10/08/2026
๐๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ,๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐.
Walk through Rome, and you don't simply see history.
You see ancient structures living alongside modern streets, contemporary buildings, public spaces, museums, businesses, and millions of people using the city every day.
One of the most fascinating examples is ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ท๐ฎ๐ป'๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐.
Built nearly 2,000 years ago as part of Emperor Trajan's monumental complex, the site has survived centuries of transformation. Today, it is no longer simply an archaeological ruin. It has become an active cultural space where people can experience Roman history through exhibitions, events, and contemporary interpretation.
๐๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐:
How do we preserve heritage without turning historic places into frozen monuments?
The challenge is not simply to protect the past. It is to find ways for heritage to remain relevant, accessible, and connected to contemporary urban life.
This is where adaptive reuse, cultural programming, digital documentation, community engagement, and thoughtful urban planning become essential.
๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ณ๐๐น ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ผ๐ฝ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ.
They can become part of the same vision.
And as cities around the world face rapid urbanization, climate challenges, and pressure to modernize, the question becomes increasingly important:
How can we build the future without losing the places that tell us where we came from?
๐ This is one of the key themes of the ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ (๐จ๐ฅ๐ฆ) โ ๐ณ๐๐ต ๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป, taking place in ๐ฅ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐, ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฎโ๐ฎ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฐ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ.
The conference will explore Heritage Conservation in Urban Regeneration, including adaptive reuse of heritage buildings, revitalization of historic districts, the relationship between modernization and conservation, digital tools for heritage preservation, and community involvement in safeguarding cultural identity.
๐ Sapienza Universitร di Roma, Italy
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22โ23 October 2026
๐ Learn more & submit your research: https://www.ierek.com/events/urban-regeneration-and-sustainability-urs-7th-edition
