The 2nd International Conference on Heritage of China 2018, Suzhou, China I. Conference Theme and Topics Theme: Continuity and Celebration of Living Heritage of China Topic 1: Heritage and Community: Living or Displaying? Topic 2: Inclusive Heritage: Reinterpretation and Engagement Topic 3: Idea and Materiality: Transformation and Adaptation Topic 4: Values and Valorization of Cultural Heritage Topic 5: Technology and Heritage: Creativity in Heritage Management and Monitoring Topic 6: Creative Cultural Industry and Historical City II. Organizer Host Institutes: Suzhou University of Science and Technology (SUST) Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) The Administrative Committee of Suzhou National Historical and Cultural Famous City Protection District University of Liverpool (UoL) Organizing Institutes: Suzhou Institute for the Conservation of National Historical Cities School of Architecture and Urban Planning of SUST Department of Architecture, Department of Urban Planning and Design, Department of China Studies, Research Institute of Urbanization of XJTLU Co-organizer: UNESCO World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and Pacific Region (WHITRAP Suzhou) Academic Support: Historical and Cultural City Committee of Chinese Society for Urban Studies Urban and Rural Built Heritage Academic Committee under Architectural Society of China Chinese Society of Cultural Relics, Committee on Twentieth-Century Architectural Heritage Academic Committee of Urban and Rural Planning Governance under Urban Planning Society of China
Cooperative Journals: China Architectural Heritage (Chinese) Heritage Architecture (Chinese) Architecture Reviews (Chinese) Built Heritage III. Scientific Committee Director: Prof Qing CHANG, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, China Members: Prof Zhou LV, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, China Prof Yisan RUAN, Research Center of National Historical and Cultural City, Tongji University, China Prof Hua SUN, School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, China Prof Jian XIA, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, China Prof. John Pendlebury, Newcastle University, China Prof. Lin Foxhall, University of Liverpool, UK Prof. Laurajane Smith, Australian National University, Australia Prof. Soumyen Bandyopadhyay, University of Liverpool, China IV. Short Bio Qing CHANG Prof. Qing Chang is a leading architect, scholar and educator in heritage conservation and architecture history in China and the chief editor of Heritage Architecture and Built Heritage. He established the first architecture preservation program in China in 2003 and launched the first academic journal on architectural heritage in China in 2016 and the first English journal on built heritage in 2017. He was elected as Academician of Chinese Academy of Science in 2015, and currently is Hon. FAIA, the founding chair of Urban and Rural Built Heritage Committee of
Architectural Society of China, the deputy director of the Preservation Committee of Architectural Society of Shanghai, China and a member of the Consultant Committee of Shanghai Municipal Government for City Planning and Construction. His research lies in the area of vernacular architecture, history and theory of Chinese Architecture, comparative study between Chinese-foreign architecture, theory of conservation and regeneration, regeneration of urban and rural historic areas and preservation and renovation practice of historic buildings. Zhou LV Prof. Zhou LV is currently the vicedirector and member of academic committee of school of architecture and PhD supervisor of school of Architecture in Tsinghua University. He is the vice-president of China Forbidden City society. He is also the council member and academic committee member of Architectural history branch of Architectural society of China. The vice-president of ICOMOS-CHINA, council member of ICCROM, National first level registered architect. Yisan RUAN Yisan.Ruan is currently the professor and doctoral supervisor of school of architecture and urban planning of Tongji University. He is the director of the research center of national historical and cultural city, a national historical and cultural city protection expert committee, deputy director of the academic committee of national historical and cultural city of Shanghai City Planning Expert Advisory Committee of experts. He is also the urban planning adviser of Shanghai, Suzhou, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Lijiang and Pingyao. Hua SUN Hua Sun is currently the professor and doctoral supervisor of School of Archaeology and Museology of
Peking University. He is the director of academic committee of School of Archaeology and Museology of Peking University, the member of the leading group of national planning for editing and publishing of ancient books. He is also the director of World heritage institute of training and research for the Asia (Beijing), one of the leading advocates of collaborative archaeology in western China. Jian, XIA Prof. Jian XIA is currently the Dean of school of architecture and urban planning, Suzhou University of Science and Technology. He is active in heritage conservation in Suzhou. He is the president of Suzhou institute for the conservation of national historical cities, the council member of Architectural education evaluation branch of Architectural society of China, the member of Architectural creation committee of Jiangsu civil engineering & architectural society. He is executive member of traditional architectural conservation Union (Suzhou) of World heritage institute of training and research for the Asia and the Pacific region under the auspices of UNESCO, and the executive member of Suzhou world heritage and traditional architecture conservation institute. John Pendlebury John Pendlebury is Professor of Urban Conservation and former Head of School of Architecture Planning and Landscape (2008-2016) of Newcastle University. He is a town planner and urban conservationist with ten years practice experience in local government, central government and consultancy before re-entering academia in 1996. He undertakes work on how historic cities have been planned in the past, considering how the historic qualities of such cities were conceived and balanced with modernising forces. He also undertakes empirical and conceptual work on the interface between
contemporary cultural heritage policy and other policy processes. Lin Foxhall Prof. Lin Foxhall is the Head of School and the Rathbone Chair of Ancient History and Classical Archaeology, School of Histories, Languages and Cultures, University of Liverpool. Lin Foxhall was educated at Bryn Mawr College, the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Liverpool. After holding posts at Oxford University and University College London, she came to Leicester in 1993. From 1999 to 2015 she was Professor of Greek Archaeology & History, and from 2012 to 2015 Head of the School before she joined University of Liverpool. She is the lead on the major Tracing Networks Project funded by the Leverhulme Trust and is co-director to the Bova Marina project in southern Italy. Professor Foxhall has published extensively on gender in classical antiquity, as well as on agriculture and the ancient economy. Laurajane Smith Prof. Laurajane Smith is the Director of the Centre of Heritage and Museum Studies, and Head of the School of Archaeology and Anthropology, the Australian National University. She specializes in heritage studies. She has published extensively on heritage theories and practice. She is renowned for the concept of the Authorized Heritage Discourse (AHD), which she featured in her 2006 book, Uses of Heritage (which is currently being translated into Mandarin). She is editor of the International Journal of Heritage Studies and co-general editor (with William Logan) of the Routledge Series Key Issues in Cultural Heritage. Soumyen Bandyopadhyay
Prof. Soumyen Bandyopadhyay is the Head of School of Architecture, University of Liverpool and the Sir James Stirling Chair in Architecture at UoL. Previously at Manchester School of Architecture, Soumyen headed the Architecture research group. At Nottingham Trent, Professor Bandyopadhyay led the REF submission for Architecture, Built Environment and Planning (Unit C16), where he was Research Coordinator for the School of Architecture, Design and the Built Environment. Before taking up his first professorial appointment at Nottingham Trent he taught at Liverpool and at Leeds Metropolitan University.. Soumyen has extensive experience of architectural practice in India and the Middle East. He continues to undertake advisory and consultancy work in urban development, regeneration, architectural and urban design, and conservation. V. Organization Committee Chairman: Prof Jian XIA Executive Chairman: Prof Yong WANG Organization committee members: Yiping DONG,Yongli XU, Yiwen WANG Chaochao CHU, Ying HUANG, Haoyan ZHANG, Minhao LI, Chao LUO, Hongquan XIE, Jie WU. VI. Time, Venue and Working Language Time:6th 9th, September, 2018 (Registration starting on 6th) Venue: Jiangfeng Campus, Suzhou University of Science and Technology (SUST) Working language:chinese/english
VII. Programme Date Time Location Activities 6 th 9:00-12:00 Conference, Sept 14:00-18:00 Hotel Registration 9:00-9:30 Lecture Opening ceremony 9:30-10:00 Lecture Keynote speech 10:00-10:30 Tea break, group photography 10:30-11:30 Lecture Keynote speeches 7 th Conference, Sept 11:30-13:30 Hotel Lunch 13:30-15:00 Lecture Keynote speeches 15:00-15:30 Tea Break 15:30-17:30 Parallel session Presentations 18:00-20:00 Conference Hotel Social Dinner 9:00-10:20 Parallel session Presentations 10:20-10:40 Tea break 10:40-12:00 Parallel session Presentations 8 th, Sept 12:00-13:30 Conference Hotel Lunch 13:30-16:10 Parallel session Presentations 16:10-16:30 Tea break 16:30-17:30 Lecture Best paper award and closing ceremony 18:00-20:00 Conference Hotel Social Dinner 9 th, Sept 9:00-15:00 Excursion to historic district of Suzhou VIII. Registration The registration form has been sent to you by email. Please send your completed form to ichc2018@outlook.com by 30th June to confirm your attendance. IX. Registration Registration fee: $200 per person or $100 for student (Student participations please provide your student ID when registering on site)
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