Architectural Heritage on the two shores of the Mediterranean: Catalonia and Algeria
The 1 st International Biennial AHI was held in 2013 under the title “Architectural Heritage on the two shores of the Mediterranean: Catalonia and Algeria”, with Algeria being the guest country. The lectures were organised in themes, “Algiers, the safeguard and the future of a World Heritage City” and “Catalonia: analysis of two world heritage sites”, comparing two different heritage realities.
Lectures
- The historic construction and the Kasbah of Algiers today
Speaker: Mourad Bouteflika. Director of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture of Algeria.
- Algeria. The Kasbah of Algiers. Permanent plan for safeguarding and valorisation of the protected sector of the Kasbah in Algiers
Speakers: Mr. Abdelwahab Zekagh. General Director of the Bureau of Management and Exploitation of Cultural Assets of the government of Algeria. Mr. Lazhar Bounaffa. Director of the National Agency of Protected Sectors.
- Poblet, Enhancing our heritage and balancing monastic life
Speakers: Father Prior Lluc Torcal. Mr. Jordi Pardo. Archaeologist and Cultural Projects Manager.
- The former hospital of Santa Creu and Sant Pau in Barcelona, restoration and creation of new uses
Speakers: Mr. Frederic Crespo. Architect in charge of managing the interventions.
Lectures
- The historic construction and the Kasbah of Algiers today
Speaker: Mourad Bouteflika. Director of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture of Algeria.
- Algeria. The Kasbah of Algiers. Permanent plan for safeguarding and valorisation of the protected sector of the Kasbah in Algiers
Speakers: Mr. Abdelwahab Zekagh. General Director of the Bureau of Management and Exploitation of Cultural Assets of the government of Algeria. Mr. Lazhar Bounaffa. Director of the National Agency of Protected Sectors.
- Poblet, Enhancing our heritage and balancing monastic life
Speakers: Father Prior Lluc Torcal. Mr. Jordi Pardo. Archaeologist and Cultural Projects Manager.
- The former hospital of Santa Creu and Sant Pau in Barcelona, restoration and creation of new uses
Speakers: Mr. Frederic Crespo. Architect in charge of managing the interventions.