Organizations
Canada, United Kingdom, United States, African Urban Heritage Foundation Ltd., Aga Khan Trust for Culture, An Taisce: The National Trust for Ireland, Association for Preservation Technology Internatio, Committee of Struggle against Gold Mining in Chalk, Fondazione Sassi, Heritage Conservation Network, Historic Cities Support Programme, Historical Heritage Protection Foundation Turkey, International Centre for the Study of the Preserva
Projects
Barn Again!, BBC Restoration, Bonsall Field Barn Project, Building 66050: Noncommissioned Black Officers Bui, Conserving Tibetan Monasteries, Flannigan House Restoration Project, Gravel Springs Farm, House of Howell Restoration Project, John's Modern Cabins News, Old Brewhouse
Amsterdam Heritage
Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.
Building Conservation
Cathedral Communications provides a directory of building conservation companies, courses and organizations, mainly in the United Kingdom. Also on-line articles and events listing.
College Town Life
Information on the importance of perserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.
Conserving the Modern in Canada
The first conference to be organised in the country that will look at Modernist works from 1945-2005. The conference will be held at Trent University, May 6-8, 2005.
Cultural Heritage Charters and Standards
A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.
Cultural Heritage Search Engine
A directory of sites related to the conservation of cultural heritage - the natural and urban landscape.?English and Italian. ?
Donhead Publishing
Specializes in practical books on building conservation, preservation and heritage. Also publishes the Journal of Architectural Conservation: abstracts online.
Ecole d'Avignon
Offers courses and consulting in historic preservation, decorative painting, and traditional building techniques. Avignon, France.
European Heritage Network
The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.
Heritage Preservation Services
The US National Park Service provides illustrated guidelines for rehabilitating historic properties, preservation briefs, information on tax incentives and a catalog of its publications.
Historic Buildings and Structures
An annotated list describing preservation programs developed by the United States National Park Service. Includes both public and professional sections, with links to each program.
Masonry Conservation Research Group
In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.
National Center for Preservation Technology and Tr
The U.S. National Park Service provides searchable databases on training, materials, job opportunities, conferences, funding and its grants and projects.
Old House Journal
Online magazine. Preservation advice for owners of old homes, restoration directory, products, classifieds, bulletin boards.
Ortygia
Architect Sergio Tinè uses his experience of conserving historic buildings in the island of Ortygia to propose a code of professional practice for urban conservation.
Parabow
Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.
Pond Lily Mill Restorations
Ted Hazen supplies extensive, illustrated information on the history and technology of flour milling in America, and the restoration of watermills, with bibliography.
Preservation
Umbrella and portal for interrelated sites intended to help meet needs of the US preservation community. Sections include education and training, partnerships, networking, trades, resources.
Preservation Alumni
Independent organization of friends and alumni of the Columbia University Historic Preservation Program.
Preservation Directory
Resources and research tools for historic preservation and cultural resource management in the US. Lists preservation organizations, programs, historic property for sale, news and events.
Preserve and Protect
A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.
Preserve Net
Cornell University's resource for US preservationists includes listings of job opportunities and conferences, along with a directory of web-sites related to historic preservation.
Restoration Trades Exchange
An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.
Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation
Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.
Saving The East's Architectural Heritage
Series by Lindsay Percival-Straunik on the challenges of preserving the rich architectural heritage of Eastern and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. From Radio Free Europe.
The Conservation Glossary
Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.
The Slate Roof Quarterly
A free newsletter about the slate roofing industry directed at roofing contractors, architects, roofing materials suppliers, and owners of buildings with slate roofs.
USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database
Find out about US stone names here.
Walk Through Historic Buildings
The US National Park Service provides this quick guide to identifying the visual character of a historic building, to be aware of what is important to preserve. Includes a quiz.