Ibero-American Colloquium
The Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design, promoted by the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), the Institute for Sustainable Development Studies (IEDS), and the Brazilian Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-Brazil), is an international forum for debate and exchange dedicated to reflection on the cultural landscape as a category of heritage protection.
Held biennially since 2010, the colloquium brings together studies, experiences, and approaches focused on the safeguarding, management, research, and education of cultural and natural heritage, promoting shared and sustainable forms of preservation within the Ibero-American context.
Previous editions
2023
In September 2023, the sixth edition of the traditional Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design was held. This edition also celebrated the 80th anniversary of the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, with an emphasis on water landscapes and on urban and regional planning from the perspective of the cultural landscape.
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Proceedings
2018
In September 2018, the fifth edition of the traditional Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design was held. The event deepened discussions from previous editions, examining the different dimensions of the cultural landscape—conceptual, methodological, and design-related—and their implications for heritage preservation, intervention, and management policies aimed at development.
2016
The 4th Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design aimed to investigate the concept of cultural landscape, discuss experiences related to its designation, and deepen approaches to cultural heritage based on the concept of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL). The event brought together the professional and academic community interested in the topic, including practitioners, researchers, professors, and graduate students from Brazil and the wider Ibero-American world.
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2014
The 3rd Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design, held in September 2014, brought together researchers and professionals to deepen the debate on the category of cultural landscape and its implications in the field of heritage. The event addressed the controversies surrounding the concept of the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) introduced by UNESCO and highlighted how the notion of cultural landscape has expanded preservation approaches by integrating material and immaterial dimensions and emphasizing the relationships between society and the environment.
2012
The 2nd Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design, held in 2012, marked the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the inclusion of the cultural landscape category in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Promoted by UFMG, IPHAN, and IEDS, with the support of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and the University of Naples Federico II, the event discussed the various dimensions of the cultural landscape—conceptual, methodological, and design-related—and their implications for heritage valorization and intervention policies.
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2010
The 1st Ibero-American Colloquium on Cultural Landscape, Heritage, and Design inaugurated the debate on the expansion of the concept of heritage through the notion of cultural landscape, highlighting its capacity to integrate material and immaterial dimensions and to reveal the interactions between society and the natural environment. Held in a context of consolidation of landscape protection instruments in Latin America, the event engaged with the creation of the Brazilian Cultural Landscape designation by IPHAN and resulted from a collaboration between UFMG and the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), bringing together interdisciplinary approaches focused on memory, exteriority, and the reconstruction of landscape.