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The Cultural Resource Management Program at the University of Victoria is pleased to offer the following 6-day immersion course Heritage Area Conservation: Revitalizing the Downtown Core for professionals in museums, heritage planning and related organizations.


HERITAGE AREA CONSERVATION: REVITALIZING THE DOWNTOWN CORE

INSTRUCTOR:  Robert Lemon, B.Arch, M.A., MAIBC, is an architect and heritage consultant with twenty years of experience in heritage conservation in British Columbia
RESOURCE PEOPLE:  Susan Kempf, Coordinator of the Washington State Main Street Program; Donald Luxton, Architect; Catherine Umland, Director, Victoria Civic Heritage Trust
DATES:  February 25 - March 2, 2002; 9 am to 4:30 pm, with preparatory assignment
PLEASE REGISTER BY: January 30
LOCATION: University of Victoria, British Columbia
FEE: $560 (credit or non-credit)
NOTE: the Cultural Resource Management Program is a registered provider with the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC-CES); this course provides 30 continuing education learning units.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

The 17th century Muslim District in Xi'an, China is worlds and centuries apart from Vancouver's 19th century Gastown or Port Townsend in Washington State, yet these heritage areas share many similarities in how they are conserved and managed. This course for heritage and urban planners, municipal managers, architects and others concerned with the preservation of downtown, explores how such urban commercial cores, large and small, are evaluated, conserved, and revitalized in the context of community values and social and economic development priorities. Through discussions, field visits, and case studies that emphasize strategic approaches to downtown revitalization, you strengthen your ability to:
*       identify and evaluate the issues facing traditional downtown areas from conservation, economic, social and tourism perspectives
*       analyze downtown preservation issues and priorities
*       select a downtown revitalization approach that respects conservation and compliments community goals
*       build legal, community, and management frameworks to ensure sustainability
*       address associated issues in economic and tourism development, promotion, and interpretation
*       utilize effective tools for dealing with increased density within heritage areas


DRAFT PROGRAM

Monday, February 25   HERITAGE IN URBAN CONTEXTS

*       Introduction of the participants and overview of the course.
*       Identification and evaluation of heritage areas in a range of urban contexts
*       History and overview of heritage area planning - international and national, provincial and municipal	
*       Potential impacts of Canada's new Historic Places Initiatives

Tuesday, February 26    ANALYSIS OF PRESERVATION ISSUES

*       Downtown preservation issues and priorities
*       Revitalization strategies that respect conservation and compliment community goals
*       Legal, community, and management frameworks to ensure sustainability

Wednesday, February 27th   LESSONS FROM MAIN STREET

*       Issues in economic and tourism development, promotion and interpretation focussing on the US National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street program with Susan Kempf, Coordinator of the Washington State Main Street Program
*       Why downtown is Important
*       National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street Approach overview 
*       Organizational framework for local Main Street programs
*       Partners in the revitalization effort 
*       Assessing downtown's assets, liabilities, and potential 
*       Organization/Promotion
*       Design/Economic Restructuring


Thursday, February 28th   LESSONS FROM VICTORIA & BEYOND

*       Case studies that apply conservation principles and objectives, including Chinatown and Shaugnessy in Vancouver; Lower Lonsdale, North Vancouver; and Xi'an's Historic Muslim District 
*       Tour and discussion of the heritage areas of downtown Victoria with Catherine Umland of the Victoria Civic Heritage Trust

Friday, March 1    PRESERVATION INCENTIVES 

*       Tools for dealing with change and increased density within heritage areas:
incentives, density, transfer of density
*       The Gastown Experience Case Study with Don Luxton


Saturday, March 2    DESIGN GUIDELINES 

*       Design and Conservation Guidelines for Historic Downtowns
*       Presentation of participants' projects
*       Wrap-up discussions

This course is open to all museum, heritage planning, cultural resource and related industry professionals. Enrolment options allow you to choose to take courses either for academic credit or for professional development. Individual course descriptions and registration forms are available by contacting us at [log in to unmask] or by visiting our web site at <http://www.uvcs.uvic.ca/crmp>

Registration in courses is limited, so inquire today about professional development opportunities at the University of Victoria. For more information please contact: 

Lisa Mort-Putland, Program Coordinator
Cultural Resource Management Program 
Continuing Studies, University of Victoria 
PO Box 3030 STN CSC Victoria BC Canada V8W 3N6 
Tel: 250 721-8462 Fax: 250 721-8774 
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