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• General Assembly in Istanbul: The UMAR will held a General Assembly in Istanbul on the 22-23 March 2012, under the hospitality of the Chamber of Architects of Turkey. |
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• General Assembly in Athens: The UMAR General Assembly took place in Athens in the 18-19 March 2011. Important decisions were taken there, including the first steps of a future institutional change to open the UMAR to institutions and organizations interested in the Med culture and architecture, like schools of arch, Foundations, etc. You will have the minutes in a few days. |
• General Assembly in Athens: Will take place the 18th 19th March 2011 together with the Pan-Hellenic Conference.
The Agenda of the GA is available to interested archittects. |
• General Assembly in Alexandria: Took place on the 4-6 March 2010 preceded by a Conference on the Identity of the Mediterranean Architecture.
General information, minutes and annex documents will be posted as soon as they are available. |
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• Executive Board in Torino, 3rd September 2009 The 3rd of September 2009, an Executive Board was held in Torino, under the generous invitation of the INARCH and the Ordine di Architetti di Torino. The Board knew about the European project that is being prepared by our Italian colleagues with participation of the UMAR. |
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• UIA-UMAR - Beirut, 26-27th June 2009 UIA and UMAR met in Beirut on the invitation of the Order of Engineers and Architects of Lebanon on 26 and 27 June 2009 with the task of putting in to application the protocol between the two organizations signed on 1st July 2008. |
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• 15th Anniversary of the UMAR - Pescara, 12th June 2009 An Extraordinary General Assembly to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the UMAR took place in Pescara (Italy) hosted by the Italian Council (CNAPPC). The main objective of this EGA was the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the UMAR. Our Italian colleagues gave us the opportunity to visit l’Aquila and to experience the consequences of the earthquake in this town. |
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• UMAR
Executive Board - Bastia, 27th March 2009 The Executive board met in Bastia (Corse-France) under the kind hospitality of the Conseil National des Architectes de France. |
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15th General Assembly in Fez, Morroco Following the kind invitation
of the Conseil national de l’Ordre des
architectes du Maroc, the 15th General Assembly
of UMAR has been held in Fez on January 12 and
13 2009. This General Assembly has elected the
executive bureau of the union for the period
2009/2012. On January 14 as a yearly tradition
in Morocco, the Day of the Architect has been
celebrated. |
| • Qantara.
A Euromed project
The European Union and the Euromed
Heritage programme The Qantara project is part
of the Euromed Heritage programme, which hopes
to contribute to mutual understanding and
dialogue between Mediterranean cultures by
highlighting their cultural heritage. It aims to
encourage intercultural dialogue by supporting
the preservation and promotion of the shared
historical and cultural heritage of the Euromed
region, through human, scientific and
technological exchanges. The Euromed Heritage IV
(2008-2011) programme focuses on education and
access to knowledge of this cultural heritage,
as well as its appropriation by the populations
themselves. At the Heart of the Future of
Mediterranean Civilisation The Qantara Project
is a reflection of the Institut du Monde Arabe
in its pursuit of openness and peace, in its
modern and multimedia format that targets
specialists and non-specialists alike, and in
terms of its organisation, which unites several
partner countries - Algeria, France, Jordan,
Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, and Spain - as well
as a guest country, Egypt. Qantara’s goal is to
build or rather consolidate the bridge between
the North and South, and the East and West of
the Mediterranean. First of all, it is a
political project that clearly targets
Mediterranean identity as a unifying and
interdependent identity. Often torn apart
throughout history, the Mediterranean has never
represented a frontier but rather an entity that
connects multiple civilisations and cultures in
time and space: it remains the melting pot of
our unity, based on values that are far more
important than any apparent dissensions. It is
in refusing to consider these dissensions as a
fatality that all of the project’s partners and
ourselves are seeking to establish and enhance
our Mediterranean identity, in partnership with
the European Union. During the centuries that
concern the Qantara Project - from the end of
late Antiquity and the advent of Islam, to the
19th century and the end of the Ottoman Empire -
values that incorporated the contributions of
Antiquity, particularly its philosophical
foundations, were disseminated through the three
revealed religions. The Mediterranean has always
been nourished by such diversity and, even in
times of war, has never stopped encouraging
exchanges and the sharing of material goods,
such as fabrics, gold and spices, as well as
spiritual values, knowledge, expertise and
science. The project’s format enables the
circulation of objects, art and ideas to be
fully appreciated and their origins, often
mixed, to be analysed. Our scientific committee,
composed of representatives from both shores of
the Mediterranean, has devoted all of its
knowledge to the project. Three principal types
of media have been chosen for distribution
purposes so that the subject remains accessible
to everyone: an Internet site containing the
database of a thousand architectural works and
objects of cultural heritage that can be
consulted on two levels (one for the general
public and another for specialists), one
multimedia exhibition (in actual fact, seven
exhibitions will take place simultaneously in
seven countries), and finally, the book. All of
this media will be available in four languages:
Arabic, English, Spanish and French. The
organisation of Qantara is, in itself, a
mobilising force. For it involves nearly 4 years
of working together with partner countries
towards a common goal. Of course, these eight
countries do not constitute the entire
Mediterranean, far from it. But those absent
from the organisation will not be absent from
the content in that they house, protect and
confer value on part of the Mediterranean
heritage and project it into the present. Italy,
Greece, the Balkans, Turkey and Syria are thus
represented and their heritages associated with
this body of work. With Qantara, we find
ourselves at the centre of a project focused on
civilisation, based on a bountiful past and
incarnating a certain idea of the Mediterranean:
a Mediterranean that is proud and happy about
its diversity, flanked by Europe, Africa and the
Near East and capable of positioning itself as a
leader of new world entities. Dominique Baudis
President of the Institut du monde arabe. A
website, a book, exhibitions http://www.qantara-med.org/
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| • "الاتحاد
الأوروبي وبرنامجه "التراث الأوروبي المتوسطي"
الاتحاد الأوروبي وبرنامجه "التراث
الأوروبي المتوسطي" يندرج مشروع قنطرة ضمن برنامج
التراث الأوروبي المتوسطي الذي يطمح للإسهام في
التفاهم المشترك والحوار بين ثقافات حوض البحر
الأبيض المتوسط، ذلك من خلال تقويم وإعلاء إرثه
الثقافي. يهدف هذا المشروع إلى ترقية الحوار
الثقافي من خلال دعمه لحماية وتنمية التراث
التاريخي والثقافي المشترك لمنطقة أوروبا
المتوسطية، وذلك عبر التبادل الإنساني والعلمي
والتكنولوجي. يتمحور مشروع التراث الأوروبي
المتوسطي الرابع (2008-2011) حول موضوع التربية
والتوصل إلى معرفة هذا الإرث الثقافي ومن ثم، إلى
تملكه واحتضانه من قبل الشعوب. في قلب مستقبل
الحضارة المتوسطية يشبه مشروع قنطرة معهد العالم
العربي: سواء في روح الانفتاح أو في روح السلام،
أو في شكله الحديث وتعددية الوسائط الإعلامية التي
تتوجه للعاديين من الناس مثلما تتوجه نحو
الاختصاصيين، وكذلك في تنظيمه الذي يجمع عدة بلدان
شريكة هي الجزائر والأردن ولبنان والمغرب وتونس
وإسبانيا وفرنسا ، مع بلد ضيف هو مصر. يسعى مشروع
قنطرة إلى بناء أو بالأحرى إلى توطيد الجسر بين
شمال وجنوب البحر الأبيض المتوسط وبين شرقه وغربه.
إنه في البداية مشروع سياسي يستهدف بوضوح الهوية
المتوسطية بوصفها هوية موحِّدة وتضامنية. وعلى أنه
كان غالباً ممزقاً في تاريخه إلا أنه لم يكن أبدا
حداً فاصلاً بل صلة وصل في زمان ومكان عديد من
الحضارات والثقافات : فهو يبقى بوتقة وحدتنا حول
قِيم تتجاوز في أهميتها الانشقاقات الظاهرية. إذ
برفضنا اعتبار هذه الانشقاقات قدراً محتوماً إنما
سعى شركاء المشروع جميعاً ونحن أنفسنا مع الإتحاد
الأوروبي إلى تأسيس هويتنا المتوسطية وإبراز
قيمتها. فخلال القرون التي يتناولها مشروع قنطرة -
منذ نهاية العصور القديمة المتأخرة وظهور الإسلام
وحتى القرن التاسع عشر ونهاية الإمبراطورية
العثمانية، انتشرت عبر الديانات السماوية الثلاث
المنزلة قِيمٌ عرفت دمجَ مساهمات العصور القديمة
ولاسيما أسسها الفلسفية الأولى. ولقد عرف المتوسط
دائماً الاغتناء من هذا التنوع، ولم يتوقف حتى في
زمن الحروب عن تشجيع المبادلات وتقاسم الأشياء
المادية مثل النسيج، والذهب والتوابل، وكذلك القيم
الروحية والمعارف والخبرات والعلوم. يسمح هذا
المشروع في شكله، بتقييم مرور الموادّ والفنون
والأفكار، وإدراك أصولها الممتزجة غالباً. ولقد
كرست لجنتنا العلمية المؤلفة من أشخاص ينتمون إلى
ضفتي المتوسط كامل خبرتها واختيرت ثلاث وسائط
إعلامية أساسية للنشر كي تكون الأعمال في متناول
الجميع: موقع أنترنت يحوي مركز معلومات عن ألف عمل
معماري وموادّ تراثية يمكن الإطلاع عليها على
مستويي الجمهور العام والاختصاصيين؛ ومعرض متعدد
الوسائط الإعلامية - سبعة معارض في الواقع تقام في
الوقت نفسه في سبعة بلدان- وأخيرا الكتاب. ولقد
أعدت مادة الوسائط المختلفة كلها بلغات أربع هي
العربية، والإنكليزية، والإسبانية، والفرنسية.
الواقع عملاً مشتركاً بين البلدان الشركاء على
امتداد أربع سنوات تقريبا. حقاً، إن البلدان
الثمانية ليست البحر الأبيض المتوسط بكامله، لكن
البلدان الغائبة عن التنظيم حاضرة في صميم المضمون
نظرا لأنها تحوي وتبرز قيمة التراث المتوسطي
وتحميه كما أنها تسقطه على الحاضر. وعلى هذا النحو
تمثلت إيطاليا واليونان وبلدان البلقان وتركيا
وسورية وأقيمت الصلة مع تراث كل منها. نحن مع
قنطرة، في صميم مشروع حضاري يقوم على ماضٍ خصب
ويحمل فكرة معينة عن البحر الأبيض المتوسط. وهو
متوسط يعتز ويفخر بتنوعه، مستند إلى أوروبا
وأفريقيا والشرق الأدنى وصالح لاحتلال موقع في
المقام الأول من الكيانات العالمية الجديدة.
موقع على الأنترنيت
http://www.qantara-med.org/
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• UMAR
and UIA sign a cooperation agreement On 1 july 2008 in Turin Patrice
Genet, Président of the Union of Mediterranean
Architectes and Gaetan Siew, President of the
International Union of Architects signed a
cooperation agreement for the
elaboration of a common programme
activities. The programme will develop
joint actions in the areas of
architectural culture
(heritage, urban renewal and renovation) and
sustainable development
(environment, energy saving, new energy
sources). Both organisations will intensify
information exchanges. They will hold a
bilateral annual meeting to organise joint
actions, particularly through their
representative working bodies. Each organisation
will invite a representative of the other to
participate in one of its annual meeting.
Relations between UIA and UMAR have been
strengthened since the UMAR General Assembly in
Hammamet in January 2006. Michel Barmaki is
responsible for UIA/UMAR excvhanges. UIA
website:http://www.uia-architectes.org/
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• Second
edition of UMAR Prize "Living in the
Mediterranean Bassin" The Theme of second edition
"the square", traditionaly a place of
conviviality and social and culturel exchanges
withion the Mediterranean Bassin. The Prize
Living in the Mediterranean Bassin is organised
by the Conseil Régional des Architectes de la
planification et de la Conservation du Paysage
de Sicile and l’UMAR. It received the support of
CNAPPC. It’s an international competition open
to architectes who belong to one of UMAR members
country. The registration is free and three
prizes will be awarded, 2 prize of 1000 € and a
prize of 500 €. The prizewinners will alose been
invited at the extraordinary General Assembly of
UMAR which will be held in Pescara, Italy in
June 2009. To know more and for registration :http://www.abitareilmediterraneo.org/
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• Barabara
Cappochin Prize 2009 The third edition of this
biennial prize aims to heighten awarreness and
associate the different actors in the world of
architecture: planners, builders and customers
in promoting the quality of planning and
construction in naturel and urban contexts. The
international prize will honour an architectural
work, completed between the 1st July 2009 and
30th June 2009, that expresses a vision of the
future as an expression of respect for the past.
Organised by the Barbara Cappochin Foundation it
is approved by the International Union of
Architectes and the National Council of Italian
Architects, Planners, Landscape architects and
Conservationists.The Prize is open to architects
worldwide and works can belong to any of the
followiong categories: public or private
residences, commercial and adminsistrative
buildings, public facilities and landscape
architecture. Schedule: opening date for
registration and entries 9 April 2009 and
closing date: 30 June 2009. Information and
registration:http://www.barbaracappochinfoundation.net/
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• Urban
Planning of Ramses Square in Cairo, Egypt
On the decision of the
Egyptian Prime Minsiter M. Hamed Nazief, the
Egyptian Minsistry of Cultural Affairs, annouces
the launch of an international project
competition, in a single stage, for the urban
design of Ramses Square, situated in the centre
of the city of Cairo. This competition has
received the approval of the UIA. The aim of the
competition is the urban redefinition and the
rehabilitation of the square and its
surroundings in order to resolve the problems
encountered by this part of the city, notably in
relation to traffic, environmental, noise and
visual pollution, of rehabilitation and
identification of the spaces. This competation
is open to all architects having the right to
practice the profession in their countries.
Information and registration (exclusively
on-line):http://www.urbanharmony.org/
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| • Creation
of a Mediterranean School of Architecture in
Tangier At its 40th
meeting held in Marrakech on the 22nd October
2007, the Executive Bureau of UMAR has decided
to support the proposal by the National Order of
Architects of Morocco(ONAM) and the Superior
Council of architects’Colleges of Spain (CSCAE),
both of which are co-responsible for the UMAR
“North-South” Commission, for the creation of a
Mediterranean School of Architecture in Tangier
(MSAT). The project for its creation will be
finalized after ratification by the UMAR General
Assembly which will take place in Beirut in
January 2008. It is aimed at highlighting
present cultural challenges to the teaching and
practice of architecture resulting from
globalization. It will be a high-level
international school conforming to the
UNESCO-UIA Charter standards in its formation,
and instilling Mediterranean cultural values in
architectural and urban creativity. The majority
of tutors and students will be coming from
Mediterranean countries, but it will be open to
all those from outside the Mediterranean basin
who share the same cultural and architectural
concerns. By its very nature the school will
contribute to the spreading of Mediterranean
culture in the world, and also to the
‘rapprochement’ of neighboring countries in the
“Mare Nostrum”. Tangiers’s character, at times
Mediterranean but also international and
mythical has laid claim to be chosen to host the
school. Furthermore, the city of Detroit was
chosen for its existing urban, economic and
cultural dynamism, resulting from the attention
that it has received from the highest
authorities of Morocco (new Tangier-Med port,
candidature for the 2012 international
exposition). |
• A
partnership agreement beetween UMAR & SD
-MED A partnership
agreement between UMAR and SD MED (association
for co-operation in sustainable construction and
development in the Mediterranean Basin) has been
signed. By joining the skills, strengths and
means of both partner, the agreement
intends to promote sustainable architecture and
architecturale and environmental quality at all
spacial scales (building, neighbourhood, city,
region), in the Mediterranean Basin.
A methodology study has been
written by specialized experts as a tool for a
preliminary thinking for the elaboration of a
sustainable strategy. You can dowload
this document on our website section
Work Groups-Sustainable development. SD - MED
web site :http://www.sd-med.org/
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