Villa Tarabya, Istanbul - Building Conservation Services

ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL 

UNESCO. Implementing Agency 

Condition Report and Proposals for 

Emergency Propping to the 

Villa Tarabyathe 

Summer Embassy of Italy in Istanbul: 

Masterpiece in Wood of 

Raimondo D’Aronco 

Gennaro Tampone & David Michelmore, ICOMOS INTERNATIONAL WOOD COMMITTEE 

Roma 

Corso d’Italia, 29 00198 Roma, 

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Emine Erdogmus, ICOMOS TURKEY WOOD COMMITTEE 

Esat Demirel, TURKISH TIMBER ASSOCIATION 

Diana Barillari, UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE FRIULI VENEZIA GIULIA 

October 2006 

Istanbul 

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Istanbul,Turkey 

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CONTENTS 

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ASSOCIAZIONE-PALATINA -ISTANBUL 

Executive summary 3 

Commission to prepare a conservation proposal for the Villa Tarabya 3 

Introduction 5 

Background 6 

Analysis of the problems 7 

Summary 17 

Plans and sections showing location of principal structural faults to be rectified 18 

Detailed proposals for emergency propping - plans, sections and perspective views 24 

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

In 2004, the Villa Tarabya, a timber structure on the shores of the Bosphorus, was perceived as a 

building in such a perilous physical condition that its collapse was considered a serious possibility 

and that restoration would cost €10 million . Investigations undertaken by experts in the conservation 

of timber structures from the ICOMOS International Wood Committee and the Turkish Timber 

Association demonstrated that most of the building is in relatively good condition and that the 

structural problems (mainly caused by lack of maintenance) are few and clearly identifiable. 

Consequently, restoration will cost substantially less than had been previously estimated. At the 

request of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the report and budget for conservation of the 

main building only, originally prepared in 2004 and updated in 2005, was extended to cover the 

whole complex, including conversion of the main building to permit use for the promotion of 

“Made in Italy”.. Following further meetings in Istanbul and Rome in 2006, it is proposed that the 

project should start with emergency works (including propping the structure over the main staircase) 

and the studies and documentation necessary to produce a full conservation proposal. The present 

report concerns identification of faults and the proposal for emergency propping. International coordination 

for the process of investigations and the preparation of preliminary proposals and budgets 

has been led by the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL, in collaboration with the Italian 

Chamber of Commerce in Turkey. 

COMMISSION TO PREPARE A CONSERVATION PROPOSAL FOR THE VILLA TARABYA 

On the occasion of the UNESCO-sponsored search conference Managing Historic Istanbul, held on 

October 2004, the Italian Institute of Culture in Istanbul requested assistance from the President of the 

ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) International Wood Committee to reassess 

the condition of the Villa Tarabya, which was at that time perceived as in danger of imminent collapse and 

with restoration costs that were thought to require the unattainable sum of €10 million. Specifically, at a 

meeting on 15th October 2004, the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL was requested to produce a 

confidential report on the building, in collaboration with timber conservation experts from the ICOMOS 

International Wood Committee, the ICOMOS Turkey Wood Committee and the Turkish Timber 

Association.* The brief was to prepare an outline conservation proposal that could be implemented as 

economically as possible in phases costing approximately €70,000 per annum, with an initial aim of making 

the building secure and waterproof. 

By arrangement with the Italian Embassy in Turkey, a technical team consistingof David Michelmore 

(President, ICOMOS International Wood Committee), Emine Erdogmus (President, ICOMOS Turkey 

Wood Committee), and Ersat Demirel (Board Member, Turkish Timber Association) initially inspected the 

Villa Tarabya on two occasions in October 2004, with co-ordination and liaison with the Italian authorities 

being provided by Eugenia Bolognesi Recchi-Franceschini (President, ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA- 

ISTANBUL). The areas showing signs of damage to the timbers were investigated by the ICOMOS/TTA 

expert team and the cause of the damage determined. In accordance with the brief, a budget was then 

prepared by David Michelmore and Esat Demirel for economical repairs to the main building only, with 

professional fees kept to the very minimum. The report and budget was finalised on 26 November 2004 and 

transmitted to the Italian authorities by the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL; the report demonstrated 

that conservation of the building was feasible both in terms of practicalities and budget and that damage was 

limited and due to clearly identifiable causes, mainly resulting from lack of maintenance of the rainwater goods. 

* ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) is an organisation of international professionals specialising 

in the conservation of architectural heritage and is the international expert body with primary responsibility for 

advising UNESCO on tangible cultural heritage. The TURKISH TIMBER ASSOCIATION has been responsible for a 

UNESCO-endorsed “Save Our Roofs” Campaign to save the timber architectural heritage of Istanbul and represents 

timber conservation experts in the city. The ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL is an international NGO 

based in Rome and Istanbul which is responsible for a UNESCO-endorsed project for the valorisation of the heritage 

of the core of the historic city, a project which is supported through a protocol with the Italian Ministry of Culture. 


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The input of the ICOMOS/TTA/ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL team and the realisation that 

conservation was financially feasible made possible the preparation of active proposals for fund-raising to 

carry out the restoration. Following consultation with the Ambassador of Italy to Turkey, at meetings at the 

Italian Cultural Institute and Italian Chamber of Commerce, held on 8th and 16th September 2005, the 

ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL was requested collaborate with the ICOMOS and TTA experts in 

revising the 2004 report and updating the budget. Further site visits were made, some in the company of A. 

Giuseppe Moggi, President of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Turkey. In October 2005, by 

arrangement with the Italian Embassy, the area of most serious damage, over the stairs, was partially 

opened up to ascertain the cause of the sagging of this part of the timber structure. 

Meanwhile, the exterior of the building had been scaffolded, a proposal that had been made at a time when 

the building was incorrectly thought to be in danger of imminent collapse, and the caretakers were withdrawn 

in July 2005. The scaffolding provided easy access for thieves, who caused extensive damage and stole all 

the chimney pieces and much other architectural detail in August 2005. The budget in the revised report 

therefore included costs to cover this new damage. At the request of the Italian Chamber of Commerce, 

guards have since been reinstated. 

In 2005, during his State Visit to Turkey, the President of Italy had announced that the Villa Tarabya was 

to be restored and a brochure had been issued by the Embassy of Italy in Ankara. On 23 rd March 2006 

a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome, also attended by Paola Piccinini Tosato 

(Deputy Chairman of SIMEST), Eugenia Bolognesi (ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL) and 

David Michelmore (ICOMOS International Wood Committee). The meeting decided that it was practical 

to restore the building in a single campaign rather than over a number of years, as had previously been 

considered, and that the conservation proposals were complimentary to the proposals for reuse that had 

been prepared by Prof. Gian Michele Calvi (University of Pavia). The meeting requested that the ICOMOS/ 

TTA expert team should therefore revise their previous report to accommodate proposals for reuse, 

conversion of the outbuildings to living accommodation and for works to be undertaken as a single, rather 

than a staged, process, and to prepare a revised budget to cover the extra works envisaged. The updated 

report was completed on 11 April 2006 and forwarded to the Italian authorities by the ASSOCIAZIONE 

PALATINA-ISTANBUL. 

Following a meeting in the Italian Foreign Ministry in May 2006 attended by representatives of SIMEST 

and the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL, a visit to Istanbul of Italian experts was agreed and 

supported by the Ministry. on 4th and 5th June 2006, two site visits and three meetings were held, two of 

the meeting taking place at the Villa Tarabya and one at the Consulate General of Italy. Present were 

representatives of the Ministry, the Consulate, SIMEST, the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL 

as well as the ICOMOS/TTA expert team. In addition, this visit also provided the first opportunity for a 

site inspection by Prof. Dr. Gennaro Tampone, the Secretary General of the ICOMOS International 

Wood Committee. In-depth discussion of the needs and approaches to the conservation of the Villa 

Tarabya during these meetings resulted in a decision that funds should be raised to prioritise emergency 

repairs and the examination and study of the building necessary to prepare the full conservation proposal. 

Subsequent to the Istanbul meetings, Prof. Tampone prepared full proposals on the emergency works and 

a proposal and budget for the necessary investigations. The proposals for the emergency works were 

transmitted to the Italian Foreign Ministry by the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL. 

On 27 September 2006, a meeting of potential donors was held in the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 

also attended by representatives of SIMEST, by David Michelmore and Gennaro Tampone (ICOMOS 

International Wood Committee), Eugena Bolognesi and Glora Arditi (ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA- 

ISTANBUL) and by Diana Barillari, the international expert on Raimondo D’Aronco (University of Trieste 

Friuli Venezia Giulia). 


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The present report builds on the earlier investigations, but is focussed on a condition analysis, the proposed 

emergency works and the investigations necessary to prepare the full conservation proposal. 

INTRODUCTION 

At the time the process of investigation was initated in 2004, it had been suggested that the Villa Tarabya 

was overall in extremely bad structural condition and indeed could be in danger of collapse. The investigations 

showed that this was not the case and that areas of damage and consequently threat to the integrity of the 

building could be easily identified and rectified in situ, without need for extensive dismantling and most 

importantly without need for constructing an expensive overall shelter structure. The causes of damage are: 

- lack of maintenance of roof drainage; 

- lack of repair to the tile covering following storm damage in 1999; 

- damage by vandalism to the fallpipes, which has not been repaired; a leaking WC; 

- poor housekeeping by the former caretakers; 

- theft of architectural detailing in August 2005. 

The main structural problems: 

1. The two columns at the top of the main stairs do not directly support a beam, as the main structural 

member supporting this part of the roof structure is located to the north, over the landing. This is 

seriously decayed and the frame above has sagged downwards over the two columns. Since the timber 

structure above the two columns is sagging, the box gutter which it supports drains towards the middle 

of the building rather than towards the ends, as it should. Therefore 25% of the water which falls onto 

the roof drains directly into the building. This is an extremely serious fault which must be rectified as 

soon as possible. Failure to do so will result in collapse of the roof over the staircase. 

2. Zinc is not a particularly long-lasting material and there are holes in the valley gutters on the southern 

side of the roof - eight in all. It is therefore proposed that the rainwater goods should be upgraded to 

copper. None of the fallpipes extend to the ground - some are not connected to the roof gutters at all, 

while others have their bottom halves missing - presumably stolen for the zinc. Water therefore pours 

out of the ends of the pipes over the face of the cladding planks and has led to decay of the soleplate of 

the timber frame where this occurs, and a fallpipe which is not connected to the gutter at the top is 

responsible for the extensive damage to the south-east comer of the building. 

3. The WC in the caretakers’ quarters is leaking and water is constantly dripping onto the timber frame 

of the rear elevation as a result. 

4. There is a problem with housekeeping and the former caretakers had not been instructed that it was part 

of their duties to keep the drains clear. The rubbish which had fallen onto the south terrace had not 

been cleaned up and had been allowed to block the drains, so that there was ponding of water on the 

surface of the terrace. This standing water caused the ceilings in the rooms below to fall. The hatch 

onto the roof was open at the time the building was inspected. The caretaker stated that they had been 

instructed to leave it open except when it rained, when they closed it, but it seemed likely that this 

procedure was not strictly followed and that in fact water had been falling into the building through the 

open hatch. In the past, water appears to have been falling through the roof hatch over a long period of 

time and areas of floor beneath the hatch show areas of decay through all the upper storeys. 

5. Minor subsidence is evident in the area of the main staircase. This requires investigaton in relation 

to the piles on which it is thought that the building is constructed. 


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Nevertheless the problems which are putting the building at risk have been 

identified and are relatively few. The cost cost of saving the building is much less 

than originally envisaged. 

BACKGROUND 

From the 16 th century onwards, governments in western Europe started to establish embassies in Istanbul, 

which were mostly located along the Pera ridge. By the early 18 th century, summer embassies were 

established in the Belgrade Forest, at the northern end of the Bosphorus. Subsequently these were 

abandoned in favour of timber yails directly on the shores of the Bosphorus, those of the European 

powers being clustered to the north and south of Tarabya. The summer embassy of Italy was reconstructed 

by Raimondo D’Aronco in 1905-6. D’Aronco, an architect of international importance, is noted for 

having introduced the art nouveau style to Istanbul. 

Villa Tarabya, east elevation 

Villa Tarabya, north-south section 


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The design and planning of the building is highly 

original, but it incorporates references to 

traditional Ottoman architecture in the form of 

the wide, overhanging, eaves and the jetty of 

the third storey, which is supported on large, 

wooden brackets. The use of timber for 

construction also respects the normal 

constructional system for an Ottoman yaZz. 

Masonry was utilised in the construction of the 

ground floor, which on the northern side was 

carried up a further two storeys, where the 

supporters of the royal arms of Italy double as 

Atlas figures and seem to carry the weight of 

the roof. The purpose of these two blocks of 

masonry was to carry external terraces. 

ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEMS 

This single fault is the main cause of damage 

to the building. The large area of the upper 

half of the north slope of the roof drains into 

this gutter and now flows to the middle (because 

of sagging) and straight down into the 

body of the building, over the stairs and down 

to the ground floor, where ponding occurs 

at the foot of the stairs during rain 

Right, zinc lining missing from box gutter and from the 

roof of tbe adjacent dormer window 


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The wide sweep of the northern side of the roof is interrupted 

halfway down the slop by a box gutter running horizontally 

along the line of the roof. The lack of maintenance 

of this feature is the principal cause of the damage to the 

building. There has been loss of the zinc lining and capping 

from the gutter and from the flat roofs of the dormer windows 

which extend out from the roof just below the level 

of the gutter. Externally, the upstand of the gutter has lost its 

zinc lining and the tiles have slipped downwards from beneath 

the cover flashing. Budget item 1.1 relates to the 

repair of the roof and upgrading the rainwater goods from 

zinc to copper. 

Left,, a box gutter divides the north slope into upper and lower halves 


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In 2005, ICOMOS 

and Turkish Timber 

Association conservation 

experts 

opened up part of 

the structure to investigate 

the cause of 

the sagging. This established 

that the timber 

columns at the 

head of the stairs do 

not support the main 

transverse beam, 

which runs across 

thelanding just to the 

north. It is proposed 

that there should be 

some redesigning of 

the structure at this 

point during conservation 

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At the level of the grand saloon 

on the third storey, the staircase 

opens into this room between two 

columns. The frame above these 

has sagged downwards due to the 

decay of a transverse beam over 

the staircase landing. It is anticipated 

that this section of the roof, 

including the wooden ceiling over 

the staircase, will need to be reconstructed 

and needs to be 

propped in the short term to prevent 

collapse.. 

Left, zinc cover missing from the upstand 

of the box gutter and slippage of tiles from 

beneath cover flashing 

Above, decay adjacent to one of the two columns at the 

head of the stairs, seen here before the ICOMOS/TTA investigations 

carried out in 2005. 

On the fourth storey gallery level, immediately above the columns at the head of the stiarcase, there is 

frame on the east-west access of the building containing a number of doors. This shows signs of serious 

sagging, because of the decay of the supporting beam below. There has been significant deterioration of 

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Right, the deflection of this frame 

is clearly visible, as seen at the 

start of the investigation process 

by the expert ICOMOS/TTA 

team in October 2004. 


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The sagging of the frame on the fourth storey has been 

caused by the decay of the supporting beam below. 

The top of this frame supports the box gutter which 

divides the northern slope of the roof in half, so that 

the gutter now drains towards the middle of the building 

and water pours through onto the grand staircase when 

it rains. 

Right, the current situation in 2006 

shows a significant increase in 

deflection, indicating that the 

section of the roof over the 

staircase threatens collapse if not 

propped. 

Right, by September 2005, 

marked deterioration had 

taken place, including loss of 

finishes. 


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The former caretaker identified the 

serious leaks over the stairs as resulting 

from a storm in 1999, but 

the leaking of the box gutter seems 

likely to have had a longer history. 

However, substantial damage has 

only occurred in the last decade, 

as can be seen from this c. 1995 

photo - right - where the heads 

of the columns and the moulded 

planking above appear to be in 

good condition 


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Loss of tiles and cover flashings caused by unrepaired storm damage, below left and right 

There has been substantial loss of tiles and sections of zinc cover flashings along the verges of the roof 

caused by storm damage, said to date from 1999, which was not subsequently repaired. This is undoubtedly 

resulting in water penetration, particularly to the overhanging eaves, but is not as serious a problem as 

the leaking box gutter on the north slope of the roof. 

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The wide, overhanging, eaves are particularly vulnerable 

to leaks caused by missing roof tiles, as can be 

seen in the north-east corner of the roof (left). 


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The south-western corner of the roof was damage 

by the fall of a large plane tree some fifteen years 

ago. Although this caused substantial damage to the 

eaves of the southern side of the roof, this portion 

principally shields the open terrace on the second 

storey, resulting in water lying on the terrace rather 

than penetrating into the main body of the building. 

Left, unrepaired damage to the southern side of the roof caused 

by a fallen plane tree. 

None of the fallpipes draining the roof gutters extend to the ground - some are not connected to the roof 

gutters at all, while others have their bottom halves missing -presumably stolen for the zinc. Water therefore 

pours out of the ends of the pipes over the face of the cladding planks and has led to decay of the soleplate 

of the timber frame where this occurs. 

The fallpipe on the south-west corner of the building is both broken and blocked with 

debris - right 

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Left - Missing sections of fallpipe (as in the fallpipe next to the 

third shuttered window on the left) direct rain water over the face 

of the timber frame rather than to drains on the ground. This leads 

to decay in the timber frame at lower level, as in the case of the 

soleplate in the rear frame (above). 


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One area particularly badly effected is the south-east comer of the building, where the top of the fallpipe 

does not connect to the gutter it is supposed to drain. Water from the southern slope of the roof is therefore 

channelled over the timber wall, which has led to the loss of plaster finishes and fungal infestation in this 

comer of the building from the roof to the ground. 

The water draining off the south-east quadrant of the roof is directed to a gutter box below the chimney (above right); the fallpipe 

which should drain the gutter is not connected at the top, leading to water cascading over the this section of the timber frame, with 

consequent loss of finishes and fungal infestation, as can be seen by the exterior brown stain (left above). This is the second most 

seriously damaged part of the building. 

Zinc is not a particularly long-lasting material and there are holes in the 

valley gutters on the southern side of the roof - eight in all (right). It is 

proposed that the roof flashings and rainwater goods should be upgraded 

to copper (easily available in Turkey) , as was included in the revised 

budget prepared in 2005. 

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D’Aronco’s design for the 

Villa Tarabya included a dramatic 

staircase, partly jettied 

out of the north elevation. The 

bottom flight is in marble and 

the upper flights are timber. 

Left, bottom flight of the staircase, 

c. 1995. Now water ponds at the foot 

of the stairs during rain, because of 

the leak in the box gutter on the north 


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Right - the rolled iron joist 

supporting the staircase jetty 

is rusted through. Decay of 

this member has led to 

subsidence in the first landing 

of the staircase 


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Some low-quality repairs have been carried 

out in the recent past, including the 

rerendering of areas of masonry with cement 

render. Cement is an impervious 

material and is trapping damp inside the 

building because water enters through the 

hairline cracks which are inevitably present 

in this unforgiving and inflexible material. 

Such cement render should be removed 

and replaced with lime render . 

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Replacement of the iron joist supporting the jetty 

will need to be associated with some 

reconstruction and resetting of uneven flooring 

and steps, but the connected slight distortion 

of the upper flights of the staircase can be 

accepted as part of the natural ageing process 

of the building and may indeed date to shortly 

after construction, as a result of the deflection 

of green oak beams under self-load. 

Left, uneven flooring on the first landing, due to settlement 

resulting from rusting of the supporting joist 


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There is a need for improved housekeeping and the new caretakers should receive more detailed instructions 

on specific items of concern. The rubbish on which had fallen on the terrace had not been cleaned up 

and had been allowed to block the drains, so that there was ponding of water on the surface of the terrace. 

This standing water created a damp environment at the south end of the building and has caused the limeplaster 

ceilings in the rooms below to fall. The terrace drains were quickly and easily unblocked during the 

initial visit of the expert ICOMOS/TTA team in 2004 and should be kept free in the future. Guard dogs 

should not be allowed to defecate in the building, as at present - a highly unheigenic practice. 

The foul-water drain of the WC in the caretakers’ 

quarters is leaking and in consequence water is constantly 

dripping onto the timber frame of the rear elevation. A 

plumber should be called in immediately to rectify the leak. 

Right, leaking drain from the caretakers’ WC is a source of constant 

moisture on the rear elevation, as can be seen from the well established 

moss growth 

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The hatch providing access to the roof was 

open. The expert team was informed by the 

previous caretakers that they had been 

instructed to leave it open and close it only 

when it rains, but it seemed uncertain that 

this practice was always followed. The upper 

floors are well ventilated and there is no need 

to leave the hatch open, which would be 

better kept closed to keep out the rain. 


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Timber buildings normally perform well in 

earthquakes, hence their popularity in Istanbul 

after the experience of the 1509 

earthquake, and the ubiquity of timberframed 

construction in high-risk areas such 

as California. However, the investigation 

of conservation needs of the Villa Tarabya 

should assess seismic issues, since Istanbul 

is an area of high earthquake risk. The 

roof structure appears to be properly 

braced and well constructed, but it is proposed 

that this should be assessed during 

the preliminary investigations by Gennaro 

Tampone, an Italian engineer specialising 

in timber structures, who is both Secretary 

General of the ICOMOS International Wood Committee and the ICOMOS Scientific Committee for 

the Analysis and Restoration of Structures of Architectural Heritage, as well as being a member of ICOMOS 

Italy. 

OUTBUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 

The Villa Tarabya did not originally 

have a kitchen in the main 

building - the kitchen was located 

on the first floor of an outbuilding 

in the northern courtyard, 

linked to the main house by a 

bridge. The ground floor of this 

building served as a boathouse 

for the ambassadorial barge, the 

iron cradle for which is still in the 

courtyard. This structure is now 

in a state of partial collapse. At 

the meeting held in the Italian 

Foreign Ministry in Rome on 

23rd March 2006, the ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL was asked to arrange for the 

ICOMOS/TTA team to increase the provisional restoration budget to include the outbuildings. 

The revised budget also included provisional sums for work to the terraced garden. 

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OBTAINING PLANNING APPROVAL AND SPECIFICATION OF THE WORKS 

Turkish legal requirements for schemes for the restoration of historic buildings are exceptionally rigorous. 

The budget must include provision for the preparation of a project proposal that will meet these requirements 

and receive approval from the Protection Board. 

The input of specialist expertise in the conservation of timber structures into the project proposal will 

enable the precise specification of individual repairs to the parts of the structure that have been damaged 

by water penetration or affected by settlment. The conservation of historic buildings always involves 

unknowns, as there may be hidden faults that could not be established when the original repair schedule 

was produced. The provisional budget therefore included a contingency for unknowns. 

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SUMMARY 


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Timber buildings in a state of disrepair often appear to be in far worse condition than is really the case and 

the Villa Tarabya is no exception. Nevertheless, it is a large building (of four storeys and an attic) and its 

mere size reflects on the cost. 

The investigations of the ICOMOS/Turkish Timber Association expert team, with the co-ordination of the 

ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANUL, have identified the problems with the building and have 

prepared preliminary proposals and a provisional budget to rectify them. 

The conservation of the Villa Tarabya, an outstanding work of a famous Italian architect, should not be 

seen as presenting insuperable problems. The building certainly requires urgent attention, particularly with 

regard to repairing the leaking box gutter which is causing such damage to the interior, but is otherwise not 

in danger of immediate collapse. The problems which the building faces have all been caused by lack of 

maintenance and some merely by poor housekeeping. 

The next stage is to carry out emergency repairs and propping over the staircase and to carry 

out a series of detailed investigations to prepare the specifications and bill of quantities for the 

full conservation scheme. 

David Michelmore 

President, ICOMOS International Wood Committee 

(Principal, Consultancy for Conservation / Building Conservation Services) 

www.buildingconservationservices.com 

Gennaro Tampone 

Secretary General, ICOMOS International Wood Committee 

(Principal, Studio Tampone) 

2 October 2006 

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The area in blue indicates settlement possibly caused by lack of piling under the grand staircase. This requires further investigation 

as part of the process of designing the conservation scheme. The area in yellow indicates collapse of the plaster ceilings caused by 

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The area in dark read indicates settlement in the paving of the projecting staircase oriel (cumba in Turkish) caused by (a) rusting 

of the supportiing iron rolling and (b) by settlement at ground-floor level. The area in blue indicates decay caused by water 

penetration from the gutter over the stairs. The area in yellow indicates decay to the floor apparently caused by water penetration 

resulting from the hatch onto the roof being left uncovered. 

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The area in indicates extensive decay caused by water penetration from the roof caused by the sagging and leaking of the box gutter. 

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The areas in blue indicate (1) areas of extensive decay caused by leaking from the box gutter in the roof and (b) from leaks caused 

by the unrepaired loss of tile cover resulting from the 1999 storm. The hatched area indicates the timber ceiling over the stairs; this 

part of the roof will need to be dismantled and reconstructed. The area in dark red indicates damage to the skirt roof caused by the 

collapse onto the roof of a large plane tree some 15 years ago. 

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The area in blue indicates the portion of the building over the grand staircase affected by water penetration resulting from the 

sagging and leaking of the box gutter. This area requires propping to prevent collapse. 


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The area in blue indicates the portion of the building over the grand staircase affected by water penetration resulting from the 

sagging and leaking of the box gutter; this requires propping to prevent collapse. The area in green indicates the portion of the roof 

over the grand staircase that will require reconstruction. The area circled in pink shows signs of settlement, possibly because of 

inadequate piling in the foundations. The area in dark red is the portion of the skirt roof damaged by a falling plane tree. 


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ASSOCIAZIONE PALATINA-ISTANBUL: EXPERT CVs 

Proposed Position: Structural Engineer 

1. Family name: TAMPONE 

2. First names: Gennaro Francesco 

3. Date of birth: 1936, 10th August 

4. Nationality: Italian 

5. Civil status: single 

6. Education: 

Institution [Dates] Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained 

University of Florence, Italy (1963 – 1969) 

final dissertation 

Doctorate in ArchitectureFive-year course and 

University of Bari, Italy (1954 – 1961) Doctorate in Civil Engineering Five-year course and final dissertation 

7. Language skills: (1 excellent – 5 poor) 

Language Reading Speaking Writing 

Italian (Mother Tongue) 1 1 1 

English 1 1 1 

French 1 1 1 

German 3 4 4 

8. Membership of professional bodies: 

- Member of Ordine Architetti della Provincia di Firenze; 

- President of the Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana (Cultural non profit association founded in 1876); 

- Full Academician of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno (founded by Giorgio Vasari and Michelangelo, 

XVI c.); 

- Member of ICOMOS (since 1978), also member of IIWC Wood International Committee ICOMOS and 

ISCARSAH (Historical Structures) ICOMOS; 

- Honorary Member of the Associazione Nazionale Club UNESCO, Italy; 

- Member of U.N.I. (Ente Nazionale Italiano di Unificazione ); 

- Member of NORMAL Committee (Normalizzazione dei Metodi di Studio della Pietra) of the Ministry of 

Cultural Property; Member of the Committee “Legno” of U.N.I. – NORMAL concerned with the Timber 

Historical Structures where he co-ordinates the Group on the “Degradations of the Ancient Timber 

Structures”; 

- Scientific Editor of the monthly scientific and technical Magazine of Engineering and Architecture, Bollettino 

Ingegneri, published in Florence by Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana, Florence, and disseminated in 

Italy and Overseas; 

- Member of the Scientific Board of the bimestrial Magazine Kermes. La Rivista del restauro, Nardini ed., 

Florence; 

- Member of the Scientific Board of the bimestrial Magazine RECUPERO E CONSERVAZIONE, De Lettera 

Ed., Milan. In this Magazine, Author of the Survey: “Le strutture di Legno. Analisi e Conservazione” 

9. Other skills: Microsoft Office, Photoshop, Outlook express 

10. Present position: 

Contract Professor, University of Florence, Deputy Didactic Co-ordinator of the II. Level Master on: 

“RESTAURO, PROTEZIONE e SICUREZZA degli EDIFICI STORICI e MONUMENTALI”. 

Free lance Engineer and Conservation Architect with a practice in Florence; International Consultant for ICOMOS, 

and UNESCO (Conservation of wooden structures), ARS Progetti Consultant 

11. Years within the firm: - 

12. Key qualifications: 

- 

-Structural Engineer and Conservation Architect, two University degrees (Doctorate level) (Architecture and 

Engineering).- 

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He is the most renowned and esteemed Italian Expert in Conservation of Wooden Historic Structures. He is well 

known at international level (UNESCO, ICCROM, ICOMOS). - 

Holder of 3 Invention Patents for Strengthening of Historic Wooden Floors and Roofs. He has more then 40 

years practical experience of which 35 directing, as Chief Engineer, an important Office (“Genio Civile”) of 

the Public Works Ministry charged of planning, design and work supervision of restoration of historic building. 

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He undertook more than 50 projects of strengthening of wooden structures in important Italian monuments, 

listed at national level, undertaking deterioration survey, calculations, detailed structural design, insect prevention 

measures.- 

Author of about 140 publications, 45 of which on the conservation and strengthening of wooden structures. 

Most of his works have been published. - 

He is member of important national and international commissions charged with the set of principles, guidelines, 

recommendations for the conservation of historic wooden structures, among them: Wood International Committee 

of ICOMOS, where he actively participated in the drafting of the Charter of the Historic Timber Structures, 

Mexico 1999; ISCARSAH (Historical Structures) of ICOMOS; Committee on Timber Structure of U.N.I. 

(Ente Nazionale di Unificazione), as Coordinator of the Group on the “Degradations of the Ancient Timber 

Structures”.- 

He is member of different Scientific Board of prestigious Italian magazines. In the 70s, in Italy he was among 

the first promoters of the culture, appraisal, and conservation of the ancient timber structures, organizing and 

leading many national and international seminars and conferences, among those: two National Scientific 

Conferences (Florence, 1983, 1989) on these topics; the International Italy - Japan Meeting on the Conservation 

of the Ancient Timber Structures, Florence, March 2000; the International Conference on the Conservation of 

the Historic Wooden Structures, Florence, February 2005. - 

Scientific Responsible in the University of Florence for the Research: The Timber Architectural Structures in 

the Heritage List, UNESCO: Criticism on admission criteria, Enlargement of the Inscriptions, Study of the 

Typologies.. 

13. International experience in the management, conservation and rehabilitation of cultural and the 

built heritage: 

Country Dates 

Suriname 2005 – 2007 

Ecuador 2003 

Argentina 2000 

Mexico 1999 

Hungary 1986 

Egypt, Greece, Malta From 1985 on 

Cuba 1991 

Lebanon 1983 

14. Professional experience: 

Dates Location Company Position 

1994 – present Florence, Italy Studio Tampone Chief Engineer 

Suriname,Greece, 

Egypt, Hungary 

Description: Design and supervision of structural works on conservation projects 

2005-06, Designer and Supervisor of works as Structural Engineer (winner, with the Organization Ars 

Progetti, Rome, of the international Competition held by the European Union for the Design of the Conservation 

and Strengthening Work of the Ancient Wooden Cathedral of Paramaribo, Suriname, Caribbean area. Project 

approved; Tender for Contractor going on) . General sum € 2.300.000,00 

2004- 2005, Consultant for Design and Work Supervision.Re-composition of the roof, Strengthening of 

the existing trusses and other roof elements, XVIII c. Monumental Complex of Castelpulci, Florence, Italy 

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2003 – 2004, Consultant for Design and Work Supervision of the Provincial Administration of Florence, 

Strengthening of floor structures, (application of a new system invented by the Author), in the Lorenzo il 

Magnifico’s House, XV –XVII c, the so called “Carlo VIII Hall”, in Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence, 

Italy. Published in 2005 

2004 -2000, Designer and Work Supervisor, Strengthening of the wooden structures of the roof. of Fest 

Hall of Villa Demidoff (XIX c.), Florence. Published 2002 

2000 – 2002, Consultant for Design and Work Supervision for the Study and Conservation of the Wooden 

Roof Carpentry and of the painted ceiling of the XV c. Cathedral for the Diocese of Nicosia, Italy 

1985 -87, Consultant for Design and Work Supervision, Restoration work of the Old Hungarian Parliament 

Palace, Budapest, for the Italian Institute of Culture, Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hungary 

1994, Project Coordinator of the Conservation Master plan and Designer for the Preliminary Design of 

Support and Strengthening of the façade of the Pre-historic (IV Millennium b. C.) Temple of Gigantiya in 

Gozo, for the Government of Malta 

1990, Project coordinator of the Study (general survey, geological investigation, structural system and failures) 

and Conservation Project (installations, lighting, system of covering, repair, strengthening etc.) of the Etruscan 

settlements of Montefortini, Poggio a Caiano, Florence, namely the Etruscan Tumulus and the Tombs with 

corbelled vaults of the area as Scientific Consultant and Co-operator of the Authority for Archaeology of 

Tuscany Region. 

1990 on going, Consultant for Design and Work Supervision, Study and Conservation of the Wooden 

Carpentry of the Church of Saint Catharine, Sinai, Egypt (VI c., Emperor Justinian; the most ancient trusses 

survived up today), for the Diocese of Sinai, Athens Greece Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 

initially funded by the Government of the Netherlands. 

Dates Location Funding Agency Position 

1963-1996 Florence, Italy Genio Civile, Chief Engineer,Head of Unit 

Italian Ministry of Public Works 

Description: Head of a Unit Design and Work Supervision for conservation of monuments and for new 

constructions (up to 20 Technicians: Engineers, Architects, Surveyors etc) Among the most significant 

works in relation with this assignment:- Designer, Works Supervisor, Palazzo Buontalenti (XVII c.), Florence, 

Strengthening of the Floor with a new system invented by the Author and later patented. Published 1983- 

Designer, Works Supervisor, Fortezza da Basso, Florence, Sala di scherma, (XVII c.) Strengthening of the 

Wooden Trusses. Published 1983- Designer, Works Supervisor, Accademia di Belle Arti (XVIIIc.), Florence, 

Strengthening of the Floor. Published 1983Other projects (Design and Work Supervision) with no specific 

problem on wood conservation:Restoration of some monumental buildings such as the Renaissance (XIV c., 

Filippo Brunelleschi) Spedale degli Innocenti, the “Manifesto” of the Renaissance (XVI c.); Building of the 

Loggia dei Tessitori, Florence; the XIX c. Building of the Azienda Provinciale del Turismo in Florence; the XVII 

c. Del Rosso’s Mansion in Sansepolcro; the Mediaeval Fortifications of Pienza; General restoration of the huge 

scholastic complex “T. Buzzi” (XIX c.) in Prato etc. 

Other relevant experience: 

- Co-author of the Charter (approved by ICOMOS in Mexico City, 1999): “PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATION 

OF HISTORIC WOODEN STRUCTURES” 

- Co-author of the “RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE ANALYSIS, CONSERVATION AND STRUCTURAL 

RESTORATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE, the “Charter” elaborated by the ISCARSAH Group of 

ICOMOS, UNESCO, for the Strengthening of the Ancient Architectural Structures 

- Holder of 3 Invention Patents, with several variants, for the Strengthening of Historic Wooden Floors and 

Roofs. Author of 140 Publications, of which 45 c. on Historic Wooden Structures. 

Key Publications are: 

- BOOK: Tampone G., 1996, Il restauro delle strutture di legno, Milano: Hoepli 

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- Tampone G., Interventi etruschi di consolidamento di strutture nella tomba etrusca della Montagnola a 

Sesto Fiorentino, 1997, in Boll. Ing., n° 11, 1997, Firenze 

- BOOK: Tampone G. et Al., 2002, Strutture di legno. Cultura,Conservazione, Restauro, Milano: De Lettera 

- Tampone G., Degradacion estructural y restauracion de las estructuras portantes ligneas de los edificios 

monumentales, 1996, Sem. Int. « La conservacion de la madera en los edificios antiguos », 1996, Atti (a 

cura di L. Palaia Perez), Atti pubblic. dalla Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, 1998 

- Tampone G., Tradition and Innovation in the Timber Structures. Study and Conservation, ICOMOS 

Gen. Ass., Mexico, 1999- Tampone G., Le tombe a tumulo etrusche dell’Arno e di Populonia. Confronti, 

Conv. “L’architettura funeraria a Populonia tra IX e VI sec., C.N.R., Università di Siena, Populonia, 1997, 

Atti (a cura di Andrea Zifferero), All’Insegna del Giglio Ed., Firenze, 2000 

Other relevant experience (continued): 

- Tampone G., The Structural System of the Prehistoric Megalithic Temples of the Maltese Islands, in G. Croci, 

Proc. (selected papers), Vol II, of the Int. Millennium Congr. “More than Two Thousands Years in the History of 

Architecture”, UNESCO-ICOMOS, 2001 

- Tampone G., Acquaintance of the Ancient Timber Structures, Invited Key Lecture, Proceedings (Paulo B. Lourenco 

and Pere Roca Ed.) of the III Int. Seminar on Historical Constructions, Universidade do Minho, Guimaraes, Portugal, 

2001 

- Tampone G., Il Restauro delle strutture di legno, 2003, in Trattato sul Consolidamento, a cura di Paolo 

Rocchi, Milano: Mancosu 

- Tampone G., The Floor and the Ceiling of the Sala di Carlo VIII in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in 

Florence. 4. Structural Features and Failures, G. Tampone ed., Florence: Collegio Ingegneri Toscana, 2005 

- Tampone G., The Floor and the Ceiling of the Sala di Carlo VIII in the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in 

Florence. 5. The Conservation Work of the Structural Unit, in Proc. Int. Conf. on Conservation of Hist. 

Wooden Structures, G. Tampone ed., Florence: Collegio Ingegneri Toscana, 2005 

- Tampone G., Copani P., Funis F., Il complesso lignario di copertura della Cattedrale di Nicosia. 5. Progetto 

di parziale accesso e fruizione visiva delle pitture poste all’interno del tetto, in Proc. Int. conf. on Conservation 

of Hist. Wooden Structures, G. Tampone ed., Florence: Collegio Ingegneri Toscana, 2005 - Tesi V., Tampone 

G., Martini S., Consolidamento e restauro della copertura della Chiesa di San Jacopo a Cozzile (Massa e 

Cozzile, Pistoia), in Proc. Int. Conf. on Conservation of Hist. Wooden Structures, G. Tampone ed., Florence: 

Collegio Ingegneri Toscana, 2005. 

- Tesi V., Tampone G., Martini S ., Il cassettonato della Chiesa della Santa Maria a Fontenuova, Monsummano 

Terme, Pistoia, in Proc. Int. conf. on Conservation of Hist. Wooden Structures, G. Tampone ed., Florence: 

Collegio Ingegneri Toscana, 2005 (with Semplici M.), Le strutture lignee nella lista del patrimonio mondiale. 

Rapporto preliminare, in Proc. Int. conf. on Conservation of Hist. Wooden Structures, G. Tampone ed., 

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Proposed Position: Timber Structures Conservation Expert 

1. Family name: MICHELMORE 

2. First names: David 

3. Date of birth: 14 March 1945 

7. Nationality: British, resident in Istanbul (Turkey) 

5. Civil status: Divorced 

6. Education: 


University of Leeds (1981) M.Phil., by thesis - Monastery of Fountains 15th-16th cent. 

University of Exeter (1963 - 1966) B.A (Honours) Archaeology and Architectural History 


Language Reading 

Speaking Writing 

English (Mother Tongue) 1 1 1 

French 2 3 3 

Greek 4 4 5 

Italian 4 5 5 

7. Membership of professional bodies: President, International Wood Committee, International Council 

on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) 

8. Other skills: Fully computer literate; experienced trainer in timber conservation 

9. Present position: Principal, (1) Consultancy and Conservation for Historic Buildings, 

(2) Building Conservation Services 

10. Years within the firm: 14 (Consultancy for Conservation); 9 (Building Conservation 

Services) 


39 years professional experience, including extensive practical experience in the conservation of historic 

buildings.36 years experience in the supervision and management of conservation works, particularly for 

historic timber buildings.Thorough knowledge of techniques and international standards for the restoration 

of historic timber buildings.President of the international professional organisation for the conservation of 

timber structures (ICOMOS IWC).Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams.Experience of 

implementing conservation projects in Turkey. Experience in the delivery of results for major projects.Design 

and management of award-winning conservation projects. 



Country Dates 

Turkey 1965, 1995 - 2006 

Armenia 1995 – 2003, 2006 

Azerbaijan 1995, 2003 

Bangladesh 1995 - 1999 

Bhutan 1995 – 1996, 2004 - 2005 

Bulgaria 2001 

China 1994 – 1995, 1998, 2002 - 2005 

Georgia 2000 - 2003 

Greece 1989 - 1991 

Hong Kong SAR 2000 

Iraq 2004 

Kazakhstan 2000 - 2001 

Laos 1994, 1997 

Nepal 1992 - 2004 

Pakistan 1999 - 2004 

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Philippines 1996 - 1998 

Syria 2005 - 2006 

United Kingdom 1975 - 2006 

Vietnam 1996 – 2002, 2004 



1992 – present Europe, South Caucasus, 1) Consultancy for Conservation Principal – Conservation 

Middle East, Central Expert 

1997 - present Asia, Asia-Pacific (2) Building Conservation Services Principal – Conservation 

Expert 

Description: Direction and professional supervision of (1) an international consultancy specialised in the management 

and conservation of cultural and the built heritage and (2) documentation and restoration of ancient monuments and 

historic buildings and training in practical conservation techniques. 

Examples of work implemented include: 

1996 -: Conservation Expert for the preparation of “Technical Conservation Manuals” for UNESCO, initially 

funded by the Government of the Netherlands. 

2004-ongoing: Conservation Expert, Villa Tarabya, Istanbul (Turkey), preparing conservation proposals and 

budgets for the Italian Summer Embassy, a major work by art nouveau architect Raimondo d’Aronco, for 

the Government of Italy, budget EUR 1.4 million. Implementation of conservation works will commence in 

2006.06/2005-ongoing: Conservation Expert, “Municipal Administration Modernisation Project” (Syria) of 

the EC (total budget EUR 20,700,000), advising on conservation of historic timber houses and the urban 

fabric of Old Damascus, Homs and Tartous. 

2005: Conservation Expert, designing and supervising the exemplar conservation of a historic timber house in 

Zeyrek, Istanbul (Turkey), for ICOMOS Turkey, funded by the World Heritage Committee. 

01/2004 – 12/2005: Team Leader, Heritage Management project for the walled city of Xingcheng, financed by 

the Asia Urbs Programme of the EC, partnered by the cities of Óbidos (Portugal) and Portsmouth (UK), 

budget EUR 818,134. The project provided capacity-building and training for Xingcheng Municipal 

Government to manage the urban tissue of the walled city, including timber-framed historic houses, one of 

which was rehabilitated as an outreach centre. Mr. Michelmore was responsible for management and 

reporting, as well as monitoring of all project activities. He coordinated the activities of 26 local project 

staff and 21 international experts. 

2005: Expert Adviser to the Municipality of Antalya (Turkey), on the management and conservation of the 

walled city and its timber houses, on behalf of the Turkish Association of Historic Towns. 

2002, 2004: UNESCO Conservation Expert, Old Fort and Shalamar Gardens, Lahore (Pakistan). Preparation of 

proposals for the conservation of the Shalamar Gardens and technical specification and supervision of 

works to save the Shish Mahal palace pavilion and conservation management of the Moghul imperial palace, 

NORAD, combined budgets US$ 1,740,000. 

2004: Expert Adviser to the Municipality of Antakya [Antioch] (Turkey), on the management and conservation 

of the walled city and its timber houses, on behalf of the Turkish Association of Historic Towns. 

01/2003 – 09/2004: Team Leader, Rehabilitation of Fener and Balat Districts Programme of the EC, budget 

EUR 7 million. The project’s aim was the rehabilitation of two historic districts in Istanbul (Turkey), 

including the restoration of 200 houses, a historic market and the conversion of two historic buildings to 

social centres. 

1995-6, 2004: UNESCO Conservation Expert, preparing detailed conservation specifications and budgets for 

timber and masonry structures at Tamshing and Denchenphug Monasteries and Drugyel Castle (Bhutan). 

01/2001 – 01/2003: Prioritising the Cultural Heritage for the World Heritage city of Lalitpur and the village of 

Khokana (Nepal), financed by the Asia Urbs Programme of the EC, partnered by the cities of Chester (UK) and 

Feltre (Italy), budget EUR 802,000. This project provided the infrastructure and training for Lalitpur Sub- 

Metropolitan City to develop a capacity for effective management and restoration of the historic city centre 

and its houses. A number of pilot rehabilitation projects involved the restoration and reuse of four historic 

timber-and-masonry buildings. Mr. Michelmore was responsible for all management and financial matters 

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concerned with project implementation, as well as monitoring the restoration projects. He coordinated the 

activities of 18 local project staff and 10 international experts. 

01-03/2002: Conservation Expert for the preparation of exemplar conservation proposals and contract 

documentation for timber structures in the Imperial Palace and the Imperial Tombs, Shenyang (China), for 

the “Urban Upgrading Component” of the second Liao River Basin Project of the World Bank, total budget 

US$ 11,246,802. 

1999-2002: UNESCO Conservation Expert for specifying and supervising the restoration of the timber structures 

of the Queen Mother’s Palace, Hue Imperial City (Vietnam), with support from the World Heritage 

Committee, budget US$ 500,000. 

1994-6, 2002: UNESCO Expert/Coordinator, managing a project for the documentation and preparation of 

conservation, including bills of quantities and budgets, for timber-and-masonry structures at Patan royal 

palace (Nepal), for UNESCO, total budget US$ 6 million. Management of a team of 8 international experts 

and 12 local staff. Implementation of conservation works will commence in 2006. 

2001: Conservation Expert preparing technical specifications for the restoration of the facades of historic 

buildings in 11 towns and cities, “Beautiful Bulgaria II” Project of UNDP, funded by the EC, budget US$ 

6 million. 

1996-1999: Conservation Expert for revision of conservation proposals and monitoring the rehabilitation of the 

timber house of the Home Minister of the Empire of Annam as “Heritage House” for Hue, (Vietnam), 

financed by the City of Lille (France). 

1997: Documentation and conservation expert for recording and dismantling three timber 16th-century buildings 

moved to make way for Manchester Airport runway 2, Cheshire (UK), total budget EUR 10 million. 

1996-7: Specification and supervision of conservation works to the timber structure of the Hien Lam Pavilion, 

Hue Imperial City (Vietnam), for the UNESCO/Rhône-Poulenc Funds-in-Trust. 

1996: Specification of repairs and budget for the timber frame of a medieval base-cruck house at Melton 

Mowbray, Leics. (UK), for Melton Borough Council. 

1995-6: Evaluation of the timber framing and repairs to the roof of the Great Hall of 16th-century Rufford Old 

Hall, Lancs. (UK), for the National Trust. 

1992, 1996: Survey and preparation of repair specifications for the timber frame of a 17th-century aisled barn 

at Greenwood Lee, Hepstonstall, Yorks. (UK), for English Heritage. 

1995: Margaret Clitheroe Shrine, York (UK); repairs to 14th /15th-century timber-framed house. 

1995: Conservation of the 1566 timber-framed wing of the Old Rectory, Cossiington, Leics. (This project won 

a Conservation Design Award). 

1994: Scotton Old Hall, Yorks. (UK): recording timber frame and repairs to medieval manor house.1994: 

assessment of reused 13th-century timbers of Old Abbey Farm, Risley, Lancs. (UK), and dismantling later 

barn, for the Lancaster University Archaeological Unit. 

1992-4: recording (for English Heritage) and preparation of a timber repair schedule; implementation of repairs 

to timber framing of Fleetgate, Barton on Humber, North Lincs. (UK), merchant’s house built 1436, for 

Glanford Buildings Preservation Trust. 

1993: Hall in the Ponds, Sheffield, Yorks. (UK): preparation of repair specification, recording (for English 

Heritage), membership of design team, supervision of restoration of timber-framed noble hunting lodge 

built 1505. 

1992: St. Mary’s, Ramsden Bellhouse, Essex (UK): preparation of repair specification and estimates to 

medieval timber bell tower. 

1992: Clayton Hall barn, Lancs., 16th-century cruck-framed barn: provision of engineering solutions and 

repairs to timber frame. 

1992: Church Street, Whitby, Yorks. (UK): repairs to timber frame of 15th-century merchant’s house. 

1992: Fenay Hall, Almondbury, Yorks. (UK): conservation of timber framing of 16th-century manor house and 

a 17th-century scheme of painted decorative. 

Dates Location Funding Agency Position 

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Description: Assistance to the Ministry of Culture of Nepal in establishing an effective management structure and 

procedures for conserving the urban fabric of the historic cities of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur (Kathmandu 

Valley World Heritage Site). 

Creation and training of a Conservation Unit to provide a realistic and workable system of management for the 

historic palaces, temples and city cores Restoration and reuse of historic buildings for sustainable 

tourism.Management of a team of 8 local staff. Management and internal control procedures set up and 

training delivered. 


1988 - 1992 UK, Greece Historic Building Services Ltd Conservation Director 

Description: Director responsible for implementation and supervision of restoration and rehabilitation projects 

for historic buildings and ancient monuments. Management of the team of engineers, workers and craftsmen. 

Numerous conservation projects implemented include: 

1990: Participation in the restoration of the timber elements of the King’s Apartments at Hampton Court 

Palace following the fire (owner: Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). 

1990–1: Restoration of Bolton Castle, Yorks., major fortified 14th-century palace, with 95% funding provided 

by English Heritage, budget EUR 1,395,000. 

1992: Restoration of 14th-century Baguley Hall, Greater Manchester - major timber-framed manor house in the 

custody of English Heritage. 

1992: Survey and preparation of repair schedule for Leicester Guildhall, 14th-century timber-framed civic 

building, for Leicester City Council. 

1992: Silver Street, Leicester: preparation of a condition survey and repair schedule for 17th-century timberframed 

warehouse, for Leicester City Council. 

1992: Feasibility study for the recording and repair of 16th-century timber-framed Stayley Hall, Greater 

Manchester, for the British Historic Buildings Trust. 

1991: Restoration of the timber-framed annexe of Walmgate Bar, gate in the city walls of York, for York City 

Council. 

1991: Whetstone, London: preparation of repair schedule and bill of quantities for terrace of timber-framed 

medieval houses. 

1991: Restoration of the stonework of Brocklesby Mausoleum (1786), Lincs., masterpiece of Architect James 

Wyatt, for the Earl of Yarborough. 

1991: Repairs to the Chase, Bucks., medieval timber-framed house. 

1991: Conservation of Chorley Old Hall, Cheshire, 13th-and 16th-century moated timber-framed manor house. 

1991: Coffee Yard, York: survey of medieval ranges, preparation of estimates for the whole scheme, 

implementation of timber repairs to the hall range of 14th /16th-century prebendal mansion, for the York 

Archaeological Trust. 

1991: documentation of 14th-century timber-framed wing of Calverley Hall, Leeds, for the Landmark Trust. 

1991: Repairs to timber framing of Handforth Hall, Cheshire, 16th-century house. 

1991: High Street, Knaresborough, Yorks.: rebuilding of house incorporating 16th-century timber frame and 

its conversion to commercial use. 

1990-1: Cad Beeston, Leeds: design and implementation of scheme to convert 1421 timber-framed manor 

house into offices. 

1989-91: field studies of Ottoman-period timber-framed houses in Greece. 

1990: Cossington, Leics.: recording, preparation of repair scheme and implementation and supervision of 

works and English Heritage grant for timber study wing of 16th-century rectory (won a Conservation 

Design Award). 

1990: Whiston, Yorks.: applications for listed building consent and grant aid from local authority and English 

Heritage and implementation of repairs to timber frame of 13th-century barn – one of the oldest timber 

buildings in England. 

1990: Liley Hall, Mirfield, Yorks.: restoration of timber framing of 16th-century manor house. 

1990: Birks Farm, Slaithwaite, Yorks.: repairs to roof and timberwork of cruck-framed house. 

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1989: Repairs to 14 th -century timber frame of Spring Close Farm, Kearby, Yorks. 

1989: Langsett, Yorks.: repairs to timber frame of 17 th -century aisled barn. 

1989: Green Farm, Stocksbridge, Yorks.: dismantling, recording timbers and re-erection of restored timber 

frame of 15 th -century house. 

1989: Implementation of innovative repair scheme to the 18 th -century timber roof of Square Chapel, Halfax, 

Yorks. 

1989: Specification of repairs for cruck-framed barn at Ughill Manor, Derbys., for the Peak Park Planning 

Board. 

1989: Preparation of repair schedule and implementation of repairs to Elm Farm, Beeston Green, Beds., 17 th - 

century timber-framed house. 

1989: Specification of repairs and documentation of 14 th -century roof of All Saints Church, Sutton Rochford, 

Essex. 


1984 - 1988 UK Historic Building Specialists Ltd Managing Director 

Description: Overall responsibility for company undertaking restoration projects for historic buildings, both as 

a contractor and on a design-and-build basis. Management of the team of engineers, workers and craftsmen. 

Numerous conservation projects implemented include: 

1986: Restoration of the stonework of 12th-century Pontefract Castle, Yorks. (owner: Her Majesty Queen 

Elizabeth II). 

1988: Bankhouse, Halifax, Yorks.: design and implementation of comprehensive restoration scheme for 15th- century aisled hall. 

1988: restoration of the timber roof of Leeds Town Hall (1853-8), important civic building by Architect 

Cuthbert Brodrick. 

1988: St Mary’s Vaults, Stamford, Lincs.: preparation of repair specification and supervision of repair works 

to timber-framed medieval inn. 

1988: Holme Green, Appleton Roebuck, Yorks.: documentation, dismantling, repair of timber frame and reerection 

of 16th-century house on its original site. 

1988: Repairs to timber frame of Low Pavement, Chesterfield, Derbys., 16th-century merchant’s house. 

1987-8: Restoration of medieval monastic farm building, Kirklees Priory, Yorks., for Lady Armytage. 

1986: Restoration and extension of medieval timber-framed aisled house at Old Lindley, Yorks. 

1986: Old Vicarage, Tadcaster, Yorks.: complete documentation and interpretation of the timber structure of 

16th-century priest’s house. 

1986: Cookson’s Cottage, Misson, Notts.: repairs to 15th-century timber-framed aisled house 

1986: Ravensworth, Yorks.: recording dismantled timbers of house demolished in 1960s, repairing timbers and 

re-erection as extension to Richmondshire Museum. 

1985: complete documentation and restoration of the timber framing of Royds Hall, Bradford, Yorks., manor 

house of 1538, for Sir Ernest Hall. 

1984: Dalton Fold, Huddersfield, Yorks.: dismantling 13th-century aisled barn. 

1984: Hill House, Normanton, Yorks.: restoration of 16th-century timber-framed house (won a Conservation 

Design Award). 

Dates Location Institution Position 

1975 - 1984 West Yorkshire, UK West Yorkshire County Council Historic Buildings Expert 

Description: Providing expert advice and preparing documentation on behalf of the provincial and city 

governments on historic buildings and the built environment, administration of a grants scheme for the conservation 

of historic buildings, establishment of a comprehensive database at provincial level for ancient monuments, 

archaeology and historic buildings. 

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Conservation and documentation projects included: 

1983-4: Management and supervision of a major restoration scheme for the structure and machinery of 

Thwaite Mills (Leeds), a 19 th -century industrial monument, and its conversion into a museum. Management 

of a team of technicians, restoration craftsmen and engineers. 

1984: Documentation of the timber frame of early-16 th -century timber-framed nuns’ parlour at Kirklees 

Priory. 

1980: Comprehensive documentation and supervision of the restoration of No. 1 Woolshops, Halifax, Yorks.; 

timber-framed merchant’s house built 1670. 

1979: Walderton Cottage, Sussex: participation in a comprehensive documentation process preparatory to its 

dismantling and re-erection in the Weald and Downland Museum of Buildings, Sussex. 

1978: Documentation and dismantling of Cheesecake Hall, Rothwell – diminutive 16 th -century timber-framed 

aisled house. 

1977: Documentation and dismantling of the surviving portion of Rothwell Manor, timber-framed house built 

in 1485. 

1975: Comprehensive documentation and dismantling of 13 th -century timber-framed wing of a manor house, in 

advance of a road-widening scheme. 


1967 - 1975 UK Yorkshire Archaeological Society Executive Manager 

Management of an old-established NGO.Provision of advice to central government on proposals for alterations 

and demolition of historic buildings. 

1970-6: Bolton Percy, Yorks.: fund-raising and management of restoration of timber-framed Gatehouse built 

1501. 

1972: Dismantling and subsequent documentation of 15 th -century timber-framed aisled house. 


1966 - 1967 UK School of Architecture, Documentation Assistant 

Leicester University 

Author of some 50 other books and articles on a variety of architectural, archaeological, historical and conservation 

issues. 

Technical conservation training provided in Turkey (2004), Armenia (2002), Bhutan (1995, 2005), China (1994), 

Georgia (2002), Malaysia (1997), Nepal (1994), Philippines (1998), Thailand (1996) and Vietnam (1996), for 

UNESCO and national governments. 


Conservation teaching at university level in Italy (University of Venice), Turkey (Kadir Has University, Koc 

University), Malaysia (University of Malaya), Norway (University of Trondheim), UK (Architectural Association, 

Institute of Advanced Architectural Studies – University of York, John Moore University – Liverpool, University 

of Leeds, University of Manchester), and Vietnam (Hue University).International timber conservation conferences 

and symposia organised in Turkey (2006, 2002), Vietnam (2000) and Norway (1995). 

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Proposed Position: Contract Specification Specialist 

1. Family name: Mezzano 

2. First names: Luis Julio 

3. Date of birth: 20.12.1941 

8. Nationality: Italian, resident in Istanbul (Turkey) 

14. Civil status: Married 

15. Education: 


National Engineering (Polytechnic) University Lima (Peru) (1)- Bachelor in Applied Sciences (1960- 

1967) (2)- Professional Architect Diploma 

Institut Interfacultaire d’Urbanisme et Aménagement Special Licence in Urban and Territorial du 

territoire, UCL Belgium (1972-1975) Planning. (Master Degree equivalent) 



English 1 1 1 

Italian 1 2 2 

Spanish (Mother Tongue) 1 1 1 

French 1 1 1 

8. Membership of professional bodies: Colegio de Arquitectos del Perú Register n° 623, Ordre des 

9. Other skills: 

Architectes de Belgique (honorable membre), Association of 

International Consultants 

Fully Computer literate: MS Office (Word, Excel, etc), Windows, 

ARC+, MS Project Manager, Timeline, imaging, etc. Also entirely 

knowledge in MS Outlook, E-mail, Netscape, Explorer; Other: 

user of Internet as information source with total command of 

search tools. 

Historical heritage restoration, design and works supervision. 

Lectures at Ricardo Palma University, Miraflores, Lima, Peru 

10. Present position: Independent Consultant and infrastructures Engineer 

11. Years within the firm: 


Mr. Mezzano is a qualified Architect and Urban Planner.Experience of implementing projects in Istanbul (Turkey) 

for the rehabilitation of historic buildings.Registered in the EU roster of experts in infrastructure, and 

has a broad experience in feasibility studies: socio-economic appraisal, cost benefit analysis, PCM, 

preliminary and final engineering design. During his assignments in institutional projects, he developed 

an expertise in strategic planning for business expansion, financial and cost recovery schemes, risk 

assessment, EIA, etc. Has participated either as a Technical Co-ordinator or a Team Leader in important 

projects including design and technical solutions for urban and regional development projects, restoration 

of cultural heritage buildings, infrastructures, industrial developments, housing, university campus for 

the Lebanese University in Beirut Lebanon, and King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Also had 

three years activities as associated professor with Arch. Victor Pimentel G., (former secretary of 

ICOMOS), in lectures about interpretation of pre-Columbian architecture in Peru. Has participated, 

inter alia, in restoration of Former City Walls and Gates for Riyadh Development Authority, Saudi 

Arabia. Restoration of the three palaces of King Saud wife’s in wadi Fatima-Riyadh Saudi Arabia, 

restoration and renovation of Carlton Hotel Bratislava Slovak Republic, rehabilitation of brown fields in 

Latvia. Extensive experience in preparation and implementation of construction and infrastructure 

projects, including project preparation, analysis and qualification of Tender documents. Mr. Mezzano 

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is conversant with new FIDIC Conditions of Contract, PRAG rules and EU regulations and in 

Construction Supervision, Quality Control and Quality Assurance. He has more than 30 years of international 

managerial experience, has developed his professional activities in four continents coordinating multinational 

technical teams. 

13. 13. International International experience 

experience 

experience: 

experience 

Country Dates 

Turkey 1991-2000, 2004-2006 

Algeria 2003 

Belgium 1991-1997 

Estonia 2003 

Latvia 2002 

Lebanon 1998-1999 

Moldova 2003 

Netherlands 1991-2000 

Palestine 2004 

Peru 1968-1972 

Romania 2004 

Saudi Arabia 1986-1989 

Slovakia 2000 

Spain 1990-1992 



2004 – present Istanbul, Turkey Foment Consortium International Co-Director 

Description: Fener & Balat Districts Rehabilitation Programme Istanbul, including 130 buildings restoration, 

Social Centre activities, Waste Management Programme, etc. EUR 7 million EU funding. www.fenerbalat.org 


July 2004 Romania Idom-Fichtner-Topnet Data Consortium Procurement Expert 

Description: Voting Member of the Evaluation Committee for the Works Tender related to Ramnicu Valcea 

Waste Management 


Jan-April 2004 Palestine Eco – European Consultants Organization Expert Adviser 

Description: Emergency credit program for SMEs in WB and Gaza, assessment of the export capacity of 

stone and marble. 


Oct – Dec 2003 Romania Idom-Fichtner-Topnet Data Consortium Expert Adviser 

Description: Execution project and works Tender Dossier for Feteni’s New landfill, closing Raureni’s old 

landfill, Raureni Composting Plant, training and works supervision. Ramnicu Valcea 


June - Sep 2003 Moldova Safege - Global. Consortium Expert Adviser 

Description: QC of the detailed design of Lipcani Border Crossing Post 


Jan - May 2003 Algeria IDOM- SAFET Int. Consortium Expert Adviser 

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Description: Privatization of the Hotel Seybouse – Annaba. Technical assistance on the EU Program support 

to the industrial restructure and privatisation. 


Oct-Nov 2002 Slovakia ALANET-Global Team Leader 

Description: EU ISPA Program: TA for ISPA application and Tender Dossier preparation for infrastructure 

related to Humenne WWTP and sewerage system 


March-Oct 2002 Latvia IBF Consortium Team Leader 

Description: PHARE 2000 ESC, Development of business infrastructure for industrial sites, PCM analysis 

financial assessment, works Tender Dossier and EIA application 


Jun1999- Aug 2000 Slovakia Cotecno s.a. (Tractebel) Senior Architect 

Description: Construction Manager for the finishing works In the Restoration/Renovation of the old Carlton 

Hotel in Bratislava, underground parking lot and a new block for retail spaces and offices. Value 2 billion BEF. 


April 1998 June1999 Lebanon Zublin JV Manager-Architect of the 

Technical Department 

Description: Manager of the Architectural Department for the Construction of the Academic area of the Lebanese 

University a Hadath (Beirut). 200 million US dollars. 


1990-1997 Belgium Various Consultant & Designer 

Description: Feasibility and preliminary studies for a Techno Park for Fabrisys.(Alcatel). Topographic and 

land registrationFeasibility and preliminary studies for a 200 room hotel in Saint Petersburg. Construction 

Management and Trades co-ordination for private constructions and alteration of private constructions. Design 

of private projects in wooden construction. 


1991-to 2000 Chile Tractebel Engineering Consultant 

Description: Preliminary design and feasibility project Tertiary Hospital in Conception, Bio Chile (217 beds, 16.000 

sq. m). 


1991-to 2000 Turkey Tractebel Engineering Consultant 

Description: PHARE 2000 ESC, Development of business infrastructure for industrial sites, PCM analysis 

financial assessment, works Tender Dossier and EIA application 


1990-1992 Spain & Zaire Fabricom International S.A. Belgium Consultant 

Description: Design of Nassour General Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire.(100 beds 11,000 m2. Engineering Project 

parking lot 1.210.000 sq m. for 49.000 vehicles, Expo ’92 - Seville. Preliminary analysis and feasibility for 

functional and physical re-structure of 3 public hospitals in Oviedo Asturias 

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1988-1989 Saudi Arabia Dumez KAH Technical Manager at Main 

Contractor’s Engineering 

Department 

Description: Kasr-Al-Hokom district urban infrastructure utilities, roads renovation and land registration.Restoration 

of three old palaces of former King Saud wives at Riyadh, Restoration of ancient mud walls and doors of the old city 

of Riyadh, construction of Riyadh Justice Palace. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (+/ - 800 millions of US Dollars); ensuring a 

proper urban environment development. 


1969-1972 Perú Laynez-Lozada, Navarro Manager of the Infrastructures 

& AssConsulting Engs. and Urban Development 

Departments and Company’s 

Power of Attorney 

Description: Design and construction supervision, land registration, Quality Control, Construction Contracts 

Management. Design and engineering projects. Industrial Parks Development, Fishing and Commercial Harbours. 

Construction Sites Supervision for Roads and Highways, Industrial Buildings Design. Various development projects: 

Construction Sites Supervision for Roads and Highways. Design and construction supervision of the Paseo de la 

República depressed expressway (28 Km.). Lima. Preliminary Design and traffic analysis for the Public massif 

transportation system “Metro Lima – Callao”. Design and engineering coordination of Industrial fishing ports 

facilities at Saint Andres and Ite. Multi-sport hall in wood in Iquitos.. 


1970 “ Tourist development and archaeological sites revalorization in the Chillon valley – Peru” 

1972: publication of two volumes: “Behaviour of constructions in Adobe during a hearth quake.” Promoted 

by the Assoc. of re-assurances of Perú. 

2000 “Financial/Economic Efficiency for the production of shipboard panels and finger jointed lamelled beech 

boards and work tops – Buçina sawmill and wood industries Slovakia 

2002 “Milestone Appraisal Report for Jekabpils Forest Industry Business Park”, Ministry of Finance, Latvia,and 

others. 

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Proposed Position: Associazione Palatina-Istanbul Project Co-ordinator 

1. Family name: BOLOGNESI RECCHI-FRANCESCHINI 

2. First names: Eugenia 

3. Date of birth: 25.10.1955 





University of Oxford (1988) M.A. Medieval History 

Ministry of Public Education, Rome (1985) State Scholarship (5 years) 

Rome University La Sapienza (1984) M.A. Art History 

Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia ed Archivistica, Rome (1984)Diploma in Latin Palaeography 

Scuola Vaticana di Paleografia ed Archivistica, Rome (1983)Diploma in Greek Palaeography 

Rome University La Sapienza (1980) Degree in History of Byzantine Art 


Language Reading 

Speaking Writing 


English 1 1 1 

French 1 1 1 

German 1 1 1 

Turkish 3 3 3 

Greek 3 3 3 

8. Membership of professional bodies: Founder and President of the Association Palatina-Istanbul, Rome. 

9. Other skills: Fully computer literate 

10. Present position: Project Leader 

11. Years within the firm: 14 


Detailed knowledge of Turkey and its cultural heritage.Experienced leader of multi-disciplinary 

teams.Extensive experience in documentation of historic structures.14 years experience of implementing 

projects in Turkey. 

13. International experience: 

Country Dates 

Turkey 

Professional experience: 

1992-2006 

Dates Location Funding Agencies Position 

1992-2006 Istanbul, Turkey Meyerstein, the Craven, Project Leader 

the Arnold, Bryce and Read Funds, 

Oxford University, Fiat-Koç, 

Associazione Palatina-Istanbul, 

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 

Bologna University 

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Description: Leadership of the Great Palace Survey, 1st season (1992), funded by the Meyerstein, the Craven, 

the Arnold, Bryce and Read Funds, Oxford University; 2nd season (1993), 3rd season (1994) and 4th season 

(1995), funded by the Walker Trust, St. Andrews University. The 5th season of the Great Palace Survey has 

been associated with the preliminary investigations to the Project of Restoration of the Boukoleon area and has 

been funded by the Fiat-Koç and by the Association Palatina-Istanbul (1996). The 6th and 7th season (1997- 

1998) have been associated with the Second and Third Year of Study for the Restoration Project of the Boukoleon 

and have been funded by the Association Palatina-Istanbul. 

The 8th season of the mission (1999) has been associated with the 4th year of study for the Boukoleon 

Restoration Project, as with the 1st year of study for Kapý Aðasý Restoration Project. It has been funded 

jointly by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Association Palatina-Istanbul The 9th year of study 

(2000) drafted also a plan of possible areas to be excavated in the planning for an urban-historical park in 

Sultanahmet area in Istanbul. The 10th year of study (2001) completed the second of the three projected parts 

of the topographical study at the basis of the feasibility study for the urban-historical park proposed by the 

Association Palatina-Istanbul in the area. The 11th year of study (2002) allowed for a deeper inspection of the 

most important archaeological monuments in the third of the three projected sectors of the park. Further three 

years were devoted to deepening the analyses on the Boukoleon Harbour, towards geological and archaeological 

analyses (2003-2005). Topographical and archaeological training of Italian and Turkish students was constantly 

included. 


2006 Istanbul, Turkey European Commission Project Leader 

Description: Istanbul European Capital of Culture 2010 – umbrella project - rehabilitation and cultural identity 

of Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, implemented by the Associazione Palatina-Istanbul, UNESCO implementing 

agency. 


2004 Istanbul, Turkey European Commission Tourism Development Expert 

Description: Expert for the development of visitor routes within Fatih Municipality, Istanbul, within the context 

of a tourism development output for the Rehabilitation of Fener and Balat Districts Programme. 


2003 Istanbul, Turkey UNESCO UNESCO Expert 

Description: Expert for the evaluation of the impact of the Marmaray Tube Crossing and specification of 

necessary mitigation procedures. 


1999-2002 Italy Bologna University Lecturer 

Description: “The Great Palace of Constantinople: the system of terracing through documentary and 

archaeological sources”, series of seminars at Bologna University, Faculty of Cultural and Enviromental 

Heritage, Ravenna, November 1999; “The Great Palace of Constantinople: the limits within the City”, series 

of seminars at Bologna University, Faculty of Cultural and Enviromental Heritage, Ravenna, March-April 

2001; January 2002. 


1979-1984 Italy Rhode Island School of Design Lecturer 

Description: Teaching at Rhode Island School of Design (Rome) (1979,1980); leading study groups in Rome 

and surroundings (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981); cataloguing works of art in churches of Rome and surroundings 

for the Sovrintendenza dei Beni Culturali di Palazzo Venezia, Roma (1981, 1982, 1984). 

Didactic projects:” Time Travels: the Year 402 A.D.,” Vigna Barberini, Palatino, Roma, 18-20 marzo 2002, in 

collaboration with the Museum of Kalmar (Sweden) and Core International School of Rome. 

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[Scientific organization of International Conferences and Round Tables: “Palatia: Imperial Palaces 

betwee Rome and Byzantium”, San Michele a Ripa, Ministry for Monuments and Cultural Heritage, Rome 21- 

22 march 2002; Round Table “The Time Travels: methodology and research”, Swedish Institute of Classical 

Studies in Rome, 23 March 2002; Environmental History, didactic and research: different approaches and 

results in Bridging Ages International Network”, Swedish Institute of Classical Studies, Rome 18-21 June 

2006. 

Publications: 

”Relazione del viaggio di studio in Istanbul, Turchia”, in Bollettino della Unione Storia e Arte, (1984), 3/4, 

109-110. 

”Il IV Settore”, in “L’arredo urbano nei quartieri di Viterbo”, supplement to Biblioteca e Società, VI (1984), 

1/4, 17-20. 

”Matrici”, in Il sigillo nella storia della civiltà attraverso i documenti dell’Archivio Segreto Vaticano, Catalogue 

to the Exhibition, Citta del Vaticano, 19 February-18 March 1985, 67-84. 

“Relazione preliminarie di scavo in relazione alla scoperta di una sinagoga a Kafr-Misr nella Galilea Meridionale”, 

in Rivista di Archeologia Cristiana, LXI (1985), 1/2, 159-166. 

“La X Omelia di Fozio quale ekphrasis della chiesa di S. Maria Hodegetria”, in Studi Medievali, 3. serie, 

XXVIII (1987), I, 381-398. 

”Il Monastero di S. Spirito di Zannone a Pian d’Arzano presso Gaeta”, in Bollettino dell’Istituto di Storia e 

Arte del Lazio Meridionale, a. XII (1987), 187-206. 

Translation of chapter IV from M. Pastoreau, “Les Sceaux. Typologie des sources du Moyen Age Occidental”, 

36, Turnhout Brepols 1981, 63-76, in Sussidi di Diplomatica Generale, I, Città del Vaticano 1983, 31-35. 

Review of I. Peter-MÝller, “Ein Rtselhaftes Bishofsgrab”, in Jahresberichten Historischen Museum, Basel, 

1975/78, pp. 33-57, in Tessuto e Costume, I.2 (1980), 25-26. 

Review of the conference “Bisanzio, Roma e l’Italia nell’Alto Medievo”, Spoleto (3-9 April 1986), in Quaderni 

Medievali, 22 (1986), 166-174. 

”Il Monastero di S. Maria a Ponza e il Monastero di Zannone”, in Le Isole Pontine attraverso i tempi, preliminary 

catalogue to the exhibition, Rome 15-30 June 1983, 29-31, in joint authorship with A. M. Achille, T. 

Iazeolla, M. Righetti Tosti-Croce and A. M. Romanini.E. Bolognesi Recchi Franceschini, 

“Ai piedi dell’imperatore”, in FMR n.74, vol. 15, settembre 1989, 25-48. 

”The Great Palace Survey: the First Season (1992)”, in Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý XI, Ankara 

1993, 19-34. 

” Winter in the Great Palace: The Persistence of Pagan Festivals in Christian Byzantium”, in Bosphorus: essays 

in honour of Cyril Mango, eds. S Efthymiadis, C.Rapp, D.Tsougarakis, Amsterdam-Hakkert 1995 

(Byzantinische Forschungen, Band XXI), 117-134. 

”The Great Palace Survey: The Second Season (1993) in “ , Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý XIII, Ankara 

1996, 127-32. 

”The Third Season of the Great Palace Survey : (1994)”, in Araþtirma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý XIII, Ankara 

1996, 133-142. 

”The Great Palace Survey: The Fourth Season (1995)”, in Araþtirma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý XIV, Ankara 

1997, 15-30. 

”The First year of the Boukoleon Restoration Project and the Fifth Year of the Great Palace Survey in Istanbul 

(1996)”, in Araþtirma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý XVI, Ankara 1998, 267-277. 

”The Sixth Year of the Survey of the Great Palace: the Second Year of the preparatory study for the Boukoleon 

Restoration Project (1997)”, in “, Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý XVI, Ankara 1999, 278- 286. 

Il grande palazzo imperiale: Restauro del porto palatino del Boukoleon, in Turchia Antica, Antik Türkiye, Logart 

Press, 1998, 94-103. 

”Der byzantinische Kaiserpalast im. 8 Jahrhundert “, in the catalogue to the exhibition 799- Kunst und Kultur 

der Karolingerzeit. Karl der Grosse und Papst Leo III. in Paderborn, Verlag Philipp Von Zabern ? Mainz 1999, 

123-129. 

“The Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors: Stages of Development and Main Areas of Activity.” in W. 

Jobst-R. Kastler-V. Scheibelreiter (Eds.), Neue Forschungen und Restaurierungen im Byzantinischen 

Kaiserpalast von Istanbul. Akten der Internationalen Fachtagung vom. 6. - 8. November 1991 in Istanbul, 

Verlag Der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1999, 17-19. 

”The southern sector of the archeological park of Sultanahmet”, in Culture in sostenible development, Ministero 

degli Affari Esteri, Roma 1999, III, 132-135. 

”The Seventh Year of the Great Palace Survey and the Third Year of the Boukoleon Restoration Project (1998)”, 

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in Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý XVII, Ankara 2000, 137-146. 

”The Great Palace Survey: The Eighth Season; the Fourth Study Mission for the Boukoleon Restoration 

Project and the First Study Mission for Kapý Aðasý Mahmut Aða Camý Restoration Project (1999)”, 

Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý?Toplantýsý XVIII, Ankara 2001 

“Les Palais de Sultanahmet” , in Connaisance des Arts, to be published. 

” Technology Impact on Developing Byzantine Heritage as a Cultural Tourism Product:the case of the archaeological 

park of Sultanahmet and Küçük Aya Sofya on the southern area of the Great Palace and surrounding 

monuments in Istanbul,” Istanbul 2000, Bosphoros University, Istanbul 2000, 113-48. 

“Der byzantinische Kaiserpalast im. 8 Jahrhundert “, in the catalogue to the exhibition 799- Kunst und Kultur 

der Karolingerzeit. Karl der Grosse und Papst Leo III. in Paderborn, Verlag Philipp Von Zabern ? Mainz 1999, 

123-129. 

“The Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors: Stages of Development and Main Areas of Activity.” in W. 

Jobst-R. Kastler-V. Scheibelreiter (Eds.), Neue Forschungen und Restaurierungen im Byzantinischen 

Kaiserpalast von Istanbul. Akten der Internationalen Fachtagung vom. 6. - 8. November 1991 in Istanbul, 

Verlag Der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Wien 1999, 17-19. 

”The southern sector of the archeological park of Sultanahmet”, in Culture in sostenible development, Ministero 

degli Affari Esteri, Roma 1999, III, 132-135. 

”The Seventh Year of the Great Palace Survey and the Third Year of the Boukoleon Restoration Project (1998)”, 

in Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý XVII, Ankara 2000, 137-146. 

”The Great Palace Survey: The Eighth Season; the Fourth Study Mission for the Boukoleon Restoration 

Project and the First Study Mission for Kapý Aðasý Mahmut Aða Camý Restoration Project (1999)”, 

Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý?Toplantýsý XVIII, Ankara 2001. 

“ Les Palais de Sultanahmet” , in Connaisance des Arts, to be published. 

” Technology Impact on Developing Byzantine Heritage as a Cultural Tourism Product:the case of the archaeological 

park of Sultanahmet and Küçük Aya Sofya on the southern area of the Great Palace and surrounding 

monuments in Istanbul,” Istanbul 2000, Bosphoros University, Istanbul 2000, 113-48. 

“Il Gran Palazzo di Costantinopoli: il sistema delle terrazze attraverso le fonti documentarie ed archeologiche,” 

Bizantinistica, ser.II, anno 2, 2000, 197-242. 

”Preliminary results of structural and material investigations in the Great Palace in Istanbul (Turkey): the 

Boukoleon area”, Studies on Ancient Structures, 2nd Int.Congress, Istanbul, 9-13 July 2001, 679-89. in 

joint authorship with Dr.Bruno Fabbri, CNR. 

“The Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors in Istanbul”, Table Ronde 21 – Nouvelles recherches sur le 

terrain dans la Constantinople byzantine, Paris 2001, XXè Congrès International des Études byzantines, 

Collège de France – Sorbonne, Pré-Acts, II. Tables Rondes, Paris 2001, 255. 

“La nascita del Gran Palazzo e possibili confronti architettonici nel complesso Imperiale sul Palatino a Roma”, 

in “Palatia: Palazzi Imperiali tra Roma e Bisanzio”, San Michele a Ripa, Roma, 2002, to be publ. 

“The Great Palace 2000: The end of the survey of the Boukoleon Harbour and the beginning of the survey of 

the Külliye Kapý Aðasý Mahmut Aða”, Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý XIX (28 May-01 June 

2001), Ankara 2002, 155-168. 

“The eleventh Survey of the Great Palace: The crossing of the itineraries “, Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý 

XX, Ankara, May 2002; Beyond the Palace: The Area to the South of the Curved End of the Hippodrome”, 

Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý XXI, Ankara 2003, 113-26. 

”Il Gran Palazzo degli Imperatori di Bisanzio” Proposta di Parco Archeologico in “Beni Culturali. Tutela e 

valorizzazione” Viterbo maggio-giugno 2002, Anno X, nr. 3, 24-30. 

”Palatia: Le architetture del potere nella tarda antichità”; “Dare i nomi ai luoghi: La toponomastica dei Palazzi 

tra Ravenna e Costantinopoli”, in Palatia- Palazzi Imperiali tra Ravenna e Bisanzio, a cura di Andrea 

Augenti, Istituzione Biblioteca Classense Associazione Palatina Istanbul,Yýldýz Teknik Üniversitesi, Ravenna, 

Biblioteca Classense, 14 ottobre 2002 – 4 gennaio 2003, 16-17; 28-29. 

”Ravenna und Byzanz. Parallelen in der Nomenklatur der Paläste”; Der kaiserliche Bezirk in Trier und die 

vergleichenden Aspekte mit dem Kaiserpalast in Konstantinopel, in Palatia, Kaiser Paläste in Konstantinopel, 

Ravenna und Trier, a cura di Margarethe König, in collaborazione con Eugenia Bolognesi Recchi Franceschini 

e Ellen Riemer, Schriftenreihe des Rheinischen Landesmuseums Trier, nr. 27, Trier 2003, 114-120, 123- 

129. 

“Bizans Ýmparatorlari Büyük Sarayý. Sultanahmet’te Arkeoloji”, in Ýstanbul, July 2003, 67-69. 

”Missioni Archeologiche Italiane in Turchia. Attività di scavo e ricerca.” Photographic exhibition, Ankara- 

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B. FABBRI, M. MACCHIAROLA, L. VICHI, E. BOLOGNESI, ?Laterizi Bizantini ed Ottomani ad Istanbul”, publ. in 

L’Industria dei Laterizi, Anno XIV-n.5/2003; 

”The western boundaries of the Great Palace area: some observations about Kucuk Aya Sofya Camii and 

Cardakli Hamam.”, Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý toplantýsý XXI (26-31 May Ankara 2003), Ankara, 2004, 

225-34. 

E. BOLOGNESI, B. FABBRI, M. MACCHIAROLA, P. KOTAS, ?Characterisation of Historical Bricks from the Ruins of 

the Great Imperial Palace in Istanbul,” in Euro Ceramics VIII, Part 3, Eight ECNRS, eds HASAN MANDAL, 

Lü tFI ?VEçoðlU, 2004 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland, Key Engineering Materials Vols. 264-268 

(2004), 2383-2386. 

“The Monumental Itinerary of the palatine harbour of the Boukoleon,” (May, Konya 2004), publ. in 22 

Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý 1. Cilt, Ankara 2005, 53-62. 

?Dal Gran Palazzo degli Imperatori Bizantini al Parco Storico Urbano di Sultanahmet ad Istanbul: l’itinerario 

monumentale del porto palatino del Boukoleon,” in Dall’Eufrate al Mediterraneo, Ankara 2005, 163-70. 

? The Chronological Phases of the Landing Staircase Structures in the Boukoleon Area,” (May, Antalya 2005),. 

in 23 Araþtýrma Sonuçlarý Toplantýsý, 2 Cilt, Ankara 2005, 409-16 

Scientific organization and direction of exhibitions: “The Palace Harbour of the Boukoleon. The 

Restoration Project”, Ass. Palatina-Istanbul, Palazzetto Olivieri, Rome; AIstanbul and Italy, 1837- 

1909. Architecture, imagins, projects”, 16 June/ 6 July 2000, Ass. Palatina-Istanbul, Palazzetto Olivieri, 

Rome; “The Great Palace of the Emperors of Byzantium. Proposal for an archaeological park”, Museum 

of Islamic and Turkish Arts, Ibrahim Paºa Saray, Istanbul 9 November/14 December 2000; Bursa 16 

November 200-15 January 2001; “ Palatia: Imperial Palaces between Rome and Byzantium” San Michele a 

Ripa, Ministry for Monuments and Cultural Heritage, Rome, 21 marzo – 5 aprile 2002; synthesis of the exhibition 

“ Palatia: Imperial Palaces between Rome and Byzantium”, IV Week of Culture, “Mediterraneum” Seminar 

,”One Day for Archaeology”, 19th April 2002, San Michele a Ripa, Roma; “Palatia: Imperial Palaces 

between Ravenna and Byzantium” , Istituzione Biblioteca Classense, Ravenna, 12 October 2002 – 4 January 

2003; Palatia, Kaiser Paläste in Konstantinopel, Ravenna und Trier, a cura di Margarethe König, in 

collaborazione con Eugenia Bolognesi Recchi Franceschini e Ellen Riemer, Rheinischen Landesmuseums, Trier, 

29 th June 2003 – April 2004 

2004: Participation in the international search conference, “Managing Historic Istanbul”, sponsored by 

UNESCO, the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Governorship of Istanbul and Istanbul Metropolitan 

Municipality, at which the project for the conservation of the Villa Tarabya was presented. 

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Proposed Position: Wood Preservation Expert 

1. Family name: ERDOGMUS 

2. First names: U. EMINE 

3. Date of birth: 14 July 1945 

10. Nationality: Turkey 

18. Civil status: Single 



University of Arizona, U.S.A. (1972-1973) attended PhD course 

Robert College, Istanbul, Turkey (1964 - 1968) B.S Chemistry 



Turkish (Mother Tongue) 1 1 1 

English 1 1 1 

German 3 5 5 

8. Membership of professional bodies: International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS, 

President, ICOMOS Turkey Wood Committee, Member, 

ICOMOS International Wood Committee 

Vice President, Turkish Timber Association 

9. Other skills: Fully computer literate 

10. Present position: Managing Director, Senkron AS and Lecturer at Yildiz Technical 

University 

11. Years within the firm: 13 (Senkron); 6 (YTU) 


25 years specialization in wood preservation technologyPresident of the Turkish professional association for 

the conservation of timber structures and Vice President of the trade association for timber 

preservationExperience of leading multi-disciplinary teamsInitiator of a UNESCO-supported campaign for 

the conservation of timber buildings in IstanbulExperience of implementing projects in Istanbul for the 

conservation of timber buildingsRepresents Turkey on the Western European Institute for Wood 

PreservationAdviser to the Governorship of Istanbul on the conservation of the built heritageMember of 

the Turkish Association for the Protection of Historic Houses (Turkiye Tarihi Evleri Koruma Dernegi) for 

conserving historic timber buildings 



Country Dates 

Lithuania 2006 

Western Europe 1990 - 2006 



1993 – present Turkey Senkron A.S. Managing Director 

Description: Responsible for overall decisions concerned with the management of the company - 

Senkron is distributor of wood preservatives and other products for the wood working industry. 

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2000 - present Turkey Yildiz Technical University (YTU) Lecturer 

Description: Lecturer responsible for specialist course “Reasons for Wood Decay and Methods of Protection” 

Responsible for a specialist university course on timber preservation. 


1981 - 1992 Turkey Hemel General Manager 

Description: Manager responsible for production, technical issues and marketing. 

Production and marketing of wood preservatives. . 


1978 - 1980 Turkey Pakosa and Puro Plant Manager 

Description: production of soap and personal hygiene products 


1974 - 1977 Turkey Pereja Plant Manager 

Description: Manager of a chemical plant. 


1972 - 1973 USA University of Arizona, Research Assistant 

Department of Biochemistry 


1969 - 1971 Turkey Burosan Quality Control Manager 

Establishing a “total quality system” and the QC lab for a factory producing office products under licence 

from Pelikan and Schaefer 


1966 - 1968 Turkey Robert College, ResearchAssistant 

Department of Chemistry 

Other relevant experience 

2003 – present: Responsible for launching the “Save Our Roofs” Campaign to save historic timber buildings 

in Istanbul, with the endorsement of UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Governorship 

and Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul. Responsible for raising funds and supervising the restoration work 

on two timber houses in Zeyrek, Istanbul. 

2006: Adviser to the Turkish authorities on measures to conserve the built heritage to address the concerns of 

the World Heritage Committee, meeting in Vilnius (Lithuania). 

2006: Joint organizer, International Conference and Symposium “Why Save Historic Timber Structures”, to 

be held in Istanbul September 2006, with the endorsement of the Governorship and Metropolitan Municipality. 

2003 – present: organiser of the conservation section of the annual Wood Congress in Istanbul. 

2000: Joint organizer of a UNESCO-sponsored international conference on traditional buildings (including 

timber structures) and earthquakes, with attendance from 23 countries. 

1995: Organiser of an international conference on the conservation of timber building, coinciding with the 

formation of the ICOMOS Turkey Wood Committee. 

1991: Founded the Turkish Wood Preservation Association. 

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Proposed Position: Conservation Architect and Documentation Specialist 

1. Family name: Mkrtchyan 

2. First names: Vardan 

3. Date of birth: 21.07.1962 

11. Nationality: Armenian, permanently resident in the UK 




UNESCO, Paris (1995) Certificate in Monument Conservation 

Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (1980-1985) Diploma in Architecture 

Yerevan Polytechnic Institute (1983-1985) Diploma of Translator 



English 1 1 1 

Russian 1 1 1 

Armenian (Mother Tongue) 1 1 1 

French 5 5 5 

14. Membership of professional bodies: 

15. Other skills: Fully computer literate: AutoCAD, etc., photography, and drawing 

16. Present position: Monument Conservation Expert - Building Conservation Services 

17. Years within the firm: 7 years 


21 years specialist experience in the conservation of ancient monuments and historic buildings.Attended an international 

UNESCO course in Monument Conservation.Extensive experience in the documentation of heritage sites, monuments 

and buildings.Experience of fulfilling the documentation requirements of the High Protection Board in 

Turkey.Experience in the preparation and implementation of conservation projects.Extensive experience of 

implementing national policies for the management and conservation of ancient monuments, including World 

Cultural Heritage 


Country Dates 

Turkey 2000, 2004 - 2006 

Armenia 1985 - 1999 

Nepal 

Professional experience: 

2002 


1999 – present UK, Turkey, Nepal Building Conservation Services Monument Conservation Expert 

Description: Design, documentation and conservation of ancient monuments and historic buildings, supervision 

and management of conservation projects 


2006-ongoing: Conservation project for two historic timber houses in Suleymaniye, Istanbul (Turkey); conservation 

works will commence 2006/7. 

2006: Recording and preparation of proposal for re-erection of 16 th -century timber-framed house on Quay Street 

in Scarborough, Yorks. (UK), for Scarborough Borough Council. 

2004: Proposal for enabling development to fund the conservation of the Lamb Hotel, Northwich, Cheshire 

(UK). 

2004: Wharf Garage, Sowerby Bridge, Yorks. (UK), conservation of a 17 th -century house. 

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2001-3: Conservation Expert for the restoration of Womersley Park, Yorks. (UK), financed by English Heritage 

and the Hon. Martin Parsons. Design and supervision of restoration work to 17 th -century and later noble 

mansion, budget EUR 1,860,000. 

2002: Recording, condition survey and timber repair specification of the Ashes medieval cruck-framed house, 

Arley, Cheshire (UK). 

2000-01: Implementation of conservation works to the stonework of Ettrick Mill, Selkirk, Scotland (UK) – a 

major industrial monument. Financed by Historic Scotland and Scottish Borders Enterprises, budget US$ 

435,060 

2001: Preparation of a full record and interpretation of a major timber-framed aisled barn at Wycoller, before its 

conversion to an interpretation centre for a country park, for Lancashire County Council (UK). 


1999 Armenia Centre for the Research Consultant Conservation 

Architect and Conservation 

of Monuments 

Description: Monitoring restoration projects, assessment and revision of project documentation, liaison with 

international organisations and experts. 


1992-1999 Armenia Commission for the Historic Monuments Architect 

Protection of Monuments, 

Republic of Armenia 

Description: Supervision for quality of work of the restoration schemes carried out by the Commission for 

the Protection of Monuments, mostly involving medieval churches, 4th - 13th centuries A.D., liaison with 

international organizations and experts. 


1995, 1999: Preparation of the nominations and management proposals for the Monasteries of Haghpat and 

Sanahin (two 10-13th-century monumental complexes) and the partly rock-cut medieval Monastery of Geghard, 

inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1996 and 2000. 


1985-1992 Armenia Institute of Armenian Project Restoration Conservation Architect 

Description: Design and implementation of conservation projects. 


1985-87: Ashtarak, Armenia. Project for restoration of an area of the historic town of Ashtarak as a museum of 

traditional buildings, including conservation projects for individual timber-and-masonry buildings in the area. 


1999 – 2006: Survey and documentation of some 25 monuments and historic buildings to specifications 

prepared by West Yorkshire Archaeology Service and Lancashire County Council Archaeology Service (UK). 

2004: Photographic recording and survey of religious buildings and graveyards. (Zion Chapel) Wakefield, 

Christ Church Todmorden (UK). 

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Proposed Position: Conservation Architect 

1. Family name: CELIK 

2. First names: Pelin 

3. Date of birth: 16.12.1974 

12. Nationality: Turkish, resident in France 



Institution [Dates] 

Versailles University in Saint-Quentin-en Yvelines, 

Degree(s) or Diploma(s) obtained 

School of Architecture of Versailles (2002-2003) Master Degree in History of Architecture 

Istanbul Technical University (1996 – 1999) Master Degree in Restoration and Conservation 

Istanbul Technical University (1992 – 1996) Diploma of Architect 



Turkish (Mother Tongue) 1 1 1 

English 1 1 1 

French 1 2 2 

German 2 1 2 

8. Membership of professional bodies: Chamber of Architects, Section of UIA in Turkey, since June 

1996 

9. Other skills: Fully computer literate: AutoCAD 2004, Photoshop etc. 

Holder of a certificate on photography and drawing. 

10. Present position: Consultancy for Conservation 



- 10 years working experience in conservation of historic cities and buildings; 

- International experience in management and preservation of historic cities and sites; 

- Extensive work experience in rehabilitation of problematic historic centres, such as in Mostar during post-war 

period; 

- Experience in designing of restoration projects including surveys; 

- Formation in restoration particularly in rehabilitation of historic cities; 

- (Title of Master thesis: Rehabilitation of the Brankovac Mahalla in Mostar, Istanbul, 1999) 

- Very good knowledge on Istanbul’s urban character, as well as the problems confronted. 

- (Title of Master thesis: ‘The Relationship between the City, and Water in Istanbul in the 19th century’, 

Versailles, 2003) 


Country Dates 

France 2002 - 2006 

Armenia October 2002 

Uzbekistan 1997-1998 

Bosnia-Herzegovina 1997-2001 

Switzerland June 1999 

USA February 1999 



2005 – present Paris, Turkey Consultancy for Conservation Conservation Expert 

Description: Consultancy in designing of conservation and development projects for historic towns. 


10/05- 11/05: Development of a project proposal for revitalisation of Thimura in Nepal, 

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12/05-03/06: Designing a project for urban management and sustainable development of Batagram district in 

Pakistan, 

03/06-06/06: Development of a project proposal for Enhanced Urban Environment Management in Thimi, Nepal. 

05/06-06/06: Designing a project proposal: Development of models for the improved management and rehabilitation 

of deprived inner-city areas in Istanbul and Damascus. 


06/2002 – 06/2004 UNESCO Headquarters UNESCO Division 

in Paris of Cultural Heritage 


Consultant 

2003/2004: Follow up of the below –mentioned projects: ‘Preservation of the Koguryo Tombs in DPR Kore a ’, 

‘ Preservation of the Archaeological Site of Moenjodaro, Pakistan’, ‘ Preservation of Gandhara Monuments, 

Pakistan’, ‘International Safeguarding Campaign for Istanbul and Goreme, Turkey’, 

2002/2004: Development of proposal projects: ‘Assistance in Historic District Management in Tbilisi, Georgia’, 

‘A regional training programme for the strengthening of cultural heritage sites and Historic buildings 

against earthquakes, Istanbul, Turkey’ 


1997-2001 Istanbul, Mostar Aga Khan Trust for Culture, Architect, Chief of Team 

Historic Cities Support 

Programme 

Examples of work implemented include:In the framework of the joint conservation project of the Aga Khan 

Trust for Culture’s Historic Cities Support Programme and the World Monuments Fund for Revitalization 

Mostar (Bosnia-Herzegovina): 

1999-2001: Preparation of the Conservation Plan for the historic city of Mostar and for the Greater City including 

field work and surveys in the Old Town area, 

1998-2000: Detailed drawings of surveys and proposals for the rehabilitation of the historic neighborhoods 

including budget calculations. 

1997-2001: Drawing of surveys, restoration projects for traditional and monumental buildings,2000-2001: Drawing 

of the reconstruction and implementation projects of several small buildings and field work at the construction 

site. 

1999: Preparation of the publication: “Reclaiming Historic Mostar” (1999, Istanbul, AKTC-HCSP&WMF)1997- 

1998: Preparation of several exhibitions of the project in Brussels, Berlin and Mostar; 

Summer 1997-2001, ‘Annual international Mostar 

2004 workshop for the post-war reconstruction of Mostar historic city centre:Duties included: coordination, 

research, participation, leadership throughout preliminary and active on-site workshop phases, and assistance 

with production of published workshop results. 

1997-2001: Management of the office in Istanbul as chief of a team of 4-5 architects;In the framework of the 

conservation project of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture’s Historic Cities Support Programme Central area of 

Samarkand, (Uzbekistan) 

1997-1998: Preparation of the Conservation Plan for Samarkand and rehabilitation project for historic 

neighborhoods. 

1998: Participation in publication of “Plan for central area of Samarkand” brochure. 


01/1997-09/1997 Istanbul, Mostar IRCICA, Mostar 2004 Project Architect, Researcher 

03/1997- 07/1997: Field work and surveys of individual buildings in the Old Town area of Mostar, 

09/1997: Publication of the 1997 workshop brochure. 


08/1995 – 03/1996: M.B.M., Architectural Office, Istanbul, Duties included: Interior design for office 

buildings and designing of office furniture.07/1995 – 


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08/1995: Alarko, Kucukbakkalkoy Atasehir Construction Site, Istanbul, Duties included: Drawings of 

the implementation project for construction site of housing blocks in Istanbul and assisting to supervisor at 

the construction site. 

07/1993-08/1993: ENKA, Project Office, Istanbul, Duties included: Drawings of the implementation project 

for construction site of housing blocks in Krasnodar, Russia. 


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Proposed Position: Assistant Structural Engineer 

1. Family name: DERINALDIS 

2. First names: Pier Paolo 

3. Date of birth: 18 December 1974 


31. Civil status: Single 



University of Florence, Italy (01/2006-04/2006) 

Diploma 

Post-graduate Course of Conservazione, 

Efficienza e Protezione del Patrimonio 

architettonico, Prevenzione e Sicurezza- 

University of Florence, Italy (2006) Post-graduate Course of “Safety Construction 

Worksite” Diploma of “Coordinator of the Safety 

in the Worksite” 

University of Florence, Italy (2000 - 2005) Diploma of architect (Dottore 

magistrale)Dissetation on: “Studio e analisi delle 

opere di consolidamento ottocentesche del soffitto 

vasariano del Salone dei Cinquecento a Palazzo 

Vecchio”, with full mark (110/110) cum laude and 

Dignity of publication. 

Università degli Studi di Firenze (03/2003 & 02/2002) Course of AUTOCAD 3D - AUTOCAD 2D 

Diploma 

Administartion of Regione Toscana (The territorial Course of Informatica 1° livello 

Body of Tuscany) (10/ 2002) Diploma 

Università degli Studi di Firenze (1998-1999) Course of Architectural Photography 

Diploma 

The School of Professional Handycrafts, Lecce, Italy, Practical Course of Golden Jewellery Making 

with the sponsorship of European Union (1996-97) Diploma 

The School of Professional Handycrafts, Lecce, Italy, Practical Course of Micro-sculpture in Metal with 

the sponsorship of European Union (1995-1996) (modelling in wax and foundry) and Mounting 

Precious Stones Diploma 

State Secondary School “Liceo artistico Lisippo” 

Taranto, (1992) 

Diploma 




English 3 3 3 

8. Membership of professional bodies: - 

9. Other skills: Operating Systems: Windows: 98, Millennium, 2000, XP 

Basic softwares: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, ecc.) 

Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Professional 

Professional software: AUTOCAD 2005, Corel Draw 12, 3ds Max 

6, Photoshop 7.0, STRAUS 7 (Finite Element Analysis System) 

10. Present position: Collaboration with the principal (Prof. Gennaro Tampone) in 

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Experience in analysing structures and materials of ancient monuments,Very good knowledge in using computer 

for presentation and other purposes. 



Country Dates 

Turkey 2006 

Suriname 2005-2006 



2005 – present Florence Studio Tampone Architect 

Description: Collaboration with the principal in professional and research activities. 


2006 –present : In co-operation with Professor Gennaro Tampone: Tarabya design of the Urgent Measures for 

Villa Tarabya, a masterpiece of the Architect Raimondo D’Aronco, Istanbul, Turkey, and design of the 

investigation to be made on the Villa Tarabya in order to plan the conservation works (in process). 

2006: In co-operation with Professor Gennaro Tampone: Design of the Urgent Measures to prevent the deterioration 

and the collapse of the rear part of Palazzo dei Vicari, a famous mediaeval mansion in Certaldo, Florence, Italy 

and Design of the analysis and investigation to be made on the complex in order to plan the conservation works 

(in process). 

2006: In co-operation with Professor Gennaro Tampone: design of the Strengthening Works for the Cathedral 

of Paramaribo. 

2005-2006: Survey of the structural system of the ancient wooden Cathedral of Paramaribo, Suriname, South 

America.Co-ordination Supervision of the architectural survey of the Cathedral of Paramaribo. 


Main conferences attended 

”Nella casa di domani, Coperture e pareti, L’ involucro edilizio: protezione e risparmio energetico”, Prato 

(Fi), Art Hotel Museo, 9th June 2006. (Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana) 

”Dal Restauro alla Conservazione, metodologie ed esperienze a confronto”, Milano, Palazzo Reale, from 14th to 15th June 2006. (Università Politecnico di Milano). 

”Le superfici lapidee in architettura, orientamenti per la diagnostica e l’intervento”, Firenze, Palazzo Strozzi, 

Gabinetto Viesseux, 10th November 2005. (Istituto per la Conservazione e la Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali, 

CNR and Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana). 

” Rescuing the Hidden European Wooden Church Heritage” , Firenze from 6th to 9th November 2005 (Collegio 

Ingegneri della Toscana with the support of the Program of the European Union: Culture 2000). 

Presentation: Survey of the Ceiling of the Salone dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio. 

“ Ponti. Sorveglianza, manutenzione e interventi”, Consiglio Regionale, Firenze 30th September 2005, (CIAS: 

Centro Internazionale di Aggiornamento Sperimentale-Scientifico) 

” Piero Sanpaolesi, restauro e metodo”, Aula Magna del Rettorato, Firenze 18th April 2005. (DIRES, ICOMOS 

Italia, Ministero dei Beni e delle attività Culturali, Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana and Accademia delle Arti 

del Disegno) 

” International Conference on Conservation of Historic Wooden Structures”, Istituto degli Innocenti, Firenze 

from 22th to 27th February. (Collegio Ingegneri della Toscana and DIRES: Dipartimento di Restauro e 

Conservazione dei Beni Architettonici dell’Università di Firenze). 


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“ I beni culturali dopo il restauro, Monitoraggio dei fattori di degrado e programmi di manutenzione, Il caso 

delle facciate dipinte”, Palazzo Vecchio, Sala d’ Arme Firenze 30th June 2004. (Istituto per la Conservazione 

e la Valorizzazione dei Beni Culturali, CNR). 

” Impieghi strutturali degli acciai inossidabili”, Palazzo Cerretani, Firenze 28th October 2004. (Centro INOX 

and Collegio degli Ingegneri della Toscana). 

“ Stabilizzazione della Torre pendente e il suo consolidamento”, Salone dei Cinquecento, Palazzo Vecchio, 

Firenze 23rd March 2004. 

Publications 

2006: (In co-operation with Gennaro Tampone and Giacomo Tempesta), 2006, November, Timber Strengthening 

Systems operated on the Vasari’s Ceiling in Palazzo Vecchio, presented and accepted to the Structural Analysis of 

Historical Constructions, New Delhi. 

2005: (In co-operation with Gennaro Tampone), 2005, Nuove ricerche su dissesti e consolidamenti della copertura e 

del soffitto del Salone dei 500 a Palazzo Vecchio (rapporto preliminare), in Proceedings of Conservation of Historic 

Wooden Structures, vol. I, Firenze: Gennaro Tampone Ed.1994: Publication of drawings in AA. VV , 

1994, Materia e Geometria, Firenze: Alinea Ed. 

Extra academic education 

Collaboration to the organization of the International Conference “Conservation of Historic Wooden Structures” 

and on the editing of the Proceedings. Firenze, Istituto degli Innocenti, from 22th to 27th February 2005, 

Supported by UNESCO, organized by Collegio Ingegneri della Toscana and DIRES (Dipartimento di Restauro e 

Conservazione dei Beni Architettonici dell’Università di Firenze). 


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Proposed Position: Associazione Palatina-Istanbul Monitoring Architect 

1. Family name: ARDITI 

2. First names: Gloria 

3. Date of birth: 16.08.1960 





Rome University 1 “La Sapienza” (1997-2000) Research Doctorate in Technology of 

Architecture 

Rome University 1 “La Sapienza” (1987) Master Degree in Project 

Design and Urban Housing 




English 1 1 1 

French 2 2 2 

8. Membership of professional bodies: Inscribed to the Architects Register no. 9112. 

9. Other skills: 

Inscribed to the St.Paul’s Bank Technicians’ Register 

Fully computer literate 

10. Present position: Director 

11. Years within the firm: 


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Research degree in the technology of architecture.Experience in the rehabilitation and conversion of historic buildings 

to commercial uses. 


Country 


Dates 


1983 – present Rome, Italy Studio Arditi Director 

Description: Design and restoration of apartments and offices 


Between June 1993 and Dicember 1996 - Rome. Studio Arditi-Gentiloni. Restoration Projects: Reliefs, 

Graphic Elaborates and Management Work for the restoration of: - Palazzo Santa Croce (XVII century);a 

small palace in the centre of Rome, (XVII century); - 

century). 

Palazzo Odescalchi (Piazza SS. Apostoli, XVI 

February-December 1995 - Rome Studio Arditi Preliminary Project and Executive Plan for Agency n° 14, 

Bank of Naples (today S.Paul Bank) in Rome. 

Fabruary 1994 - Rome. Studio Sartogo, Project and executive drawings for the Restoration and Refurbishment 

of Vallemani Palace, Assisi (Perugia), converted to Historical Museum. 

December - August 1991-1992 - Rome. Studio Tecnark Italia.Project Design and Verification of Disposition 

of Masses and Installations, in some residential buildings in construction. Organizing executive detailed drawings. 

May - August 1991 - Rome. Studio Eng. Claudio Greco.- Collaborated on the Project for the Environmental 

Ministry, on Via Ostiense.- Participated on the Preliminary and Detailed Project concerning two residential 


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buildings in Tivoli, Rome.- Made project drawings for the urban planning of Scanno (Aquila).- Designed two 

Villas nearby Rome. 

October 1990 - April 1991 - Milano. Studio Arditi-Serratto.Project for converting Cinema Anteo from a oneroom 

cinema into a four-room cinema. Preliminary Project, Presentation and Municipal approval. 

September 1989 - June1990 - Rome”Agenzia per il Mezzogiorno” (Agency for the South of Italy) Competition, 

Ideation and Formulation of the following plans:a) 

October 1989: Foro River Integrated Touristic directrice and Irrigation of the Foro River Valley in the Chieti 

Province (Abrizzo Region) 

b)June- September 1989: Sassari-Stintino-Porto Torres-Sorso-Castelsardo Inter-Municipality District, Study 

of Touristic Systems (Sardegna Region). 

c) February- May 1989, Sulcis Homogeneous Territorial 23° District. Integrated Touristic System (Sardegna 

Region). 

d) April-June 1990: Asinara Island Natural and Sea Parke) 

January-March 1990: Integrated Touristic Centers for the Mountain Communities of the Chieti Province 

(Abruzzo region) 

- Zone Q Medium Sangro River 

- Zone R Medium Sangro River - Zone S Sangro River Valley 

October 1988 - April 1989 - Rome. Studio Sfera Arch. Roccetti e Arch. Giannantoni.Restoration project of the 

Phonoroma Building, Piazzale Flaminio. 

September 1987 - January 1988 - Roma. Studio Arch. Balbo e Arch. Cervellini - Project for the 

University of Feo di Vito, Reggio Calabria. 

September 1987-January 1988 - RomeStudio Arch. Balbo e Arch. CervelliniEnvironmental Impact Project 

(V.I.A.) for Gambarie Skiing Area (Reggio Calabria). 


ARCHITECTURE and DESIGN COMPETITIONS: 

January-June 1985 – Rome. Studio Prof: Arch: Mario Seccia.Competition for the Industrial Archaeological 

Park on Ostiense Road, Rome 

February- April 1987 – London. Studio John Outram Associates, Partecipation to the following Competitions:: 

1) Project for Bracken House in the City. Premium for the best drawings, exhibited at the Royal Gallery. 

2) Project for the Knightsbridge Yacht Club – London. 

November 1988-January 1989 – Rome Studio Prof. Arch. Tonino Paris. Competition for the Restoration and 

Refurbishment Project of the Head Office of the Contigliano Spare Bank, Rieti (Latium); First prize. 

November 1993 – Rome. Studio Sartogo, Spreein Insel Competition for the Rehabilitation of Berlin Historical 

Center (Germany) 

March-May 1994 – Rome. Studio Sartogo, Cardiff Opera House- Galles (G.B.), International Competition., 

with the participation of Richard Reed and Luciano Damiani.January-February1998–Rome, Competition: 

“Monitoring Service for the Plan of Interventions about Historical and Religious Sites regarding the Celebration 

of the Great 2000 Jubilee, outside Latium Region,” Presidency of the Ministry Council – Urban Sites Department 

– Office for Rome Capital City and Great Events. Participation to the Unit of National Coordination for 

Monitoring Activities, supervised by ITACA Department (Innovation and Technology of Architecture and 

Environmental Culture) , awarded the third place. 

9 June 2003 – Rome, Presentation of the Magazine “ Disegno Industriale / Industrial Design; Formazione e 

Ricerca / Training and Research”, within the series of events Mondays of Architecture , in collaboration with 

INARCH (National Institute of Architecture) at ACER (National Association Rome and Latium Building Companies) 

March 2005 –Studio Gloria Arditi and Gabriele Napolitano Ass. Rome, SKYOFFICE International Competition, 

by UPPER Company S.p.A. Ancona, (Italy): Design of the office space and of the office desk for six skyscrapers 

in the world, Award for the Realization of the Prototypes. 


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PUBLICATIONS: 

1985 January - June - Rome. Studio Prof. Arch. Marìo Seccia.Contest for the Archeological Industrial Park 

at Ostiense, Rome. Publication of the project abovementioned: by Jean-Paul Jungmann, Hubert Tonka: 

“Roma/Rome” Ed. Champ Vallon, Paris 1985, pgs.76-85 

1994 Gloria Arditi and Cesare Serratto: “ Gio Ponti (1891-1979), Venti cristalli di architettura (Twenty Crystals 

of Architecture) “, Il Cardo, Venezia, 1994. Forward of Prof. arch. Ignazio Gardella. Preface Prof. arch. 

Paolo Portoghesi. 

1997 Rome. With birth of the magazine “Il progetto, trimestral of architecture art communication and 

design”.Partecipates in the foundation and editing of the publication with articles for the architectural and 

design section. Director Arch. Maurizio Bradaschia, Edizioni Biblioteca dell’Immagine, italian/english, ( today 

the editor is Mancosu). 

July 1998 G.Arditi e C.Martino(interview by):”Alberto Meda, semplicità e leggerezza( Alberto Meda Semplicity 

and Lightness)” in Il Progetto, quotidiano trimestrale di architettura, arte, comunicazione e design, Edizioni 

Biblioteca dell’Immagine, Roma, N°1, pgs.44-45 

October 1998 G.Arditi, “Norman Foster”, in “Il Progetto”, Edizioni Biblioteca dell’Immagine, Roma, 

N°2. (Rationalism styles, forteen works of architecture), introduction by Prof.Arch.Antonio Paris, Gangemi 

Editor. 

1998-2003 Rome. Partecipates in the idealization and making of the trimestral magazine entitled “Disegno 

Industriale/ Industrial Design, formazione e ricerca/training and research”, and collaborates in the publication 

and editing with articles for te design and art sections. Director Prof.Arch. Antonio Paris, Gangemi Editor, 

distributed in Italy, Europe, U.S.A. and Canada, text in italian/english. 

October 2002 G.Arditi (done by), Frida Doveil “Più semplice meno facile (Simpler Less Easy)” in DIID, 

Disegno Industriale/Industrial Design, formazione e ricerca/training and research, Gangemi Editor, Rome, 

N°2,pgs.34-39. 

January 2003 G.Arditi( done by), Umberto Galimberti, “La tecnica e l’impotenza dell’etica( The Tecnique 

and the Impotence of Ethics” in DIID, Disegno Industriale/Industrial Design, formazione e ricerca/training and 

research, Gangemi Editor, Rome, N°3/4, pgs.30-37. 


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