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Learning from the past to sustain our future
How can we sustain our heritage - the history and ideas - that have shaped us, that have given us a shared sense of identity which...
4DHeritage team
Dec 10, 20206 min read
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The vital need to conserve both the built heritage and natural environment
Heritage sites such as the Siwa oasis depend on the local community as their guardian, preserving them for future generations....
4DHeritage team
Nov 24, 20204 min read
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How and why it is useful to document structures and spaces in 3D?
3D documentation can enable conservationists, teachers and students to explore structures in multiple dimensions – through time and also...
EQI and 4DHeritage
Nov 18, 20203 min read
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Ten reasons for investing in cultural heritage even when times are tough
What can heritage stewardship do for communities and countries? The costs of heritage stewardship are often much easier to define than...
EQI and 4DHeritage
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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Engaging Young People: Ensuring conservation projects have a lasting impact across the generations
Throughout the world, people, from expert practitioners to young people in the community, are searching for ways of ensuring that both...
EQI and 4DHeritage
Oct 14, 20202 min read
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The Ateeq Mosque: A holistic approach to conservation
How might the Ateeq case study with its rich heritage and community based to conservation be used as an educational resource?
EQI and 4DHeritage
Aug 20, 20207 min read
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Innovation, Education and Heritage Stewardship in a time of Coronavirus
How international development and cultural heritage protection can learn from each other to build back better in a post-Covid landscape
EQI and 4DHeritage
Aug 4, 20205 min read
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How the sea shaped Aldeburgh's history
Half of Aldeburgh has already been lost to the sea, and more may be lost to storms, floods and changing fortunes. The Moot hall, once in...
4DHeritage team
Feb 28, 20202 min read
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A design invincible to British warships is on the verge of being lost to the sea
Aldeburgh’s Martello tower is now one of the most exposed to England’s changing shoreline. This blog explores its history as well as the...
4DHeritage team
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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An immersive exploration of Thorpeness
How can we learn from the past to gain inspiration for tackling the challenges of today? History and heritage are closely linked to a...
4DHeritage team
Nov 6, 20192 min read
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3D modelling for heritage- virtual, physical or a combination of the two?
A virtual 3D model on a screen has the potential for a site to be viewed, explored and analysed from every angle, and the data seamlessly...
4DHeritage team
Dec 30, 20184 min read
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Stakeholders and finding new ways of engaging with them
Heritage has many stakeholders; professional and public; local, national and international; and across the generations. All need to have...
4DHeritage team
Dec 11, 20183 min read
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Malian heritage experts have a virtual experience of Djenne
On Friday 7th December 2018 the British Library’s Endangered Archive Programme handed over the digital files of the Djenne Manuscripts to...
4DHeritage team
Dec 8, 20182 min read
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Focusing on Djenné's Heritage
A large proportion of Djenné’s manuscripts have now been digitally scanned, ready to be stored at the Archives Nationales in Bamako, and...
Alex Colville
Dec 5, 20183 min read
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Endangered Manuscripts need your help
Tucked away on the southern edge of the Sahara lies the ancient city of Djenné. The city, with its traditional mud-brick (‘adobe’) houses...
Alex Colville
Dec 5, 20182 min read
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Is heritage stewardship a humanitarian issue?
The dilemma about humanitarian priorities is often posed in a stark manner: surely the number one priority for humanitarian initiatives...
4DHeritage team
Nov 29, 20184 min read
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