ArCHIAM-designed Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Traditional Structures and Open Spaces at Misfat al-‘Abriyin, Oman, shortlisted at the 2024 ICCROM Sharjah Award

NewsArCHIAM-designed Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Traditional Structures and Open Spaces at Misfat al-‘Abriyin, Oman, shortlisted at the 2024 ICCROM Sharjah Award The project “Conservation and Adaptive Reuse of Traditional Structures and Open Spaces at Misfat al-‘Abriyin” (2016-2019) has been selected amongst 18 projects from 12 Arab countries for ICCROM Sharjah Award for Good Practices…

Workshop Urban spaces in Flux: The Concept of Healthy and Sustainable Cities in West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula

NewsWorkshop Urban spaces in Flux: The Concept of Healthy and Sustainable Cities in West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula The workshop “Urban Spaces in Flux: The Concept of Healthy and Sustainable Cities in West Asia and the Arabian Peninsula”, organised by CARPO with Gulf Architecture Centre, has taken place in Bonn on 5th and 6th…

“M’Hamid Oasis Morocco” film screened at HERITALES – International Heritage Film Festival

News“M’Hamid Oasis Morocco” film screened at HERITALES – International Heritage Film Festival On 17th September 2022 the M’Hamid Oasis Morocco film was selected for screening at the Museu Rainha D. Leonor in Beja, Portugal, as part of the 2022 edition of HERITALES – International Heritage Film Festival. The festival aims to promoting the dissemination of…

“M’Hamid Oasis Morocco” film screened at Al Sidr Film Festival

News“M’Hamid Oasis Morocco” film screened at Al Sidr Film Festival The M’Hamid Oasis Morocco film was invited for screening at the 2022 Al Sidr Environmental Film Festival in Abu Dhabi. The theme of the festival was “the oasis (paradox)”, representing hope amid remote and desolate desert landscapes. Directed by Monika Koeck, the film documents the restoration and documentation work…

Expert meeting on participatory cultural heritage management in El Kef, Tunisia

NewsExpert meeting on participatory cultural heritage management in El Kef, Tunisia On 12th November 2021, ArCHIAM and the ENGAGE Network’s North Africa regional office, ENGAGE-Tunisia, co-hosted the online expert meeting El Kef, Tales of Marginalised Heritage in North-West Tunisia. Community-centred Visions for El Kef’s Cultural Heritage Management and Valorisation. Organised by Dr Majdi Faleh, Dr…

LSA launches IHBC-accredited MA in Sustainable Heritage Management

NewsLSA launches IHBC-accredited MA in Sustainable Heritage Management The Liverpool School of Architecture is set to launch a new, accredited programme in Sustainable Heritage Management in September 2021. Fully recognised by the Institute of Historic Building Conservation (IHBC) – the principal body representing conservation professionals in the UK – the programme will equip students to…

“M’Hamid Oasis Morocco” film finalist at Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival

News“M’Hamid Oasis Morocco” film finalist at Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival ArCHIAM’s film “M’Hamid Oasis Morocco”, documenting a restoration and recording project in the Moroccan Sahara, was recently a finalist at the XIII Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival. The film, produced by Cinetecture’s Monika Koeck, features work undertaken in Ouled Youssef,…

Gulf Architecture Conference and Exhibition at Qatar National Library

NewsGulf Architecture Conference and Exhibition at Qatar National Library From 10 to 13 October 2019, Qatar National Library held an international conference and exhibition on Gulf architecture, organised in collaboration with Liverpool University’s School of Architecture, Qatar University’s Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, and Ibrahim Jaidah, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Architect, Arab Engineering Bureau.…

Restoration, Recording and Documentation of Earthen Architectural Heritage Workshop

NewsRestoration, Recording and Documentation of Earthen Architectural Heritage Workshop The ArCHIAM team is continuing its collaboration with Terrachidia, by taking part in this year’s workshop Restoration, Recording and Documentation of Earthen Architectural Heritage which will take place between 10-18 February in Ouled Youssef, M’Hamid, Morocco. ArCHIAM members will be training participants in documentation methods for vernacular…

Erasmus+ Traineeships

NewsErasmus+ Traineeships The ArCHIAM Centre (Architecture and Cultural Heritage of India, Arabia and the Maghreb), based at the University of Liverpool School of Architecture, is delighted to have hosted two Erasmus+ Trainees from Universita’ Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (Italy) from 1st August to 28th September. Working under the supervision of Dr Giamila Quattrone, a graduate of…