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ROUNDTABLE & DISCUSSIONS

S AT U R DA Y . 5T H D EC E M BE R 2 - 4 P M

Y W CA . B OGA L AY ZA Y ST R EET A R T , A R C H I T E C T U R E & H E R I T A G E T O R E G E N E R A T E O L D N E I G H B O U R H O O D S

PANEL DICUSSION: CREATING LIVABLE & LOVABLE CITIES Around the world from Melaka to Taipei and Paris to Rio de Janeiro older neighbourhoods have been injected with new life though art, heritage and colour. Architects and developers around the world see the potential of historic buildings in place making. Using case studies from the Yangon Heritage Works Design Workshop and lessons learned from the Yangon Street Art Heritage Works as well as Akzo Nobel’s Human Cities Initiative panelists will explore how these elements play a role in creating livable and lovable cities and how this could be applied to Yangon. Moderator: Vicky Bowman – Myanmar Centre for Responsible Investment

Tentative Panelists:

Sanda Khin - Deputy Minister Ministry of Culture

Toe Aung - Head City Planning YCDC

Kyi Thein Ko - Myanmar Tourism Federation

David Teng - General Director of AkzoNobel Decorative Paints, Vietnam

Sebastien Bris - Deputy Director of the Institut Français de Birmanie

Franz Xaver Augustin - Director Goethe Institute Myanmar

Jack Finegan - UN Habitat

Ohmmar Myo - National Project Officer UNESCO

Participating Architects

Tun Kyaw Thu - Amenity Design, Yangon

Si Thu Myint Swe - ST & T Architects

Claire Chaw Kalyar - Statement Architects, Yangon

Htin Kyaw Myint - Edgewise Architects

Win Myint - Utopia Architects

Christopher Green - Tangram Architects, Yangon

Amelie Chai, Spine, Yangon

Luther Seet - Benoy Singapore

Brian Anderson - Purcell, HK

Clover Lee - David Clovers, HK

Ivan Valin - HK

LOCATION: YWCA, Bogalayzay

TIME: Sat 2pm-4pm

ENTRY: Public is welcome! Register @ YCDC Planning Unit [email protected]

FORMAT: Moderated panel discussion with audience in English

S U N DA Y . 6T H DE CE M B E R 2 - 6 P M

Y C D C . M AI N HA L L

H O W T O M A K E U R B A N R E G E N E R A T I O N H A P P E N ?

PANEL DICUSSION: TOOLS & INSTRUMENTS TO REVITALISE OLD YANGON The Heritage Works study proposes a number of tools and instruments to catalyse respectful urban regeneration in Yangon. The panel discussion provides an opportunity to reflect on feasibility in local context, impact and for Yangon citizens and roles & responsibilities of the various stakeholders involved. The panel discussion will comprise of two tracks:

1. UNLOCKING INVESTMENT POTENTIAL . 2-4 pm Incentives for owners & residents to invest in

historic properties

Panelists:

Dr. Kyaw Latt - YCDC Planning Unit

Hlaing Maw Oo – Ministry of Construction

Win Zaw - Government Housing Bank

Htet Oo - Rangoon Tea House

Khin Sanda Win - MD LOFT Hotel

Harry Wardill - Myanmar Director Turquoise Mountain Foundation

Josephine Price - Director Anthem Asia

Sun Oo - Chair Myanmar Architects Association

and selected newly elected township representatives

Moderator: Prof. Lynne D DiStefano - Academic Advisor Heritage Programme HKU and President HK Institute for Architectural Conservationists

2. PARTNERSHIPS IN HERITAGE . 4-6 pm Instruments to leverage public investment in government owned heritage buildings

Panelists:

Dr. Kyaw Latt - YCDC Planning Unit

Ko Ko Gyi - MD Capital Diamond Star Group

Daw Hlaing Maw Oo – Ministry of Construction

Moe Kyaw – Board Yangon Heritage Trust

Nanda Hmum - Ministry of Culture (tbc)

Ministry of Information (tbc)

Aung Naing Oo - DG MIC (tbc)

Martyn Sawyer - Group Director Properties Peninsula Hotels

Richard Emerson - MD Savills Myanmar

Peter Brimble - Principal Country Specialist, ADB Myanmar Resident Mission

Moderator: Maggie Brooke – Real Estate Specialist CDIA Heritage Works Team

LOCATION: YCDC Main Hall

TIME: Sun 2pm-6pm

ENTRY: Public is welcome! Register @ YCDC Planning Unit [email protected]

FORMAT: Moderated panel discussion with audience in English

ROUNDTABLE & DISCUSSIONS THE YCDC MAIN HALL WILL ALSO HOST TWO OTHER DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND APPRECIATION ALL INTERSTED ARE WELCOME

S U N DA Y . 6T H DE CE M B E R 10A M - 1 P M

Y C D C . M AI N HA L L

P U B L I C L E C T U R E : C O N S E R V A T I O N O F B U I L T H E R I T A G E I N B A G A N & I N V E N T O R Y O F B A G A N M O N U M E N T S

PUBLIC LECTURE BY UNESCO EXPERTS Have a chance to meet renowed UNESCO experts, Masahiko Tomoda and Pierre Pichard speak on the topic of conservation of conservation in Bagan.

Organised by: Association of Myanmar Architects and UNESCO

LOCATION: YCDC Main Hall

ENTRY: All interested are welcome! Pre-registration required @ AMA. [email protected]

TIME: Sun 10am -11.30am

LANGUAGE: English & Myanmar

‘ W H E N I W A S Y O U R A G E ’ ; A N A F T E R N O O N W I T H T H E E L D E R S

STORYTELLING & SHARING STORIES FROM THE PAST Inviting well respected elderly members of the community to share their memories related to buildings or events downtown under the guidance of a professional moderator. SPEAKERS: tbc MODERATOR: Prof Dr. SuSu, Head of Department of Architecture Mandalay Technological University LOCATION: YCDC Main Hall

ENTRY: All interested are welcome! Register @ YCDC Planning Unit [email protected]

TIME: Sun 11.30 am -1 pm

LANGUAGE: Myanmar

EXHIBITIONS & ACTIVITIES HERITAGE WORKS PROUDLY INVITES YOU TO COME AND SEE THE RESULTS OF TWO EXHIBITIONS THEMED ‘NEW IDEAS FOR OLD BUILDINGS’

1 . N E W I D E A S F O R O L D B U I L D I N G S

RESULTS HERITAGE WORKS DESIGN WORKSHOP 100 young Burmese architects - with the help of 26 renowned local and international architects - have designed possible solutions for upgrading of heritage buildings and the public realm, using selected buildings and sites in the downtown area as case studies. This exhibition shows their ideas for 15 different buildings and sites in Yangon’s historic core. LOCATION: YCDC Main Entrance

ENTRY: All welcome!! ‘Meet the architect’ - Sat & Sun 1-2 pm (architects will be present to answer questions

TIME: Sat-Sun 10am – 6pm

LANGUAGE: Myanmar & English

2 . N E W L O O K F O R O L D B U I L D I N G S

BEST PRACTICE: RENOVATION OF HERITAGE BUILDINGS Historic properties lovingly restored by its residents or found a new lease of life as guesthouse, office or restaurant, highlighting the success factors and development challenges and provide an inspirational example of ‘what old buildings can look like’. LOCATION: Jain Temple, 29th Street

ENTRY: All welcome

TIME: Sat-Sun 10am - 6pm


EXHIBITIONS & ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION THERE WILL BE SIX EXHIBITIONS IN COLLABORATION WITH SELECTED INDIVIDUALS, COMPANIES AND ORGANISATIONS THAT CARE FOR A VIABLE AND VIBRANT FUTURE FOR DOWNTOWN YANGON:

1 . E X H I B I T I O N : A F U T U R E F O R T H E P A S T

ARCHITECTURAL IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE Results of a 4-day workshop of water-front area of Yangon River, the urban set-up along Sule Pagoda road and Hotels and Tourism buildings in Sule corner. LOCATION: YWCA . Bogalayzay Street

ENTRY: All welcome



2 . E X H I B I T I O N : R E L I C S O F R A N G O O N

ARCHITECTURAL PHOTO DOCUMENTATION A photographic documentation exhibition portraying the colonial history of the golden city by Yangon based photographer Philip Heijmans LOCATION: YWCA . Bogalayzay Street

ENTRY: All welcome



3 . S T R E E T S C A P E I N S P I R E D A R T

URBAN HERITAGE INSPIRED ART Display of heritage inspired art organised by Yangon Street Art Heritage Works . LOCATION: YWCA . Bogalayzay Street

ENTRY: All welcome

TIME: Sat - Sun 10am – 5pm


4 . F I L M : M I N I D O C U M E N T A R I E S O N Y A N G O N L I V I N G H I S T O R Y

OLD BUILDINGS AND THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THEM In 2012 Yangon Film School students made four short documentary films under the working title 'Old buildings and the people who live in them’:

Insein Rhythm - featuring the workers and passengers at Insein Railway Station, cut to the rhythm of the railway

My Grandfather's House - featuring a beautiful teak house and a historic writers' group

No. 32 Pansodan Street - about the Lokanat Gallery building and the people who have made it their home

The Old Photographer - about an old Indian photographer and his historic studio

LOCATION: Myanmar Deiita . 44th Street

ENTRY: All welcome



EXHIBITIONS & ACTIVITIES 5 . E X H I B I T I O N : C H I L D R E N A R T C O M P E T I T I O N

YANGON STREETSCAPE THROUGH CHILDREN’S EYES Postcards will be distributed to primary schools in the pilot areas and children invited to enter a heritage inspired colouring competition. All entries will be displayed at the YCDC Main Hall. LOCATION: YCDC Main Entrance

ENTRY: All welcome (family friendly)

TIME: Exhibition Sat-Sun 10am – 6pm Prize Winning Ceremony Sunday 1.30 pm


6 . E X H I B I T I O N : B U I L D I N G T H E F U T U R E

MODEL MAKING WORKSHOP What do children value in their community? How do they see the future? Based on the grid of downtown Yangon they can let loose of their creativity. LOCATION: YCDC Main Entrance

ENTRY: Invitation only (through township schools)

TIME: Sat - Sun 10am - 12pm


EXHIBITIONS & ACTIVITIES WE’RE PROUD TO PARTNER WITH A NUMBER OF F&B OUTLETS AND GALLERIES OCCUPYING HISTORIC BUILDINGS IN THE PILOT AREAS AND HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO OPEN THEIR DOORS. THEY ARE A SHOWCASE OF WHAT OLD BUILDINGS CAN LOOK LIKE.

1 . D O W N T O W N G A L L E R I E S O P E N D A Y

Galleries in the downtown area that are houses in historic buildings will have their doors open. LOCATION: Various locations

ENTRY: All welcome



2 . F R E E D R I N K W I T H A T O U C H O F H I S T O R Y

Get a free refreshment (coffee, tea or juice) at one of the participating F&B outlets in the area, all housed in renovated historic buildings: Gekko Bar, Sharkey’s and Rangoon Tea House @Pansodan, Tin Tin @ Bogalyzay Street and The Willow Inn @ Merchant Street. LOCATION: Various locations

ENTRY: All welcome

TIME: Sat - Sun 11am - 5pm


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