Allied Organizations with the ASG

The Architecture Specialty Group maintains a strong connection to allied organizations of the architectural conservation specialty. The organizations to which the ASG has liasons includes:

The American Institute of Architects, Historic Resources Committee: http://www.aia.org/hrc_default/
The AIA Historic Resources Committee (HRC) is engaged in promoting the role of the historic architect within the architecture profession through the development of information and knowledge among members, allied professional organizations, and the public.

Association for Preservation Technology International (APT): http://www.apti.org/
The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings.

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS): http://www.icomos.org/
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is an association of professionals throughout the world that currently bring together over 7500 members. ICOMOS works for the conservation and protection of cultural heritage places. It is the only global non-government organisation of this kind, which is dedicated to promoting the application of theory, methodology, and scientific techniques to the conservation of the architectural and archaeological heritage.

Preservation Trades Network (PTN): http://www.ptn.org/
PTN was conceived in 1995 at an Association for Preservation Technology (APT) conference roundtable strategy session in Washington, DC. At the time, representatives of the preservation trades felt it important for the preservation trades to be recognized as a valued member of preservation project teams. To do this, the preservation trades took action to build a community of like-minded individuals who share knowledge of the process of historic preservation as it occurs in the field. PTN was formed to provide a focus on and support of the sharing of the preservation trade's knowledge of the physical process of preservation, of how to shape and work historic materials.

Other Conservation Links

Canadian Conservation Institute (CCI): http://www.cci-icc.gc.ca/
CCI was created in 1972 to promote the proper care and preservation of Canada's cultural heritage and to advance the practice, science, and technology of conservation. The Institute has worked closely with hundreds of museums, art galleries, academic institutions, and other heritage organizations to help them better preserve their collections.

Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN): http://www.chin.gc.ca/
The Canadian Heritage Information Network (CHIN) is a national centre of excellence that provides a visible face to Canada's heritage through the world of networked information. CHIN's vision is to connect Canadians and worldwide audiences to Canada's heritage. It's mission is to promote the development, the presentation and preservation of Canada's digital heritage content for current and future generations of Canadians.

Conservation OnLine (CoOL): http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/
CoOL, a project of the Preservation Department of Stanford University Libraries, is a full text library of conservation information, covering a wide spectrum of topics of interest to those involved with the conservation of library, archives and museum materials.

DOCOMOMO: http://www.docomomo.com/
Docomomo International is a non-profit organization initiated in 1988. Docomomo's mission is: to act as watchdog when important modern movement buildings anywhere are under threat; to exchange ideas relating to conservation technology, history and education; to foster interest in the ideas and heritage of the modern movement; to elicit responsibility towards this recent architectural inheritance.

The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI): http://www.getty.edu/conservation/
The Getty Conservation Institute (GCI) works internationally to advance the field of conservation through scientific research, field projects, education and training, and the dissemination of information in various media. In its programs, the GCI focuses on the creation and delivery of knowledge that will benefit the professionals and organizations responsible for the conservation of the visual arts.

International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM): http://www.iccrom.org/
The intergovernmental organization, now known as ICCROM, was established in Rome in 1959. It is the only institution of its kind with a world-wide mandate to promote the conservation of all types of cultural heritage, both movable and immovable. It currently comprises over 100 Member States. ICCROM aims at improving the quality of conservation practice as well as raising awareness about the importance of preserving cultural heritage. ICCROM contributes to preserving cultural heritage in the world today and for the future through five main areas of activity: Training, Information, Research, Co-oporation and Advocacy

National Center for Preservation Technology and Taining (NCPTT): http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/
NCPTT advances the application of science and technology to historic preservation. Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.

National Park Service (NPS): http://www.cr.nps.gov/
The NPS, as Cultural Resources Stewards (or Caretakers), works to be sure that America's cultural resources are carefully identified, evaluated, documented, registered, preserved, and interpreted.

National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP): http://www.nationaltrust.org/
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America’s story.

Penn Scholarly Commons:
http://repository.upenn.edu/hist_pres/
The University of Pennsylvania has made recent student theses available online, including those from the Historic Preservation program and from the architectural conservation laboratory.

UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) seeks to encourage the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity.

World Monuments Fund: http://www.wmf.org/
The World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of endangered architectural and cultural sites around the world. Since 1965, WMF has worked tirelessly to stem the loss of historic structures at more than 450 sites in over 80 countries.