modified Monday, 10 October 2011

Goal:

Raising awareness among citizens and public authorities with regards to the value of historical protected areas of Bucharest.

Objectives:

• Participatory collection of information and stories about the urban past and present of the Labyrinth area;
• Involving the inhabitants of the Labyrinth area in the elaboration of a neighbourhood monograph;
• Promoting the urban and cultural heritage of the Labyrinth area and holding authorities accountable for its protection and development.

Partner:

Pro_Do_Mo Association (The Association for the Protection and Documentation of Monuments and Patrimony of Romania

Main activities:

• 20 interviews with the inhabitants of the protected area Labyrinth;
• Archive research and collection of information about the Labyrinth historical area;
• Requests of information sent to public authorities regarding the planned urban operations in the area;
• Workshop with a French organisation about the involvement of the local community in heritage protection projects;
• 2 meetings in the neighbourhood with the inhabitants in order to discuss the history of the area and its future development;
• A set of recommendations for the authorities regarding the conservation and the development of the Labyrinth area;
• Publishing a neighbourhood monograph – „The Memory of Labyrinth”.

The project “The History of Labyrinth” is co-funded by the Union of Architects of Romania and the French Embassy in Romania.