In focus: Preservation of monuments, sustainable urban development, knowledge exchange
Participation in the Conference of the BLfD Building Archive Thierhaupten: Focus on Monument Preservation and Pre-Construction Measures
We are pleased to announce that our Institute of Urban Heritage and Monumental Conservation will be attending this year’s BLfD Conference on November 14th and 15th.
Honoring an outstanding achievement at the Strössendorf castle chapel
Photo credits: Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz
With the complietion of the successful und hight-quality conservation and restoration of the wall paintings, the chapel received a bronze plate from the Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz (DSD).
The ceremonial handover of the plaque to the property owner and the ISKD took place in fall 2024. The plate is also intended to honor the commitment of the foundation’s private sponsors.
Since 2022, the Institute has been dedicated to the restoration and conservation of the valuable wall paintings in the castle chapel. Thanks to the support of the DSD, the restoration of the historic wall paintings was made possible.
The Institute launched its training programme with the first online lecture on the topic of "Monument permits"
On Thursday, 9 November 2023, the first online lecture took place under the title "Listed buildings permission despite freedom from planning admission- legal basis, content, documents" (German: Denkmalrechtliche Erlaubnis trotz Baugenehmigungsfreiheit - rechtliche Grundlagen, Inhalt, Unterlagen), presented by guest speaker Nikolaus Bencker, who contributed his many years of experience as head of the Lower Monument Protection Authority and Building Regulations Authority of the City of Nuremberg, Bayern.
Castle chapel Strössendorf: Handover of the DSD sponsorship contract
Photo credit: Uwe Franke, Head of the Upper Franconia Local Board of Trustees of the German Foundation for Monument Protection (German: Leitung Ortskuratorium Oberfranken der Deutschen Stiftung Denkmalschutz)
A financial support of 25,000 euros was symbolically handed over to the Urban Heritage and Monumental Conservation gGmbH on October 25, 2023.
Expert panel on listed bulidungs permit: meeting results in Nuremberg
Expert panel on the contents of a listed buildings permit and its qualities
The Free Institute opens the new academic year with the expert meeting on the topic of „Preparing a listed building permit - help to quality assurance in the approval procedure“. The meeting will take place on 17.10.2023 in Nuremberg.
Conservation/restoration of the wall paintings in the castle chapel Strössendorf: DSD funding helps
The ISKD_UHAMC project, dedicated to the restoration and conservation of the valuable wall paintings in the chapel since 2022, has entered a new phase of funding. Thanks to generous support for the wall painting component and the commitment of the German Foundation for Monument Protection (DSD - Deutsche Stiftung Denkmalschutz), significant progress can now be made towards the restoration of this historically significant site without interruptions.
Study on application for permission for works and other activities on architectural and archaeological scheduled monuments in the Free State of Bavaria
BIM in building research and monument preservation
Building Information Modeling (BIM) has firmly established itself as a method of data systematization in new construction in recent years. Essentially, it is a holistic and collaborative approach where all relevant information about a building is consolidated into a central data model.
Restoration of a castle chapel Strössendorf - Conservation of wall paintings
Repair of the roof structure
The gGmbH was founded in July 2021. The first months were characterized by questions during the startup phase and coordination with cooperative and professional partners.
With the help of a specific donation, in 2022, the conservation and restoration of a chapel in a castle, which is completely equipped with wall paintings, was initiated. In cooperation with the Bavarian State Office for Monument Preservation (German: Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, BLfD), the Coburg University of Applied Sciences (German: Hochschule Coburg), renowned conservators and students, a series of preliminary investigations were carried out to develop a concept. In the field of equipment, a graduate of the Conservation and Restoration program, specializing in wood, undertook a thorough investigation of the wooden antependium.
