Minerva Partners

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conduct joint research

Those just entering the field of cultural heritage conservation are in the best position to innovate. We are committed to supporting academic inquiry related to the intersection of cultural heritage conservation and social development. If you are a student of conservation, urban planning, design, international relations, or any other allied field and have a desire to apply your ideas in the field, we would to hear from you. We encourage you to email minerva@minervapartners.org or contact one of our partners directly.

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join our professional network

Minerva Partners maintains a broad network of professional consultants from a range of related fields willing to collaborate on cultural heritage projects where they intersect social development. Our team-building, subcontracting and referral activities rely on contact with the best practices and practitioners in the field. All qualified parties are encouraged to forward a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to minerva@minervapartners.org or contact one of our partners directly.

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work with us through project-specific collaborations

Few have internal professional capacity to address the full range of issues associated with successful long-term conservation projects, including urban planning, real estate development, economic, research, public participation and natural resource protection. If your organization is undertaking projects related to the traditional built environment, Minerva Partners can assist in refining project design or implementation strategy. To discuss these issues in greater detail, please email minerva@minervapartners.org or contact one of our partners directly.

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success through combined effort

Minerva Partners sees the context for cultural heritage conservation changing quickly. Such a small profession cannot afford to allow innovations to remain long in isolation. Dialog prevents this isolation, and we would like to hear from you in order to share ideas. Our organization seeks partnerships with institutions and individuals that share its commitment to development-oriented conservation of the built environment. We encourage you to email minerva@minervapartners.org or contact one of our partners directly.

we work with...

  • Stari Grad Agency of Mostar
  • International Peace Research Institute, Oslo: Cyprus Center
  • Pratt Center for Community Development
  • Nicosia Master Plan Team, Cyprus

we're reading...

  • C.P. Snow: The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
  • Gary W. Evans & Janetta Mitchell McCoy : When Buildings Don't Work: The Role of Architecture in Human Health
  • Lewis Hyde: The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World
  • R. Buckminster Fuller: Nine Chains to the Moon
  • F. William Engdahl: A Century Of War: Anglo-American Oil Politics and the New World Order
  • Dean MacCannell: The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class
  • Herman E. Daly: For the Common Good: Redirecting the Economy toward Community, the Environment, and a Sustainable Future
  • Fernand Braudel: Civilization and Capitalism, 15th-18th Century, Vol. I: The Structure of Everyday Life
  • International Peace and Cooperation Center: Successful Jerusalem: Vision, Scenarios, and Strategies
  • Philip Misselwitz: City of Collision: Jerusalem and the Principles of Conflict Urbanism
  • Henri Bergson: Time and Free Will: An Essay on the Immediate Data of Consciousness
  • Meron Benvenisti: Jerusalem, the torn city
  • Richard Dawkins: The Selfish Gene
  • Bernard Rudofsky: Architecture Without Architects
  • Edward O. Wilson: Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge