Between November 26-27, the European Urban Initiative (EUI) event “Reimagining Places: Sustainable Conservation of Ireland’s Beautiful Heritage – An EUI Capacity Building Event under THRIVE and beyond” brought together 127 staff from Ireland’s local authorities and other key stakeholders.
The THRIVE programme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Northern and Western Regional Programme 2021-27 and supports local authorities in Ireland to regenerate publicly owned vacant or derelict heritage buildings, transforming them, in accordance with the New European Bauhaus principles, into vibrant community, cultural or enterprise hubs.
Over the course of the EUI event, which was held in the Monaghan Peace Campus, participants explored how to integrate preservation, conservation, and sustainable adaptive reuse approaches into the detailed design stage of their THRIVE Strand 2 applications, as well as into future projects at national or European level.
Participants, including planners, officers, architects, and heritage professionals, had an opportunity to increase their skills through workshops, case studies, plenary sessions and presentations, site visits, and networking opportunities with national and European peers. Key moments included a THRIVE progress update, a powerful keynote on “Beauty, Sustainability, Belonging: A New European Bauhaus Vision”, and a panel discussion on adaptive reuse and lessons from THRIVE implementation. Attendees also took part in parallel workshops focused on operational and governance solutions for creative regeneration and joined site visits across Monaghan including a local Thrive example in action, the recently approved St Louis Convent Project.
The event was extremely well received by participants, who particularly praised the excellent speakers and networking opportunities.
The THRIVE programme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union through the ERDF Northern and Western Regional Programme 2021-27 and supports local authorities in Ireland to regenerate publicly owned vacant or derelict heritage buildings, transforming them, in accordance with the New European Bauhaus principles, into vibrant community, cultural or enterprise hubs.
Over the course of the EUI event, which was held in the Monaghan Peace Campus, participants explored how to integrate preservation, conservation, and sustainable adaptive reuse approaches into the detailed design stage of their THRIVE Strand 2 applications, as well as into future projects at national or European level.
Participants, including planners, officers, architects, and heritage professionals, had an opportunity to increase their skills through workshops, case studies, plenary sessions and presentations, site visits, and networking opportunities with national and European peers. Key moments included a THRIVE progress update, a powerful keynote on “Beauty, Sustainability, Belonging: A New European Bauhaus Vision”, and a panel discussion on adaptive reuse and lessons from THRIVE implementation. Attendees also took part in parallel workshops focused on operational and governance solutions for creative regeneration and joined site visits across Monaghan including a local Thrive example in action, the recently approved St Louis Convent Project.
The event was extremely well received by participants, who particularly praised the excellent speakers and networking opportunities.