The meeting allowed for lively and interesting presentations on recent work from Tongji, WHITRAP and the ISPC, in particular, on rural urban heritage studies and on the use of digital solutions for heritage conservation and urban studies.  

The meeting started with the signature of the tripartite agreement of understanding (MoU) between the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering of Xiamen University (XMU-SACE), CNR-ISPC and WHITRAP Shanghai regarding the “Cultural Heritage Conservation and Enhancement of Urban and Rural Settlements and World Heritage Sites in Fujian Province, China”.   

More on the CNR and ISPC

The Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, (CNR) is the largest research council in Italy. IT was founded in 1923 and its headquarters are in Rome. As a public organisation, its aim is to support scientific and technological research and carry out, through its own organs, advanced basic and applied research in a variety of fields. 

The Institute of Heritage Science (ISPC) was founded in 2019. As the CNR hub for research, innovation, training, and technology transfer within the strategically crucial field of Cultural Heritage, ISPC actively seeks collaboration within national and international networks of expertise. It’s an interdisciplinary institution committed to advancing scientific excellence and fostering innovation in understanding, conserving, and enhancing Cultural Heritage. Its mission involves collaborative research that engages the humanities, experimental sciences, and technological applications.