Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH)

The 9th edition of the “Conservation of Architectural Heritage (CAH)” conference comprehensively covers the topic of heritage creative and technical conservation, preservation and community engagement. Additionally, it aims to bring the topic of conservation considering archaeological, historic, modern, and contemporary heritage, as well as the diversity of scales: landscape, urban and architectural ones. This will be explored within the umbrella of sustainability and accessibility discussing the relations between cultural heritage preservation and development.  The conference envelops interdisciplinary and co-creative methods of the conservation of both tangible heritage sites in the form of architectural landmarks, civic and military heritage, and associated intangible aspects of heritage. It touches upon the significance, authenticity and identity of cultural heritage and the economic impact that its conservation brings. Encompassing various methods of heritage preservation, the conference also covers citizens’ as well as governmental policy implementation & NGOs’ role in the process. In addition, tourism’s impact on heritage sites, innovative design methods and climate change adaptations are integral to the conference focus. The conference aspires to investigate the use of traditional and advanced digital tools and their contribution to the documentation, interpretation, conservation and community engagement with tangible and intangible heritage.