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City Professionals UNESCO Chairs Cooperation with NGOs Tools Exhibitions and media dissemination materials Resources	Capacity-building for city professionals and co-operation networking The main objective is to improve participation of City Professionals in the development and implementation of innovative urban and architectural tools and approaches for design, planning and construction. With the aim of strengthening scientific, professional and institutional capacities and adapting the academic education with the present needs of the profession in an urbanizing world, particularly in developing countries, a new project has been launched through the "Latin American Network for City Professionals". Interdisciplinary and intercultural approaches to the education of Architects, Land- and Townplanners are also being developed within working groups in co-operation with Urban NGO's.
	City Professionals MOST Capacity building for young scientists has embarked upon a new activity focusing on the training of "city professionals" which is to deal with the problems of the disparity between university training, changing professional practices regarding the production and management of urban space and developments in the job market. This international project aims not only to adapt study programmes to the challenges currently facing city professionals, but also to improve the development and use of techniques and skills and enhance the ability of institutions to develop appropriate responses to the new methods of planning and governing urban space, such as teamwork among the different professional sectors involved in this field. The project is being implemented to begin with in the Latin American and the Caribbean region. Based on the choice of a small number of innovative educational experiments being carried out in universities of the region, it consists in setting up a platform for exchanges between higher education and research centres, professional associations and other civil society organisations, in order to ensure mutual support and the dissemination and replication of know-how. More detailed information on the project is available in English, French and Spanish. Æ Apprendre à apprendre du terrain, Diagonal 148 mars-avril 2001 : 19-22 (Interview avec Germán Solinís, chargé du projet MOST "Les professionnels de la ville"). Æ Red de Latinamericana y Caribeña: 6ª ESCUELA URBANA “Profesionales de la Ciudad” Buenos Aires, 2003 Informe final relativo al taller 2001. UNESCO, Paris, 3-5 Octubre 2001. Un rapport de synthèse est disponible en français. Informe final relativo al taller 2002. São Paulo, Brasil, 26-29 de junio 2002. Un rapport de synthèse est disponible en français. Informe final relativo al taller 2003. (PDF format) Guadalajara, Mexico, 10-12 de abril 2003. Un rapport de synthèse est disponible en français (format PDF) . TRABAJOS DE LA RED: Experiencias educativas innovadoras en la formación de los profesionales de la ciudad. La articulación existente entre situaciones de trabajo y programas de formación. Andrea C. Catenazzi con la colaboración de Natalia Da Representaçao - Instituto del Conurbano - Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento, diciembre 2002. (PDF format) Profissionais da Cidade - Reunião de São Paulo - Junho 2002. Resumo das experiências educativas da Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da Universidade de São Paulo (PDF format; Português) For more information, please contact: Germán Solinís (UNESCO/ MOST) The "City Professionals" initiative of the MOST Programme seeks to enhance innovative training courses. In this perspective, cooperation agreements have been established with training modules of other international agencies. Currently, "City Professionals" supports two training courses of the Environment and Human Settlements Division of ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean): URBAN AND TERRITORIAL MANAGEMENT Santiago, Chili, April-June 2002 INTERNATIONAL COURSE ON URBAN MANAGEMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 15 April - 3 May 2002 La iniciativa "Profesionales de la ciudad" del Programa MOST auspicia y establece convenios de cooperación con programas de formación similares de otras agencias internacionales. En este caso, presentamos dos proyectos bajo la responsabilidad de la División de Medio Ambiente y Asentamientos Humanos de la CEPAL (Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe): GESTIÓN DE CIUDAD Y TERRITORIO Santiago de Chile, 2002 CURSO INTERNACIONAL SOBRE GESTIÓN URBANA Y DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE Santo Domingo, República Dominicana, 15 de abril - 3 de mayo 2002
	UNESCO Chairs on urban sustainability and urban governance The aims of the Chairs are to: increase critical knowledge of technical responses to problems related to urban planning, architecture and built environment with specialised NGOs, universities and private institutions; improve institutional dialogue between City Professionals, NGOs, universities' research centres, social movements and public organizations. CHAIRE UNESCO-ITESO La Chaire UNESCO-ITESO «Gestion de l’habitat et développement socialement viable» a été créée en 1998 au Mexique au sein de l’Université ITESO de Guadalajara. Le programme universitaire sur lequel elle s’appuie, énonce des principes directement liés aux objectifs du projet MOST « City professionals ». En effet, la Chaire offre la possibilité, depuis l’université, d’expérimenter de nouveaux liens entre les pouvoirs publics et la société civile, à partir de la concertation entre divers acteurs urbains et propose également production et diffusion de connaissances à partir des approches interdisciplinaires. Contact person: Mtra. Rosaluz MEJIA Departamento del Hábitat y Desarrollo Urbano Universidad ITESO Periférico Sur 8585, TLAQUEPAQUE, Jalisco México Tel (523) 669.34.34 Fax (523) 669.34.37 e-mail: rmejia@iteso.mx Æ See also the website: Cátedra UNESCO-ITESO
	Cooperation with (urban) NGOs UIA = Union Internationale des Architectes ISoCaRP = International Society of City and Regional Planners IFLA = International Federation of Landscape Architects ISSC = International Social Science Council This type of cooperation is coordinated by the Division of Social Sciences, Research and Policy, based in UNESCO's Sector of Social and Human Sciences. It includes cooperation with other UNESCO Sectors, such as Natural Sciences and Culture, working as well with international professional associations of city professionals (architects, city and regional planners, landscape architects, etc.).
	I- Cooperation and Support to UIA activities L'Union Internationale des Architectes a pour buts: de réunir, sur des bases démocratiques, les architectes entier et de renforcer les liens amicaux, intellectuels et artistiques, scientifiques et professionnels qui existent entre les architectes de tous les pays. Ainsi commencent ce que nous pouvons considérer comme la "constitution" et les statuts de l'UIA. Peut-être est-il utile de le rappeler, à un moment où les liens qui soudent les architectes du monde entier présentent un intérêt supérieur pour l'avenir de nos sociétés. L'essentiel du travail de l'Union, à travers ses programmes et ses Commissions de travail qui traitent de la formation, de l'exercice professionnel ou de l'accréditation des écoles, a pour objectif l'harmonisation d'un développement durable, partagé et équitable. Il doit aussi contribuer à élever le niveau intellectuel et professionnel des architectes pour qu'ils deviennent les artisans responsables du développement de notre planète.
Saïda: Capitale régionale du Sud Liban	A. XXIè Congrès UIA -"UIA BERLIN 2002" Le Congrès mondial des architectes a eu lieu du 22 au 26 juillet 2002, à Berlin sur le thème : Architecture-Ressource. Il s'est déroulé au Centre International des Congrès de Berlin (ICC) et a été suivi de l'Assemblée générale de l'Union du 27 au 29 juillet 2002. " Architecture-Ressource, thème du Congrès, en établissant la jonction entre ressources spirituelles illimitées et ressources matérielles limitées, crée un espace suffisamment large pour saisir, au delà même des problèmes strictement architecturaux, les relations complexes entre société, culture, économie et environnement; pour les saisir de façon à rendre perceptible la responsabilité sociale de l'architecte envers notre monde visible et invisible. L'effort de réunir les investisseurs, les maîtres d'ouvrage, les architectes et les usagers du monde entier, quelque soit leur couleur, leur origine ou leur domaine d'activité, afin qu'ils échangent leurs idées, fait partie de cette responsabilité. Dans la richesse des différences et des conceptions réside une ressource illimitée dont l'énergie et la force peuvent être exploitées à des fins constructives. La tâche des architectes, leur métier, n'est pas de détruire mais de construire. Construire, améliorer les conditions de vie, embellir et enrichir l'environnement, maintenir les traditions dans la qualité nouvelle de l'habitat, de l'espace public, de l'univers commun, sont autant de repères de culture architecturale qui aspire au bien être pacifique de l'humanité. Comment l'architecture et les architectes dans leurs responsabilités envers la société et l'environnement, peuvent-ils y contribuer? Telle est la question sur laquelle le congrès mondial des architectes se prononcera à Berlin en juillet 2002." Andreas HEMPEL Premier Vice-Président de l'UIA Président du Congrès Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter: UIA BERLIN 2002 Köpenicker Strasse 48/49 D-10179 Berlin (Mitte) Allemagne T.(+49) (0)30 - 27 87 34 40 F. (+49) (0)30 - 27 87 34 12 E-mail: info@uia-berlin2002.com Site web: http://www.uia-berlin2002.de
	B. UNESCO/UIA Prize for Architecture The International Union of Architects was conferred the authority of ensuring the observance of conditions for the launching and carrying out an international architecture and town planning competition, according to the UNESCO-UIA international competitions and town planning regulation, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference. The UNESCO Prize for Architecture is awarded every two years during the UIA World Congress of Architecture. The competition is open to students. 2002 UNESCO PRIZE FOR ARCHITECTURE Three young graduate architects of Italy's Genoa University - Erika Bisio, Giulia Carpeneto and Irene Carpeneto - received this year's UNESCO Prize for Architecture at a ceremony on December 2 at UNESCO's Venice Office. The $7,000 prize was awarded on the recommendation of an international jury at the 21st Congress of the International Union of Architects (UIA) which was held in Berlin in July and focused on the subject of "Resource Architecture." The aim of this year's prize was to explore sustainable ways to revive urban wastelands, with particular attention to the interests of residents and energy conservation. The subject of the competition was the restoration of part of Berlin's Mitte neighbourhood, which contains extensive wasteland belonging to the national railway company. The site, near the city's new central station, is bordered by a main road, a former station now a modern art museum, a canal, docks and old railway sidings. The way this enclave is handled should give a new image to the city centre. The competition, sponsored by UNESCO, was open to young architects from all over the world and organized by the Association of German Architects' (BDA) and the Association of German Landscape Architects' (BDLA), with the approval of the UIA. More information on the prize and competition can be found on the UIA website: www.uia-architectes.org. LE PRIX UNESCO DE L'ARCHITECTURE 2002 Trois jeunes architectes sorties de l'Université de Gênes (Italie), Erika Bisio, Giulia Carpeneto et Irene Carpeneto, sont les lauréates du Prix UNESCO d'architecture 2002 qui leur a été officiellement remis le 2 décembre au Bureau de l'UNESCO à Venise (Italie). Le Prix UNESCO de l'architecture 2002, d'un montant de 7 000 dollars, a été décerné sur proposition d'un jury international lors du XXIe Congrès de l'Union internationale des architectes (UIA), qui s'est tenu à Berlin en juillet dernier sur le thème Ressource-Architecture. En relation avec ce thème, l'objectif du Prix consistait cette année à réfléchir sur la réutilisation durable des friches urbaines, en veillant en particulier à la prise en compte des intérêts des usagers et des économies d'énergie. Le concours portait sur l'aménagement d'un quartier de Berlin Mitte (Allemagne), un site constitué de terrains en friche appartenant à la compagnie des chemins de fer allemands. Bordé par une route nationale, une ancienne gare devenue musée d'art contemporain, un canal et des anciennes voies ferrées et docks, ce site se trouve à proximité de la nouvelle gare centrale de Berlin. Le traitement de cette enclave dans la ville devrait permettre de contribuer à donner une nouvelle identité au centre ville. Ce concours s'adresse aux étudiants en architecture du monde entier. Placé sous le patronage de l'UNESCO, il a été organisé par le Bund Deutscher Architekten (BDA-Association des architectes allemands) et le Bund Deutscher Landschaftsarchitekten (BDLA-Association des architectes paysagers allemands), avec l'approbation de l'UIA. Plus d'informations sur le prix et la compétition sont disponibles sur le site web de l'UIA : www.uia-architectes.org.
	C. Comité UIA / UNESCO de validation de la Charte UIA/UNESCO de la formation des architectes Trois réunions du Comité de coordination, comprenant 17 membres représentants de toutes les régions, de l'UIA et de l'UNESCO, ont été tenues le 12 septembre 2000, le 26 février 2001 et le 8 octobre 2001. Depuis, les présidents de région travaillent avec les responsables de leur région sur le concept du nouveau rôle social de l'architecte, ainsi que sur les implications des adaptations régionales de la Charte UIA/UNESCO pour l'amélioration de l'adéquation entre la formation actuelle des étudiants en architecture et les besoins de la société dans laquelle ils vont exercer leur profession. UIA: The Charter for the Education of Architects was presented and approved during the 36th World Congress of Barcelona (June 1996). As a follow-up to this Charter an international co-ordination committee will work on the conformity of the training of architects in each geographic area.
	D. Intermediate Cities and World Urbanisation : UIA Working Group UIA '99 work programme / Les Villes Intermédiaires et l’Urbanisation Mondiale, Programme de travail de l’UIA '99 / Ciudades intermedias y Urbanización mundial, programa de trabajo de la UIA'99 Intermediate cities and world urbanisation (English, French and Spanish in PDF format, also available in Russian in Word format) Municipality of Lleida, UNESCO, UIA, Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Lleida, 1999 Æ See also: Un réseau de villes à l'échelle de la planète, Diagonal 148 mars-avril 2001 : 23-25 (Interview avec José Maria Llop Torné, le Directeur du programme international sur "Les villes intermédiaires et l'urbanisation mondiale" lancé par l'UIA). Séminaire international du programme de travail UIA/UNESCO "Villes intermédiaires et urbanisation mondiale", sur le thème : "Recomposition des villes intermédiaires", 18-25 février 2002, Barcelone, Espagne Contact: Josep Maria Llop Torné, Directeur du Programme - E-mail: jmllop@paeria.es
Panafrican Institute for Development Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso	II. Cooperation and support to ISoCaRP activities UNESCO & ISoCaRP (International Society of City and Regional Planners): UNESCO-MOST supports the organization of an international workshop on site projects for young planners. Students are requested to propose team solutions to local authorities for solving a major city or land planning problem. UNESCO is offering the project leader an internship at UNESCO Headquarters or field offices on condition that he/she can obtain financial support from his/her university for three month subsistence. Within the framework of cooperation between UNESCO-MOST urban NGOs, the annual ISoCaRP/UNESCO-MOST Young Planners Workshop was held in Cancun, Mexico, in September 2000: 11 young planners participated, from Argentina, India, Japan, the Philippines, Portugal and South Africa. The ISoCaRP/UNESCO-MOST Young Planners Workshop 2001 was held from 13 to 15 September 2001 in Twente (Netherlands) within the Dutch "Silicon Valley". Please read the virtual working paper book with all presentations of the workshop. The 37th International ISoCaRP Congress was held from 16 to 20 September 2001 in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on the following topic "Honey, I Shrunk the Space-Planning for the Information Age". The Congress ended with a joint Day with the Biennal of Town Planning in Rotterdam "The Culture of the City". The 38th International Planning Congress of ISoCaRP: The Pulsar Effect: Coping with peaks, troughs and repeats in the demand cycle will be held in Athens, Greece, from 21 to 26 September 2002. It is supported by UNESCO's MOST Programme. More information can be found on the website of the ISoCaRP 2002 Congress. For more information please contact: secretariat@isocarp.org or Brigitte Colin (UNESCO/MOST)
Kairouan Conservation Programme Kairouan, Tunisia	III. Cooperation and support to IFLA activities UNESCO & IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects): The *UNESCO/IFLA prize for landscape architecture* is awarded every year during the annual congress of the International Federation of Landscape Architects. The $3,500 prize, founded in 1989, is open to landscape architecture students all over the world and is organized by the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA). The 1999 prize was awarded to Ms Corinna Kramer from Germany for "The rehabilitating of a run down quarter of Manchester". Read more ... The theme of the second competition was "Archaeological sites and their surroundings, including facilities for Ecotourism". The jury selected the winner of the 2000 prize during the 37th IFLA Congress in Costa Rica from 30 September to 3 October 2000. The prize was awarded to the Delhi School of Planning and Architecture. Read more ... The themes of the 2001 prize, organized during the 38th IFLA World Congress in Singapore from 26 to 29 june 2001, were the "Landscape Resources & Waste Management" and "Coastal, Natural and Economic Heritage". The objective of this competition was to recognise superior environmental design achievements made by students enrolled in landscape architecture programmes. The prize was awarded to Sarah Bishop from New Zealand. The 2002 UNESCO Prize for Landscape Architecture was presented to four students of the Beijing Forestry University (China) - Zhang Lu, Han Pingyue, Li Zhengping and Liu Yanzhuo. The theme for the 2002 award was the Integration of Harvested Water in Landscape Design and candidates were asked to come up with a landscape design for an urban park or open space system using waste water or storm water runoff. Read more ... The Student Competition 2003 will be organized during the 40th IFLA World Congress. The theme of the Congress is "Landscapes on the Edge". Download the PDF Student Competition 2003 package. Deadline for delivery of competition submissions: 1 May 2003. Website of 40th IFLA World Congress: http://www.ifla2003.com/. Æ See also IFLA website For more information, please contact: Brigitte Colin (UNESCO /MOST)
	IV. Cooperation and support to ISSC activities "Natural Disasters and Their Impact upon the Poorest Urban Populations" by Messanh Ahlinvi and Ben Wisner, Paris, 2002 This report has been prepared by the International Social Science Council in cooperation with UNESCO. Table of Contents Preface – Leszek A. Kosinski Introduction Générale – Messanh Ahlinvi Inventaire des Catastrophes Naturelles et leurs Impact sur les Populations les Plus Pauvres en Zone Urbaine en Europe et en Afrique – Messanh Ahlinvi The Mitigation of Risks from Natural Hazards and the Prevention of Urban Disasters in Asia and the Americas – Ben Wisner General Conclusions and Recommendations – Ben Wisner Postscript – Ben Wisner
	Technical and methodological tools Charters on architecture and urbanism deserve to be debated during seminars and public fora. In this section, we will publish the debates organised by UNESCO with its partners. ICOMOS: Charter on the Built Vernacular heritage 1999, also available in French and Spanish Charter on the Conservation of Historic Towns and Urban Areas 1987, also available in French and Spanish Charte pour l’urbanisme des villes du XXIème siècle SOCIETE FRANCAISE DES URBANISTES (en français).
Improvement of Kampung Kebalen Surabaya, Indonesia	Exhibitions and media dissemination materials of know-how in urban planning and architecture Renewal of Inner cities The traditions of most societies today have been deeply shaken and this manifests itself in cities where populations are concentrated and where different cultures find expression. Cities are the subject of change and urban administrators have a special responsability to manage this change. This exhibition, which was prepared for a presentation during HABITAT II in June 1996, illustrates three main themes relating to urban centres reuse: Urban redevelopment Some cities are dying while others become centres of finance and services, bustling by day but deserted at night. Others become museums full of tourists from which the original city dwellers and traditional activities have departed. Reconstruction of destroyed or damaged urban centres Some urban centres are devastated by war or natural disasters. The remaining buildings are often demolished in hasty and speculative redevelopment. Restoration of historical city centres There are city centres in which the existing architecture is travestied, ignored or destroyed. Fortunately, there are others that are enhanced by coherent urban planning, complementary new architecture and adequate landscape and facilities. This UNESCO travelling exhibition (80 panels 120x80cm) is available on loan to universities or municipalities that can bear expenses for insurance and transportation. For more information on this exhibition, please contact: Brigitte Colin (UNESCO/ MOST) Cerdà: from the origins to the future of urbanism This exhibition provided a pedagogical and lively overview of the various characteristics of the work of Ildefons Cerdà (1815-1876). It was presented at UNESCO from 1 to 23 December 1999, by UNESCO’s MOST Programme of the Social and Human Sciences Sector, UNESCO’s Delegation of Spain, and UNESCO’s National Commission of France Æ See also the following websites: Ildefonso Cerdà (website of Architects On Line, available in Spanish and Italian) Cerdà: sa vie, son oeuvre, l'exposition Urbs I territori (in French) For more information, please contact: Germán Solinís (UNESCO/MOST) OR: Institut d'Estudis Territorials (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) Programa d'Exposicions Itinerants Passeig de Circumval.lació, 8 08003 - Barcelona ESPAGNE Tel: (0034) 93 542 24 52 Fax: (0034) 93 542 25 99 E-mail: cerda@grup.upf.es Exhibitions The exhibition « CARNETS de VILLES pour l’an 2000 » was held in December 2000 at the school of architecture of Paris, Val de Marne (France). The themes were: The rehabilitation of public spaces Urban networks and tracks The reuse of urban centres / regaining city centres La création architecturale contemporaine Les formes du logement. The metamorphoses of European metropolises will illustrate the future of our cities and the construction of a European identity. For more information, please contact: Brigitte Colin (UNESCO / MOST)
	Ressources / Resources: Quelques réflexions sur la profession et la formation des architectes. Wolf Tochtermann, Ancien Chef de l'Unité Habitats Humains de l'UNESCO PRIX AGA KHAN D'ARCHITECTURE / AGA KHAN AWARD FOR ARCHITECTURE Créé en 1977 par son Altesse l'Aga Khan, pour identifier et favoriser le développement des concepts architecturaux les plus aptes à satisfaire les besoins des sociétés musulmanes et à répondre à leurs aspirations, ce prix met en évidence des ouvrages d'excellence qui répondent aux préoccupations aussi diverses que : l'architecture contemporaine, l'habitat social et l'amélioration du cadre de vie des communautés, ou encore la restauration, la revitalisation et la préservation de sites, l'aménagement de paysages et la protection de l'environnement bâti. The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, established in 1977 by His Highness the Aga Khan, recognises examples of architectural excellence that encompass contemporary design, social housing, community improvement and development, restoration, re-use, and area conservation, as well as landscaping and environmental issues. Through its efforts, the Award seeks to identify and encourage building concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of societies in which Muslims have a significant presence. Website: http://www.akdn.org/agency/aktc_akaa.htm