WMF Journal
January 25, 2012
Why Being on the WMF Watch Matters
Posted by Jaime de Salas, Director of the Fundacion Xavier de Salas
The following post is by Jaime de Salas, Director of the Fundacion Xavier de Salas. The opinions expressed are his own.
As defender of a specific landscape I find myself being criticised as a “nimby” (“not in my back yard”) preservationist. To be honest, I cannot easily escape the charge, but I find it irrelevant in practice. The issue is never what anyone personally would prefer but what should be done. The effort to preserve Trujillo’s landscape which includes the berrocal (the ancient geological formation on which Trujillo is built) and extends beyond the river Magasca, is motivated not by the pleasure a familiar landscape can give one, but rather by what should or should not be done from the standpoint of the common good.
Read moreJanuary 23, 2012
First Relocation: El Ancla by Willi Gutmann
Posted by Patronato Ruta de la Amistad A.C.,nominators of Ruta de la Amistad to the WatchVideo showing the removal of El Ancla from its original position
Ruta de la Amistad, a series of outdoor sculptures created by famous artists for the 1968 Olympics, form a 17-kilometer route through Mexico City. Over the years several of 22 sculptures have been obscured or threatened by urban growth. Because of these threats and the need for an acceptable solution, the route is on the 2012 World Monuments Watch. The following post, submitted by Patronato Ruta de la Amistad A.C., the nominators of the site, describes the efforts to move one of the sculptures from its original position because of the development of an elevated highway.
Read moreJanuary 20, 2012
A Diary of Work at Ani: Part VII
Posted by Bora Sayin (Solvo-Tek)
In August 2011, the Istanbul-based documentation company Solvo-Tek, lead by Mr. Bora Sayin, completed phase 1 of work at the Church of the Savior. Work included documenting the structure and its site using digital photography, terrestrial laser scanning, GPS survey, and digital HDR panoramic photography.
Read moreJanuary 19, 2012
A Diary of Work at Ani: Part VI
Posted by Bora Sayin (Solvo-Tek)
In August 2011, the Istanbul-based documentation company Solvo-Tek, lead by Mr. Bora Sayin, completed phase 1 of work at the Church of the Savior. Work included documenting the structure and its site using digital photography, terrestrial laser scanning, GPS survey, and digital HDR panoramic photography.
Read moreJanuary 17, 2012
A Diary of Work at Ani: Part V
Posted by Bora Sayin (Solvo-Tek)
In August 2011, the Istanbul-based documentation company Solvo-Tek, lead by Mr. Bora Sayin, completed phase 1 of work at the Church of the Savior. Work included documenting the structure and its site using digital photography, terrestrial laser scanning, GPS survey, and digital HDR panoramic photography.
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