles;
conservation approaches and management systems;
material sciences for analysis, identification and conservation;
understanding decay mechanisms, diagnosis of problems and their causes;
diagnostic techniques;
repair, conservation and preventative treatments and materials;
managing stone conservation projects, including working with multidisciplinary teams.
The course may include a preparatory phase prior to arrival in Venice. This preparatory phase would be comprised of assigned readings which would prepare participants with some common base knowledge and an opportunity to familiarize themselves with some of the key literature that will be used throughout the course. The preparatory phase would be conducted in participants’ home countries.
During the course, participants will be expected to play an active role through contributing to discussions, exercises, and presentations reflecting their own professional experience.
Participants
The course is designed for a maximum of 20 participants. The course is open to archaeologists, architects, conservator-restorers, conservation scientists, engineers and other professionals involved in stone conservation, preferably with at least five years of practical working experience in the field.
Preference will be given to heritage conservation professionals in the public sector, trainers of conservation professionals, and those in a position to disseminate the knowledge gained during the course with a wider audience. The selected participants will be comprised of international conservation professionals as well as Italian university graduates and Superintendence officers working in the field of heritage conservation.
Partners
ICCROM (International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property)
UNESCO-BRESCE
Università IUAV di Venezia (IUAV), Italy
Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), United States
Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici e Paesaggistici di Venezia e Laguna, Italian Ministry for Culture
Soprintendenza Speciale per Patrimonio storico, artistico, etnoantropologico e per il Polo Museale della città di Venezia e dei comuni della gronda lagunare, Italian Ministry for Culture
Teaching team
Teaching staff will be composed of an international group of recognized heritage conservation professionals who will represent a diverse array of perspectives based on their specialized expertise and their regional contexts.
Language
The course will be conducted in English. Candidates must have a thorough technical knowledge and command of English. A certificate of language proficiency is required.
Certificate
A certificate of attendance will be awarded to participants who satisfactorily complete the course and have attended at least 90% of all course activities.
Course fee: 1,300 Euro
Travel, accommodation and living expenses
Participants will be responsible for their round trip travel costs to and from Venice. In order to cover accommodation and living expenses in Venice during the course, participants should plan for a minimum allowance of € 3,850 for the entire period.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to seek financial support from sources such as governmental institutions, employers and funding agencies. The course organizers may be able to offer a limited number of scholarships to selected candidates who have been unable to secure funding.
Further information and application
Please fill out the ICCROM application form and send it together with a full professional Curriculum Vitae (in English) to the contact address below. Email applications are welcome. In the event that it is not possible to provide a scanned version of the necessary photographs and signatures, it will also be necessary to send a paper copy.
Stone Course 09
ICCROM
13, Via di S. Michele
I-00153 Rome
ITALY
Tel: +39 06 585 531
Fax: +39 06 5855 3349
Web: www.iccrom.org/eng/01train_en/announce_en/2009_04StoneVenice_en.shtml
E-mail: stonecourse09 @ iccrom . org
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