News | WHITRAP meets Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine |
Author:Marie-Noël Tournoux, Shao Yong PublishDate:2024-11-04 Hits:320 |
Tongji University, WHITRAP Shanghai, the French Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Architecture Department, the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (Center for Architecture and Heritage), including the Ecole de Chaillot (National school for training architects in preservation and restoration of architectural, urban and landscape heritage) and the Observatoire de l’Architecture de la Chine Contemporaine (Observatory of architecture in contemporary China), the Association des Petites Cités de Charactères - PCC (Association of small towns of character), and the Association Nationale des Architectes des Bâtiments de France - ANABF (French national association of State architects for heritage protection) and the Academie d’Architecture have a long-standing partnership on urban-rural heritage conservation for territorial development.
On 21 October, during the seminar, a cordial and productive meeting took place between the Chinese and French counterparts in the office of Julien BARGETON, President of the Cité, with a view of the Eiffel Tower. The French participants included Jean-Marc ZURRETI, Director of Chaillot and Françoise GED, Xavier CLARKE DE DROMANTIN, Inspector of architecture and heritage, Ministry of Culture, Florence DECLAVEILLERE, Vice President of the ANABF, Chief of the Unités Départementales de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine-UDAP Martinique (Departmental Unit of Architecture and Heritage of Martinique) Ministry of Culture, Roger BATAILLE, Vice President of the Petites Cités de caractère, Alain MARINOS, Delegate of the Petites Cités de caractères, Honorary General Inspector of architecture and heritage, Ministry of Culture and former Director of the Ecole de Chaillot.The Chinese delegation was led by Professor LOU Yongqi, Vice President of Tongji, Professor SHAO Yong, Secretary General of WHITRAP and Director of WHITRAP Shanghai, Professor of College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Professor ZHANG Peng, Vice Dean of the College of Architecture and Urban Planning, and by QU Chen, Deputy Director, International Office Tongji University and ZHANG Xiangrong, Program Coordinator, International Office Tongji University, and Marie-Noël TOURNOUX, Project Director, WHITRAP Shanghai.
The Cité President, Julien BARGETON opened the meeting by addressing a warm welcome to Vice President Lou and the Chinese delegation, expressed his strong interest in cooperation with Tongji. They discussed priority areas of future cooperation, including sustainable development of urban and rural heritage, integrated protection of natural and cultural heritage, the role of artificial intelligence in heritage conservation, and collaboration in heritage protection education and research. They agreed to enhance the existing cooperation while introducing new topics for collaboration.
Prior to this Conference, on 15 October 2024, Prof. SHAO Yong, WHITRAP met with Jean-Marc ZURETTI, Chaillot Director, Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine. The meeting’s purpose was to follow up on the May 2024 mission of the French Delegation to China and exchange views on the implementation of activities in the framework of the cooperation between Tongji University, WHITRAP Shanghai, Chaillot, and the Cité.
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