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» Amsterdam Heritage - Introduction to the architectural history of Amsterdam, Netherlands, and its preservation, from Municipal Department for Preservation and Restoration of Historic Buildings and Sites.

» Building Conservation - Cathedral Communications provides a directory of building conservation companies, courses and organizations, mainly in the United Kingdom. Also on-line articles and events listing.

» College Town Life - Information on the importance of preserving neighborhoods adjacent to campuses in U.S. college towns.

» The Conservation Glossary - Architectural, building and conservation terms explained by Neil Grieve of The Centre for Conservation and Urban Studies, University of Dundee.

» Conserving the Modern in Canada - The first conference to be organised in the country that will look at Modernist works from 1945-2005. The conference will be held at Trent University, May 6-8, 2005.

» Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage - The text of the convention provided by Law-Ref.org is fully indexed and crosslinked with other international documents.

» Cultural Heritage Charters and Standards - A review of the principal UNESCO and ICOMOS charters and standards for the preservation of cultural heritage by J.K. Gillon.

» Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe - International initiative coordinated by UNESCO, aimed at strengthening regional cooperation for the protection and promotion of South-East European cultural heritage.

» Cultural Heritage Search Engine - A directory of sites related to the conservation of cultural heritage - the natural and urban landscape. English and Italian.

» Donhead Publishing - Specializes in practical books on building conservation, preservation and heritage. Also publishes the Journal of Architectural Conservation: abstracts online.

» Ecole d'Avignon - Offers courses and consulting in historic preservation, decorative painting, and traditional building techniques. Avignon, France.

» European Heritage Network - The Council of Europe offers a databank on official heritage policies, and a heritage portal.

» Heritage Preservation Services - The US National Park Service provides illustrated guidelines for rehabilitating historic properties, preservation briefs, information on tax incentives and a catalog of its publications.

» Masonry Conservation Research Group - In the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen describes its research into building stone decay, conservation and historic preservation.

» National Center for Preservation Technology and Training - The U.S. National Park Service provides searchable databases on training, materials, job opportunities, conferences, funding and its grants and projects.

» Old House Journal - Online magazine. Preservation advice for owners of old homes, restoration directory, products, classifieds, bulletin boards.

» Ortygia - Architect Sergio Tinè uses his experience of conserving historic buildings in the island of Ortygia to propose a code of professional practice for urban conservation.

» Parabow - Aims to preserve and reconstruct ancient wooden buildings, involving business and educational partners from eight European countries. News, projects, personnel.

» Pond Lily Mill Restorations - Ted Hazen supplies extensive, illustrated information on the history and technology of flour milling in America, and the restoration of watermills, with bibliography.

» Preservation - Umbrella and portal for interrelated sites intended to help meet needs of the US preservation community. Sections include education and training, partnerships, networking, trades, resources.

» Preservation Alumni - Independent organization of friends and alumni of the Columbia University Historic Preservation Program.

» Preservation Directory - Resources and research tools for historic preservation and cultural resource management in the US. Lists preservation organizations, programs, historic property for sale, news and events.

» Preserve and Protect - A not-for-profit corporation providing space on the web for historic preservation and environmental protection organizations.

» Preserve Net - Cornell University's resource for US preservationists includes listings of job opportunities and conferences, along with a directory of web-sites related to historic preservation.

» PreserveLA.com - A forum and clearinghouse for the latest news, information, and techniques concerning historic preservation and the history of Los Angeles and Southern California.

» Restoration Trades Exchange - An online business exchange for the building restoration field in America, featuring directories, job listings, trade forums, regional information.

» Riwaq - Centre for Architectural Conservation - Aims to safeguard Palestinian heritage. Projects, including a national register, publications, on-line exhibition of Palestinian tiles.

» USGS National Geologic Lexicon Database - Find out about US stone names here.

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