Selected Documents from Past Projects

(authored institutionally or by collaborating colleagues)
(with links to documents)

Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH)/ Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi)

‘The Cultural Sites of Al Ain’ UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS):

Official page of Al Ain on UNESCO: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1343
WHS Nomination booklet for Al Ain: http://www.thenational.ae/deployedfiles/thenational/Sound%20and%20Vision/PDFs%20and%20others/WHSAlainBooklet.pdf
Information Kit for Stakeholders prior to ICOMOS evaluation mission of the WHS nomination: Click to download English / Arabic version
Al Ain WHS Management Plan Framework Diagram: Click to download the document
Al Ain WHS Management Framework- Introductory Briefing: Click to download the document
Briefing for Al Ain WHS Buffer Zone Workshop: Click to download the document
Al Ain Oasis P1 Buffer Zone Public Realm Guidelines: Click to download the document
ADACH Guidelines on Protection of Aflaj- Arabic and English: Click to download the document
Interim Development Guidelines and Procedures for the Buffer Zones of Al Ain Oases:Click to download the document
Plan Al Ain 2030 issued by Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council: http://gsec.abudhabi.ae/Sites/GSEC/Content/EN/PDF/Publications/plan-alain-full-version,property=pdf.pdf. Urban Planning Council: http://upc.gov.ae

Liaisons with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre

World Heritage Experts Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage
http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/833/, http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/867/,
UAE delegation at the 36^th World Heritage Committee session: Click to download related bulletin

Al Ain Oasis Cultural Quarter Master Plan

Al Ain Oasis Cultural Quarter Master Plan prepared by Machado & Silvetti Associates, Boston, USA and Barker Langham, UK: Click to download the Executive Summary (version approved in September 2009). Machado & Silvetti: http://www.machado-silvetti.com. Barker Langham: http://www.barkerlangham.co.uk.
Cultural Heritage Review for the Al Ain Oasis Cultural Quarter Master Plan: Click to download the document

Public outreach events and research projects related to heritage conservation

‘Water: H2O=Life’ Exhibition: http://www.waterexhibitionadach.ae
Gulf Encyclopedia of Sustainable Urbanism- GESU): http://ardalanassociates.com/research/gulf-encyclopedia-for-sustainable-urbanism-gesu/
‘Water and the City’ Seminar (part of the Water: H2O=Life Exhibition): Invite in English:http://www.waterexhibitionadach.ae/downloads/Seminars-ENGLISH.pdf, Invite in Arabic: http://www.waterexhibitionadach.ae/downloads/Seminars-ARABIC.pdf. Click to download the Abstracts and Bios
ADACH stand at Cityscape exhibition: News: http://www.ameinfo.com/262451.html. Click to download the pamphlet and flyer
Harvard University Graduate School of Design studio on Qattara and Jimi Oases: Project link: http://www.gsd.harvard.edu/#/projects/invention-transformation.html. News: http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/ADACH_and_Harvard_University_launch_joint_publication_on_Al-Qattara/40140.htm.
‘Invention/Transformation: Strategies for the Qattara/Jimi Oases in Al Ain’, Harvard University- ADACH co-publication: Click to download the book
Lecture in Abu Dhabi by Jorge Silvetti and Felipe Correa on the Harvard project and book:
http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/environment/fresh-chapter-opens-on-future-of-oasis-city‘
Jahili Fort in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi: Refurbishment, conversion and repair, by Roswag & Jankowski Architects’- Project documentary:
http://www.architekturclips.de/al_jahili

Development of the Conservation Department

New Paper Conservation Laboratory in the Art Newspaper: Click to download news article
ADACH Conservation Manifesto (draft, July 2011): Click to download the document
Abu Dhabi Historic Buildings Catalogue (draft, May 2011): Click to download the document
Conservation Department projects: Click to download related news articles in ADACH bulletins
Heritage Planning activities within the Strategic Department: Click to download news articles in ADACH bulletins
Supervision of internship of Mr. Hsien-yang Teng, featured in newsletter of RLICC: http://www.sprecomah.eu/rlicc/images/newsletter/RLICCne03_Jan2009web.pdf

Pratt Institute

Social Environmental Sciences Doctoral Program, Ankara University

Algan, Nesrin & Ayşegül Mengi, ‘Turkey’s Sustainable Development Policies in the EU Accession Process’, in European Environmental Law Review, Volume 14, No.4, April 2005; Turkish translation and summary by Ege Yıldırım: Click to download the document

KA.BA Conservation and Architecture Ltd

General lists of projects

List of all completed and ongoing KA.BA projects
http://www.ka-ba.com.tr/files/projeler.pdf
List of selected publications and news items on KA.BA projects
http://www.ka-ba.com.tr/files/haberler.pdf
List of all KA.BA projects where Ege Yıldırım was involved: Click to download document.

Kayakapı Cultural and Natural Environment Conservation and Revitalization Project (Kayakapı Project)

Project website (version produced by latest investor): http://www.kayakapi.com.
News: http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2006/08/13/eko131.html
Original Project Pamphlet: Click to download the document

St. Nicholas Church- Myra/ Demre: Documentation, Conservation-Restoration Works of the Wall-Paintings

University of York- Leader of student pressure group supporting the York Alliance

Prof. Dr. Haluk Alatan/ International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISoCaRP)

Excerpts from the Proceedings of the Antalya Seminar on Coastal Management: Click to download the document