Session 1: January 6, 2022

Opening Statement

Speakers: Sara Bronin AIA, Presidential Nominee ACHP Chair

Session 2: January 7, 2022

Climate Heritage

Managing heritage in the face of a changing climate is essential if we are to maintain and preserve what communities value, including tangible and intangible heritage. Local practices and traditional wisdom offer strategies to both adapt to a changing earth and contribute to the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions. This discussion will consider community engagement, indigenous life ways, and preservation techniques that can create resilience and provide models for sustainable conservation of cultural heritage and climate action.

Speakers:

Hannah Fluck, Head of Environmental Strategy at Historic England

William Megarry, ICOMOS Climate Change and Heritage Working Group, Focal Point

Katie Carter, Historic Environment Scotland Circular Economy Project Officer

Session 3: January 21, 2022

Sensitive Treatment Of Culturally Significant Properties

Cultural significance is often not tied only to physical characteristics. Traditional design guidelines aren’t necessarily sufficient and these cases can be difficult utilizing traditional tools. San Antonio has developed a proven method for landmarking culturally significant properties but the treatment of these properties after designation is not always clear. This discussion will focus on treatment recommendations when the significance isn't architectural. Special use districts, new forms of designations, interpretation, incentives, and property owner assistance are possible approaches to be discussed.

Speakers:

Ken Bernstein, Principle City Planner, City of Los Angeles

Denise Gilmore, Senior Director Division Of Social Justice and Racial Equity, City of Birmingham

Susan Fayad,

Coordinator Heritage and Cultural Landscapes at the City of Ballarat, Australia

Session 4: Febuary 11, 2022

Leveraging Living Heritage For Economic Prosperity

Cultural heritage has the potential to build prosperity for communities that practice their living heritage, in turn, ensuring the continuity of the communities’ culture. The charge for this session is to develop recommendations for ways in which communities can keep their character, both tangible and intangible, by leveraging living heritage for economic development. Examples from around the world and the U.S. will be discussed. Final recommendations may include cultural tourism, traditional skills education, business training, and any other method with a proven success record.

Speakers:

Nefertitti Jackmon, Cultural Strategist & Community Displacement Prevention Officer, City of Austin

Felix Heisel, Assistant Professor, Assoc. AIA, AKBW, Circular Construction Lab, College of Architecture, Art and Planning, Cornell University

Duffie Westheimer, Northern Arizona Pioneers’ Historical Society Board of Directors, and the Townsite CLT Board

Eve Picker, Founder of Small Change