Wanja Wedekind
Project week for a new study course of heritage preservation in Armenia
As part of a new master study course in monument preservation and conservation at the National University of Architecture and...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Sep 30, 2023
- 2 min
Contribution at SWBSS ASIA 2023: Hot-lime mortar used as poultice for desalination
SWBSS is the conference series “Salt Weathering of Buildings and Stone Sculptures,” started in 2008. The past series were held in...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Aug 23, 2023
- 2 min
"It's a pity concrete doesn't burn"
A value and work critique of the building material of modernity For a long time, moderne reinforced concrete was considered the perfect...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Apr 7, 2023
- 1 min
Mission to Nineveh
On behalf of Heidelberg University (Germany) and the Iraqi Department of Antiquities, ACS undertook a mission to sites of ancient Nineveh...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Sep 16, 2022
- 1 min
KRAKÓW-Project work published
The church of the Premonstratensian Convent in Kraków is an early brick structure with stone detail preserved in Poland, dating to the...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Jul 4, 2022
- 1 min
Visit and expert talks at Etchmiadzin Cathedral
Within the framework of the end of the project "Stones in Armenian Architecture" a visit and an expert discussion on the current...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Apr 20, 2022
- 2 min
On the trail of the past for sustainable building of the future
Armenia's historic architecture holds a special treasure. Behind the carefully and artistically designed architectural surfaces of...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Sep 20, 2021
- 1 min
Two Roman sarcophagi in Potsdam
Investigations on two Roman sarcophagi made of Proconnesian marble in Potsdam showed a clear exposure dependence of weathering....
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Wanja Wedekind
- Mar 19, 2021
- 3 min
ACS-Invent for the generals
Historical and archeological sites, urban centers and parks show plenty of comparable monuments. Many of them, for example tombstones are...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Jan 26, 2021
- 1 min
Illustrated glossary of effects of war and deterioration
ACS was involved as a consultant in the compilation of an illustrated glossary of war and weathering-related damage. The catalogue of...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Nov 25, 2020
- 2 min
Conserving Petra: Lecture at SXNCH2020 online-symposium
The ancient rock city of Petra in Jordan is a fascinating place and is rightly considered a hotspot for both culture and nature lovers....
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Wanja Wedekind
- Sep 30, 2020
- 3 min
Conservation treatment of historical masonry damaged by de-icing salt
Under this title we are participating in the next SWBSS conference 2021 at the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands. SWBSS...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Aug 29, 2020
- 2 min
The secret of eternity
Ongoing research on traditional lime mortars and new course program Many historical and ancient buildings are built with a lime mortar...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Aug 9, 2020
- 2 min
PCRCH-webinar in times of disaster
As of today, we are also involved in this year's PCRCH webinar-program initiated by the TU-Berlin for students in Syria, Jordan and...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
A unique portal of Polish cultural heritage
Cracow: The fortified monastery complex of the Norbertan Sisters west of Wawel Castle Hill houses one of the oldest churches in the...
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Wanja Wedekind
- Jun 21, 2020
- 1 min
Heritage training and materials for Tuff Stone restoration
Berlin: The tuff from the Volcanic Eifel to the west of Frankfurt was and is a popular building stone and has been used throughout...
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Wanja Wedekind
- May 17, 2020
- 2 min
A proposal for Petra
“Surveys, studies and designs for the conservation of the Palace Tomb in the Petra Archaeological Park” for UNESCO The ancient rock city...
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Wanja Wedekind
- May 13, 2020
- 1 min
STONE 2020 cancelled
Science also becomes a victim of Covid 19 Since 2017, the 14th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone...
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Wanja Wedekind
- May 12, 2020
- 1 min
Monumental mausoleums
A proposal for the restoration of the historic mausoleums in Europe's largest park cemetery The Ohlsdorf Cemetery of Hamburg, Germany, is...
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- May 10, 2020
- 1 min
Historic town hall becomes World Heritage Centre
In Goslar, ACS is carrying out extensive investigations and desalination measures at the historic town hall. In 1992 the Rammelsberg ore...
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