林鄭赴印出席論壇 哥倫比亞大學驅動保育

林鄭所出席的印度論壇, 是由哥倫比亞大學建築、規劃及歷史保護研究院(Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, 簡稱: GSAPP )及其設立的Studio X, 聯同Sustainable Urbanism International所舉辦的。


GSAPP一直致力推動保育教育。其設立的Studio X, 座落於世界不同城市, 包括北京 (Beijing, China), 孟買 (Mumbai, India), 里約熱內盧 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), 紐約 (New York, USA), 約旦安曼 (Amman, Jordan), 是用作探討城市未來的實驗室。


而GSAPP的Historic Preservation Program始於1965年, 是全美國歷史最悠久的保育課程。她的Director對本年新生所寫的見面信, 又再讓我想起當初我講保育的因由:


"As a young architectural historian, I came to the profession of Historic Preservation because I wanted to change the world. I wanted to enter a profession where the individual can make a difference. This was the best decision that I ever made, since it resulted in my involvement in a profession that is a progressive force in the creation of better communities for everyone."  from Director: Andrew S. Dolkart, Historic Preservation Program

Historic Preservation Program: http://www.arch.columbia.edu/school/section/programs/historic-preservation-0
GSAPP: http://www.arch.columbia.edu/
Studio X: http://www.arch.columbia.edu/studiox
Urban India 2030: http://urbanindia2030.sustainurban.org/ 

林鄭月娥赴印出席論壇
2012/3/16 星島日報

發展局局長林鄭月娥3月17日至18日應紐約哥倫比亞大學建築、規劃及歷史保護研究院邀請，到印度孟買出席「城市化印度2030：可持續城市發展的歷史、科技、社會」論壇並作專題演講。


林鄭月娥3月17日在「歷史城市地區的基建及創新」的討論環節上致辭，介紹香港平衡經濟發展及文物保育的工作，並以行政長官在2009至10年度《施政報告》宣布的「保育中環」作為研究個案。


她也會參觀論壇場地Studio-X。Studio-X全球網絡由哥倫比亞大學建築、規劃及歷史保護研究院成立，包括多個先進的研究實驗室。

逗留期間，林鄭月娥亦會出席由亞洲協會印度中心主辦的「亞洲女性系列」圓桌會議，與當地專業女性交流。

她將於3月19日返港。


From Director of Historic Preservation Program, The Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

Historic Preservation

Director: Andrew S. Dolkart

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2012 ADMITTED STUDENTS!

Historic Preservation – the management and conservation of our built heritage – is one of the world’s most exciting professions and a chance for you to do creative work with your previous studies, be they in history, chemistry, anthropology, architecture, or any other field. As a young architectural historian, I came to the profession of Historic Preservation because I wanted to change the world. I wanted to enter a profession where the individual can make a difference. This was the best decision that I ever made, since it resulted in my involvement in a profession that is a progressive force in the creation of better communities for everyone. I hope that you will share this adventure with us. I believe that there are still many opportunities for the professional preservationist to act for good within communities, and I invite you to bring your skills to the task.

At Columbia, we have a multi-disciplinary curriculum that is taught by the largest and most diverse group of professors of any preservation program in the country. Course work is grounded in a solid core. With this basic knowledge students have the opportunity to follow their own unique paths of investigation. The program is lucky in its location in New York City, as we use the extraordinary resources of this metropolis as a teaching tool. But far from being parochial, we hope that each student will branch out in her or his course work and internship, bringing what they have learned in class to projects throughout the United States and all over the world. Indeed, graduates of this program are leaders in preservation across the country and around the globe.

Historic Preservation is a dynamic field. As the profession changes, so do the curriculum and focus of our teaching. Columbia’s Historic Preservation Program, the oldest in the United States, continues to be in the forefront of preservation education and we invite you to investigate our website, visit our facilities, and embark on a career in this most exciting profession.

I look forward to meeting you soon at Columbia!

Andrew S. Dolkart

Director, Historic Preservation Program

James Marston Fitch Associate Professor of Historic Preservation