Opinion Editorials, October 2007
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Heritage
Preservation and Regeneration in the Old City of Jerusalem
A Lecture By Dr. Shadia Touqan
Washington
DC,
Wednesday,
October 24th, 2007
12:00 - 12:30 pm Registration
12:30 - 2:00 pm Lecture
RE-DISCOVERING
THE ARAB WORLD
A
Mosaic Foundation Lecture Series
Co-Sponsored
with US/ICOMOS
National Geographic Society
Grosvenor Auditorium
1145 17th Street NW
Washington, D.C.
M Street Entrance
Speaker:
Dr. Shadia Touqan
2004 Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
2004 Winner of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture
Dr. Shadia Touqan the director of the Welfare Association’s Old City of Jerusalem Revitalization Plan. She is also a recognized authority on the preservation of cultural heritage. She has worked as an architect on numerous projects in the UK, Jordan, UAE and other Arab countries. She also worked as the chief technical advisor for UNESCO in Yemen, and was their expert for the rehabilitation plan of Bethlehem 2000. Dr. Touqan has helped advise numerous urban development projects in the Middle East in general, and in Palestinian towns in particular. A Palestinian of West Bank origin, she obtained her BSc in Architecture from Cairo University, her MA in Urban Design from Manchester University and her PhD in Urban Development and Planning from the University of London.
The lecture will be moderated by:
Gustavo Araoz, Executive Director of US/ICOMOS
ICOMOS is the International Council on Monuments and Sites
This
lecture is free & open to the public. Seating is limited.
Advance
registration required by October 17th, 2007.
To
RSVP: Email lecture@mosaicfound.org
or call (202) 388-0000
You may also register at this link: http://www.mosaicfound.org/mf/sc/lecture_schedule_touqan.php
You may also register at this link: http://www.mosaicfound.org/mf/sc/lecture_schedule_touqan.php
Mosaic
Foundation
USA
is an American charitable and educational 501 (c) (3) nonprofit
corporation
sponsored
by the spouses of the Arab Ambassadors to the
U.S.
Visit
us at www.mosaicfound.org.
Mosaic Foundation Live Webcast
Dr. Shadia Touqan, Heritage Preservation & Regeneration in the Old City of Jerusalem
National Geographic Society, Grosvenor Auditorium
The Mosaic Foundation will be providing a live webcast of the lecture by Dr. Shadia Touqan, open to participation by universities, student organizations, and others. The webcast will allow for questions to be submitted online participating members. If you are interested in participating in the live webcast, please contact Evan Clifthorne at the Mosaic Foundation office by emailing eclifthorne@mosaicfound.org, or by calling 202.388.0000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER, OR CONTACT
Evan Clifthorne
Media Coordinator
Mosaic Foundation
730 11th St. NW Suite 302
Washington, DC 20001
p. 202.388.0000
f. 202.388.0061
www.MosaicFound.org
Mosaic Foundation Live Webcast
Dr. Shadia Touqan, Heritage Preservation & Regeneration in the Old City of Jerusalem
National Geographic Society, Grosvenor Auditorium
The Mosaic Foundation will be providing a live webcast of the lecture by Dr. Shadia Touqan, open to participation by universities, student organizations, and others. The webcast will allow for questions to be submitted online participating members. If you are interested in participating in the live webcast, please contact Evan Clifthorne at the Mosaic Foundation office by emailing eclifthorne@mosaicfound.org, or by calling 202.388.0000.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE THE ATTACHED FLYER, OR CONTACT
Evan Clifthorne
Media Coordinator
Mosaic Foundation
730 11th St. NW Suite 302
Washington, DC 20001
p. 202.388.0000
f. 202.388.0061
www.MosaicFound.org
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