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1. Method for inclusive heritage recovery (EN) (coming soon)
2. Method for inclusive heritage recovery (UKR) (coming soon)
UREHERIT partner organizations, leading the working group:
Ro3kvit Urban Coalition for Ukraine (UA)
OAR (Romanian Order of Architects) (RO)
Since February 2022, the full-scale war by russia in Ukraine has severely threatened immovable cultural heritage. Damage includes destruction, structural harm, and symbolic loss as sites become inaccessible. Existing protection frameworks have proven inadequate: wartime guidelines are lacking, legislation is slow to adapt, heritage is poorly maintained, and ethical dilemmas complicate action in crisis zones. Soviet-era heritage faces added neglect due to ideological tensions. Despite this, Ukrainian professionals and civic groups have shown resilience in safeguarding cultural sites. This methodology addresses these challenges by offering a participatory framework and training tools to improve stakeholder engagement in heritage protection, tailored to Ukraine’s local conditions and rear regions.
The primary aim of this working group was to develop, test, and document a participatory methodological framework to guide heritage protection and recovery processes in Ukraine under conditions of crisis and post-crisis transformation. The framework was designed to foster inclusive, transparent, and locally grounded decision-making while strengthening institutional, professional, and community capacities for heritage management.
The main objectives of the working group:
- To equip stakeholders—including public authorities, cultural operators, non-governmental organizations, educators, donors, and professional practitioners—with practical tools to design, implement, and evaluate participatory processes for heritage protection and recovery.
- To align emergency response, medium-term recovery, and long-term reconstruction with community needs, cultural rights, and the “build forward better” principle, ensuring that cultural recovery contributes to sustainable social resilience and cohesion.
The main deliverable of this working group is the present report, which consolidates the full methodological framework and documents its application as a tested training module and teaching material during the Rozdil Summer Camp. This pilot implementation served both as a validation exercise and as a learning environment for diverse stakeholders—demonstrating the framework’s adaptability to Ukraine’s specific territorial, institutional, and social contexts.
“UREHERIT: Architects for heritage in Ukraine. Recreating identity and memory” is a project co-funded by the European Union under a dedicated call for proposals to support Ukrainian displaced people and the Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Sectors. The project is a cooperation between the consortium of 11 organizations: Architects Association of Lithuania (LT), Architects Sweden (SE), Federal Chamber of Architects and Chartered Engineers BKZT (AT), Royal Danish Academy, The Institute of Technology and Architecture IBT (DK), Romanian Order of Architects OAR (RO), The National Council of Architects, Planners, Landscapers and Conservationists CNAPPC (IT), Federal Chamber of German Architects BAK (DE), Estonian Association of Architects (EE), The National Union of Architects of Ukraine (UA), Ro3kvit: Urban Coalition for Ukraine (UA), Kharkiv School of Architecture (UA) with the Architects’ Council of Europe (EU) as associated partner.
GRP-EACEA-CREA-2023-COOP-UA-EXT
