Review of the university experiments to maintain the architectural heritage
Almasalla Arab Travel Poratl News – A workshop of university education launched in the field of architectural heritage programs at the beginning of events of the Third National Architectural Heritage Forum in Medina, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Higher Education Dr. Ahmed Saif and in the presence of the Director of the meeting , Dr. Wassim Orfali.
In the workshop, the Dean of the College of Environmental Design at King Abdul-Aziz University, Dr. Yusuf Niazi said after the meeting at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals to follow the recommendations, and the most important scholarship assistants, three of them sent and finished the stage of master’s and doctoral study are now in the countries of the scholarship.
He pointed out, “We have four different disciplines and research programs at the master’s stage. We have created a partnership agreement with the University of Vienna, Austria, and there is a continuous and vigorous efforts to make the most of it.”
He added that after the Forum held in Jeddah, Society for Preservation of Urban Heritage in Jeddah was created, the Association of the heart of Jeddah, the organization of the work of voluntary groups and support from the sessions and awareness, etc.
H pointed out that the experience of Madina in preserving the architectural heritage is the best experience in his personal view, and he finished his speech, saying his recommendation: “I recommend that the subject will be a core subject on urban heritage preservation in the preparatory year of universities because of its reflection on community outreach.”
For his part, the Dean of the Faculty of Tourism and Antiquities at King Saud University, Dr. Abdullah Al-Sharekh reviewed a number of college programs, and stated that they relate to heritage in the modern era and ancient heritage. He continued: “We have a keen interest in research work and maintenance and we have in the faculty many cadres capable of working in the service of architectural heritage,” he pointed out in his speech to the strong partnership that bound together by the SCTA, saying: “This partnership gives the students an opportunity to work and gain scientific and practical experience. He recommended at the conclusion: “I recommend that there be a record archives of the heritage of the Kingdom of research, photographs and other documentation and be available for research and I wish to benefit from them personally.”
The Dean of the Faculty of Islamic architecture at the University of Umm Al-Qura Dr. Hamza Ghalman said: “This college was established thirty years ago and has several important projects in Makkah and college has overseen the expansion of the Grand Mosque in Makkah.”
He listed a number of achievements made by the college in all these years, and stated, saying: “We have a program on behalf of the college that is important and as well we have a partnership with several universities as Al-Fateh University and other universities in Turkey, Egypt and other countries that have experience in maintaining the architectural heritage and Islamic architecture.”
The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Hail Dr. Abdul-Aziz Al-Ghonaimi said: “Three years ago, an agreement was signed with the SCTA in the Kingdom, and we are now having the department of Tourism and Antiquities and the first year graduation since the past year.
He talked about the Faculty of Engineering and he expects that the first batch of graduates will be during the next three years. He said at the end of his speech: “The section cares for heritage to be preserved in the memory of Hail that has striking roots at history.”
Dr. Joseph Vadan began his speech, on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Planning in King Saud University, mentioning the names of a number of graduates, including Chairman of the Committee, Dr. Ahmed Al-seif. He pointed out that the total of the oldest colleges of architecture, which presented a lot of cadres, occupy some important positions and prestigious.
He said: “The mission of the College is to promote the architectural heritage and preserve it, and they have programs in the field of training, which are based on learning by practice as a requirement for graduates and be extended for 60 hours to complete the certificate. He said that they have an important partnership with the national heritage center, and that their external program is now beginning to reap the fruit.
Then Dr. Saleh Hathloul talked about when he was in Alysia at the end of the sixties, and he felt the zest for buildings of glass, where it was a shock for them at the very beginning, and said: “We suffer from internal wrestling when we see mud houses offset these modern buildings.” He added that the first training is the movement of pilgrims at the time, stressing that there were important programs individually as they had a chance of programs guide to preserve the architectural heritage, but unfortunately they did not take them. He also regained the activity movement in the mid-nineties with His Royal Highness Prince Sultan bin Salman, President of SCTA.
He concluded by saying: “Twenty years passed and programs did reach the effort of the founders of the programs and hence we must have our institutional foundations.”
