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Current conservation projects in Uruk (southern Iraq) Foto: DAI Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thekla Schulz-Brize | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Schlimme TU Berlin | Institut für Architektur | Ernst-Reuter-Platz <[email protected]>| http://baugeschichte.a.tu-berlin.de Montag 17 Dez. 2018 19:00 Uhr c.t. A 053 The architectural heritage of Iraq largely con- sists of buildings made of earth and bricks. This is especially true of southern Iraq. At the same time, the high groundwater level, the associ- ated salinisation of the soil and the extreme cli- matic conditions influence the preservation of the architecture. The conservation and resto- ration of archaeological and historic buildings therefore requires careful planning and main- tenance strategies. The example of ongoing conservation projects in Uruk and other pla- ces in southern Iraq illustrates the challenges of preserving this outstanding cultural heritage. Dr. Dr. h.c. Margarete van Ess, DAI Orient Abteilung Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Ziegert, ZRS Ingenieure Berlin PRESERVATION OF THE IRAQI ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE

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Page 1: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christof Ziegert, ZRS Ingenieure Berlin ... · conservation projects in Uruk and other pla-ces in southern Iraq illustrates the challenges of preserving this outstanding

Current conservation projects in Uruk (southern Iraq)

Foto: DAI

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thekla Schulz-Brize | Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hermann Schlimme

TU Berlin | Institut für Architektur | Ernst-Reuter-Platz

<[email protected]>| http://baugeschichte.a.tu-berlin.de

Montag 17 Dez. 2018 19:00 Uhr c.t.

A 053

The architectural heritage of Iraq largely con-sists of buildings made of earth and bricks. This is especially true of southern Iraq. At the sametime, the high groundwater level, the associ-ated salinisation of the soil and the extreme cli-matic conditions influence the preservation ofthe architecture. The conservation and resto-ration of archaeological and historic buildings therefore requires careful planning and main-tenance strategies. The example of ongoing conservation projects in Uruk and other pla-ces in southern Iraq illustrates the challenges of preserving this outstanding cultural heritage.

Dr. Dr. h.c. Margarete van Ess, DAI Orient AbteilungProf. Dr.-Ing. Christof Ziegert, ZRS Ingenieure Berlin

PRESERVATION OF THE IRAQI ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE