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In order to have multisided Forum programme, several contributors are needed. Some collaborators are introduced here, others are listed in the link directory.
Adopt a house, Røros (Husadopsjon Røros)
Framtidsminnen, project by KulturÖsterbotten
Lastu School of Architecture and Environmental Culture
Pekka Halonen academy, students of photography
Salvus, Trust for building preservation
The project Husadopsjon Røros is a cooperation between the Museum of Røros (Rørosmuseet) and Røros Elementary and Secondary School. The mining town Røros is a world heritage site due to its wooden buildings, which have been deemed worthy of preservation. Both the museum and the school feel that it is vital that coming generations both respect and comprehend the importance of preserving our cultural heritage.
The 600 pupils at the Elementary and Secondary School participate in the project Husadopsjon Røros to preserve the houses worthy of preservation, by “adopting” houses. The objective is to give the pupils better knowledge of the world heritage site Røros, and thereby make each one understand the preservation work necessary in a world heritage site. The old buildings substitute traditional class rooms during work shops. The intention is that the pupils will feel like part owners of the preserved buildings, and thereby be instilled with a feeling of responsibility to protect them.
What do the pupils do?
- Participate in practical, antiquarian work.
- Search for information by browsing archives or libraries, or contacting resource persons.
- Create drama pieces, make drawings and account tales based on historical facts.
- Convey information through presentations in the newspapers, at conferences, to visitors, in exhibitions, etc.
- Create their own web site (www.husadopsjonroros.no)
- Construct models of the houses in wood, clay or similar material.
The work of the project HUSADOPSJON RØROS can be seen in exhibition on display at Helsinki General Post Office during the forum.
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Children constructing a model. |
Students of the third class are finding out about smithing tradition. |
Third class students proving smithing with the help of Ralv Løkken. |
The Framtidsminnen project is carried out in the Swedish-speaking, coastal part of Ostrobothnia, Finland. Started during the national year of built heritage in Finland in 2003, the project will be completed by end 2005. Principal of the project is KulturÖsterbotten, i.e. the department of cultural affairs at the Council of Swedish Education and Culture for Ostrobothnia (Svenska Österbottens förbund för utbildning och kultur).
In the autumn of 2003, a comprehensive inquiry was made among the Swedish-speaking Ostrobothnians about the landmarks and meeting places they considered important. Especially schools were approached, which is why most of the 3,200 answers to the inquiry came from children and teenagers. Elderly people responded as well, remembering meeting places from past decades.
Each suggested landmark and meeting place is called a framtidsminne, a future memorial. All these places have affected the people visiting them – and vice versa. They are environments that we cherish in our memories and that we wish to preserve by some means for the future generations.
The data from the inquiry – how will it be used?
The Framtidsminnen project will be presented at the exhibition at the Helsinki Main Post Office: The future memorials can be viewed on a DVD and the Sundom educational sub-project is presented on a separate poster.
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Neste Petrol Station, Malax. |
Local café in Oravais. |
City Library of Kokkola. |
The Lastu School of Architecture and Environmental Culture is a private arts school and activities centre in Lapinlahti, Eastern Finland. The school was established in 1993 to promote architectural education and environmental culture.
Lastu provides basic art education in architecture for children and young people. The school also offers various curricular and extracurricular activities (workshops, courses and educational camps) for pre-school, comprehensive school and upper secondary school pupils. In addition to children’s activities, Lastu organises further vocational and career training for adults such as teachers and professionals in the building sector.
In 2003 The Finnish Ministry of Education invited Lastu to join the national Taikalamppu (Aladdin’s Lamp) -network of Finnish culture centres for children. The aim of the Taikalamppu -network is to develop and promote art education and culture services for children and adolescents in Finland. In the network Lastu focuses especially on developing exhibition activities, architecture and design from the point of view of children and young people.
The architectural works by Lastu students can be seen at the Helsinki General Post Office during the Forum. The works have been designed and completed by 5-12 year old pupils participating basic art education at Lastu. The works on display show their views and visions of the towns of the present, past and future as well as of imagination.
Pekka Halonen academy is a vocational school for graphic design, pictoral and media arts as well as photography. A group of students of photography contribute to the Forum as they have worked on the issues of urban space and its several layers in order to produce a photo exhibition. The exhibition is called “The City Experienced” and its intentions are to awake awareness of the students and the public to read and take an interest on the surroundings they live in. The focus on the pictures is the user of the city, living and experiencing it. The photos depict music venues, events on streets, shopping centres, suburbs, premises in temporary or new uses, parkour, and nature in the city. The exhibition is located at the Sanoma House, Töölönlahdenakatu 2, from 2nd of June to 14th of June.
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Somersault at the Parliament House. |
At the shopping centre. |
Bottles. |
SALVUS, a trust for building preservation in the region of Itä-Uusimaa in Finland, works for the preservation, renovation and repair of buildings and built environments of cultural and historic importance in the Itä-Uusimaa region. The trust has renovated the old railway station in the city of Porvoo and turned it into a centre for building preservation where professional rebuilders can seek advice and the public will learn about building repair.
Contact information for the centre for building preservation:
Itä-Uudenmaan Rakennussuojelukeskus
Vanha Hämeenlinnantie 5, FI-06100 Porvoo
Finland
Tel.: +358 19 521 0500
Opening hours:
Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Free consulting hours:
Tuesday 4 to 6 p.m.
The work of Salvus will be on display at the thematic exhibition in the National Museum of Finland as well as during the Market Site on Saturday 11.6.
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The centre for building preservation at the old railway station in Porvoo. |
Architect Pekka Hornamo and hardware store keeper Teemu Tukiainen present selection of the materials and spare parts bank. |
Restoration work at a manor house in Myrskylä. |