The
City as an Open Classroom: Diversity & Dynamism in Urban Conservation
Asian
Heritage Cities Triangle project
8-10 January,
2006
Penang, Malaysia
Sponsored
by Japan Foundation
with additional support from Institute for Cultural Enterprise
Urbanization
is often seen as disruptive to the built environment as well as
social, cultural, and economic life in historic cities. What are
the strategies and tools that could address these challenges at
civil society and governmental levels? Using George Town, Penang
as a backdrop, this three-day workshop brings delegates from Japan,
Thailand, Cambodia, and Malaysia to exchange best practices and
lessons learned.
PROGRAM
SCHEDULE
DAY
1: Sunday, 8 January
8:30
am meet @ City Bayview Hotel, Sri Nilam room, 2nd floor
Welcoming
Remarks: KHOO Salma Nasution, Masahiro MURO, DUONGCHAN Apavatjrut
Charoenmuang
8:45
am Introduction: Nara Machizukuri Centre, Toru HASEGAWA
9:00 am Introduction: Penang
Heritage Trust, Dr. CHOONG Sim Poey
9:15 am Introduction: Asian
Heritage Cities Grass-Roots Networking Project, Ichiro IWAI
10:00
am tea break
10:15
am
Presentation [Penang]: Fragmented Streetscapes, Gwynn JENKINS
The city administration has undertaken upgrading of historic areas
by investing in beautification programmes. Lack of proper planning
and community involvement has meant compromised environments.
11:00
am-12:00 pm
Guided tour: Pitt Street (Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling)
12:00-1:30
pm
lunch @ Edelweiss Cafe
2:00
pm
meet @ Penang Teochew Association, Chulia Street
Presentation
[Penang]: Best practices in preservation, LIM Gaik Siang
Strategies in restoration, community outreach, education, and
cultural research for a Grade One restoration of the Teochew Temple,
built in 1870.
2:45
pm
Presentation [Penang]: Heritage Crisis: Koay Jetty, Clement LIANG
http://koayjetty.tripod.com/
In 2004, massive land reclamation by the government at Koay Jetty
threatened local Chinese Muslim minority and nearby mangrove habitat.
Various NGOs point out how the planned development will add to
the problems of over-congestion and poor living conditions in
the area.
3:30
pm
Guided tour: Teochew Temple, TAN Yeow Wooi
4:00
pm
tea break hosted by Penang Teochew Association
4:30
pm
Presentation [Phnom Penh]
5:00-6:00
pm
Guided tour, Joann KHAW
options (a) Little India and the Gold Bazaar; (b) Chew Jetty
DAY
2: Monday, 9 January
8:45
am meet @ City Bayview Hotel lobby
Guided tour
of heritage trails of Penang by ARTS-ED young facilitators
Anak-anak Kota (Children of the City) is a heritage education
program that uses creative arts to raise awareness of the meaning
and significance of heritage for young people.
12:30
pm
lunch @ City Bayview Hotel
2:00
pm
Presentation [Penang]: Balik Pulau, Janet PILLAI
A heritage education project for children ages 11-12 focusing
on the mapping and interpretation of themselves, their families,
and their town using photography as a medium.
2:30
pm Presentation [Chiang Mai]
3:00
pm
Presentation [Phuket]
3:30
pm
tea break
4:00-6:00
pm
Open discussion:
Stakeholder mapping and community strategies in historic cities
7:15
pm
out-of-town visitors meet @ City Bayview Hotel lobby to go to
dinner
7:30
pm
Dinner hosted by Penang Heritage Trust
DAY
3: Tuesday, 10 January
8:30
am meet @ City Bayview Hotel, Sri Nilam room (tea and
snacks served)
Final presentations:
Work plan proposals from each group-Nara, Chiang Mai, Phnom Penh,
Phuket
Concluding
Remarks: KHOO Salma Nasution, DUONGCHAN Apavatjrut Charoenmuang,
Ryutaro KATSURA
11:00
am Delegates from Cambodia depart
Evening Dinner
hosted by Nara Machizukuri Centre
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