The Pritzker Prize
National Heritage Resources Act
http://www.acts.co.za/ntl_heritage_res/index.htm
The Burra Charter
http://australia.icomos.org/publications/charters/
The Burra Charter defines the basic principles and procedures to be followed in the conservation of Australian heritage places.
In 1979, the Australia ICOMOS Charter for the Conservation of Places of Cultural Significance was adopted at a meeting of Australia ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) at the historic mining town of Burra, South Australia. It was given the short title of The Burra Charter.
The Burra Charter accepted the philosophy and concepts of the ICOMOS Venice Charter, but wrote them in a form which would be practical and useful in Australia. The Charter was revised in 1999 and has since been adopted by the Australian Heritage Council (December 2004), the Heritage Council of New South Wales (December 2004), the Queensland Heritage Council (January 2005) and the Heritage Council of Victoria (July 2010). It is also recommended by the Heritage Council of Western Australia[3] and the Tasmanian Heritage Council.
The Burra Charter identifies three levels of repair for heritage structures. These are:
- Preservation – Maintaining a structure in its existing state and preventing further deterioration.
- Restoration – Returning a structure to a known earlier state by the repair of existing fabric without the introduction of new materials.
- Reconstruction – Returning a structure to a known earlier state by the introduction of new material into any remaining fabric.
http://www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au Excerpts from an Australia ICOMOS brochure explaining the principles of heritage conservation. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
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The Comprehensive Integrated Transport Plan (CITP) for Stellenbosch
http://www.stellenbosch.gov.za/jsp/e-lib/list.jsp?catid=232
Richard Florida
Richard Florida is author of the global best-seller The Rise of the Creative Class and Who’s Your City?, a national and international best seller and amazon.com book of the month. His new book, The Great Reset explains how new ways of living and working will drive post-crash prosperity.
He is author of The Flight of the Creative Class and Cities and the Creative Class. His previous books, especially The Breakthrough Illusion and Beyond Mass Production, paved the way for his provocative looks at how creativity is revolutionizing the global economy.
http://www.creativeclass.com/richard_florida/
National Building Musuem
What makes a city
Intelligent? You Do.
For as long as we have lived in cities we have reflected on their form, feel, and function.
http://www.nbm.org/intelligentcities/
The Heritage Portal
The Heritage Portal is a discussion, education and marketing platform serving the South African Heritage Sector. It aims to assist a spectrum of stakeholders to negotiate the tensions between preservation and development and help integrate heritage into the planning process. It aspires to ease the burden on heritage officials and to drive an owner education agenda.
Visitors to the Heritage Portal will be able to find expert assistance by searching the relevant directories, browsing the resources section and participating in various forums including a powerful ‘ask the experts’ section. They will also be able to share their expertise for the benefit of the community.
The Heritage Portal aims to play a role in the emergence of a powerful South African heritage industry that contributes to job creation and economic growth. It has been designed to complement the South African Heritage Resources Information System (SAHRIS).
http://www.heritageportal.co.za/
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage. Its work is based on the principles enshrined in the 1964 International Charter on the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites (the Venice Charter).
ICOMOS is a network of experts that benefits from the interdisciplinary exchange of its members, among which are architects, historians, archaeologists, art historians, geographers, anthropologists, engineers and town planners.
The members of ICOMOS contribute to improving the preservation of heritage, the standards and the techniques for each type of cultural heritage property : buildings, historic cities, cultural landscapes and archaeological sites.
http://www.icomos.org/index.php/en
Erfennisstigting en ESDIGIT
http://www.erfenisstigting.org.za/
Die Erfenisstigting (Maatskappy Sonder Winsoogmerk) is in 2002 gestig om te help omsien na bedreigde erfenisgoedere, veral dié wat vir die Afrikaanssprekende gedeelte van die bevolking van betekenis is. Die Erfenisstigting poog om na alle sodanige bedreigde terreine om te sien, asook na ander erfenisgoedere, soos standbeelde en kunswerke, wat bewaringswaardig geag word en nie meer elders in die land welkom is nie of in gevaar staan om gesteel of gevandaliseer te word.
ESDIGIT is ‘n nasionale forum vir die digitalisering van ons gedokumenteerde erfenis.