Public Awareness and Outreach To Promote Architectural Conservation
There are many organizations that work to raise public awareness of the necessity to preserve ancient and historic buildings and areas, across communities, users and government. In addition to promoting the cultural value of these buildings, and encouraging appropriate polices and strategies for conservation, the organizations can help in raising the required funding to implement conservation initiatives and plans, and often serve as a link between the community and local/federal governments to advance conservation projects. A brief list of architectural conservation organizations is below:
- AIC-ASG (The American Institute for Conservation - Architectural Specialty Group)
- IHBC (The Institute of Historic Building Conservation)
- SPAB (The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, a member of the UK's Joint Committee of the National Amenity Societies)
- UNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Council of Europe, Architectural and Archaeological Heritage
- APT (The Association for Preservation Technology International)
- International Council on Monuments and Sites
- The International Scientific Committee on the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage
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