The [Not] Mourning Houses project

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FUNDS : project coordinator urban study | online database

Bucharest Rhabillage Association

The Romanian Union of Architects

French Embassy in Romania

The MOURNING HOUSES project started in 2006 as a voluntary based initiative structured into two complementary components: the creation and development of an online archive of historically and architecturally valuable old degraded buildings in Romania and promoting this database to the local community as awarness on the status of the Romanian architectural heritage. In 2010, the inventory in Bucharest was completed, resulting in approximately 4,000 degraded, demolished or wiating to be demolished houses, historical monuments, buildings in protected areas, or simple constructions with architectural and historical value for the city. Developed in 2010, the NOT MOURNING HOUSES project involved the creation of an inventory of good practice models in the rehabilitation of the architectural heritage in Bucharest and the dissemination of the results in addition and complementarity to those from The Mourning Houses project in order to support other actions of information, education and deeper engagement of local community. At the time, in Bucharest, there were identified about 60 good rehabilitation examples and only 20 buildings that could stand as models of good practice.

___2006 - 2010 together, we can prepare a better future for our past

De-a Arhitectura

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ORGANIZER : trainer architecture learning Bucharest De-a Arhitectura Association

Since 2014, architecture became an optional class for the 3rd and 4th grade kids in public schools in Romania. One hour per week, children are taught about the basic principles in architecture and design. Architects and teachers, together, organise interactive activities, a fun learning alternative to the traditional educational system.

Beside this long term commitment, occasionally, presentations and workshops complete this refreshing learning experience.

___2014 - 15

Cezara Mucenic Archive

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FUNDS : project coordinator archive documents digitsation

Bucharest

Rhabillage Association

The Romanian Union of Architects Municipality of Bucharest

A cultural project that creates public access for archive documents by digitizing the inventory of more than 2000 files from the National Archives, Bucharest Department - from 1830-1960, collected and organized by the historian C. Mucenic and over 100 historical studies for various Romanian historical monuments.

The dedicated website of the project was created having in mind the idea of generating a friendly and accessible platform. By creating an online database, we have tried to extend this thread further, to develop a practical work tool for researchers, architects, students of different specialisations, but that can also be a simple website for a resident in Bucharest, curious to discover what happened on his/her street before.

___2015 - 18 together, we can prepare a better future for our past

EDRAH_Giurgiu. Economic development in relation to the architectural heritage

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FUNDS : project coordinator methodological tool for urban development

Giurgiu

Rhabillage Association

Order of Architects in Romania

Municipality of Giurgiu

The EDRAH strategy proposed for the municipality involves a bottom-up integrative approach, involves international expertise and aims to use the experience as a pilot study to be replicated in other areas of the country with similar problems. It is a methodological experiment of integrative urban analysis and we hope to become a model of good practice as well as the opportunity to train a new generation of specialists.

___2018 - 21

The digital transition at“Ianca Museum” - the fragile museum heritage, between Past and Future

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ORGANIZER : technical coordinator digital transition for museums

Ianca, Romania

Asociația Cultural Istorică

‘Muzeul’ Ianca

The main objectives were articulated in a bi-directional approach aiming, on the one hand, to make the available cultural fund accessible through the latest generation of digital technologies, and on the other hand, to empower a new generation of IT specialists, working in the design area of digital products and services, with a focus on the museum sector.

A series of interdisciplinary workshops was organized with the participation of 5 high-schoolers from the region and 3 students selected through a national call, for photographing 300 of the most representative artefacts and their DocPat registration. 30 of them were 3D scanned and 4 digital twins were created for the distinct museum buildings. One transmedia storytelling strategy was developed.

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The Administration of the National Cultural Fund ___2022 together, we can prepare a

Repertory Rural Heritage Bucium - book note I

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PUBLISHER : FUNDS : co-author & graphic designer

RPER. Rencontres du Patrimoine

Europe - Roumanie

Union of Architects in Romania

Following the practical activities developed within Bucium Summer University, 84 heritage objects were identified, houses, water mills, blacksmith workshops, traditional bread ovens, churches and crucifixes. The study involved morphological constructive analysis, photographic documentation, GPS location, for 10 of which were completed surveys also. All information has been sinthetized in the first notebook Bucium Rural Heritage Repertory. The editorial project involves an introductory text, a list of all the identified items and a set of 46 drawings for deep study of the 10 of them.