Heritage on the Edge: Sustaining Buildings, Landscapes and Communities
Victoria, British Columbia, is the inspiration for a theme intended to evoke all ways that heritage finds itself on the edge, both physically and symbolically. Sitting on the edge of the Cascadia fault, the Pacific Northwest region is threatened by earthquakes, faced with stormy rains and winds, and the ever-present moisture and salt laden atmosphere. In this context, protecting and rehabilitating historic places associated with communities that have settled in this region—from First Nations, to Europeans to the more recent cultural communities—requires us to learn from regional traditions while developing new ideas and techniques that respond to changing environments across North America. The Conference will continue the APT tradition of setting the standard for preservation ideologies, to present the most current technologies to assist the preservation process, and to give voice to the international community for preservation findings.
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