LEHM 2004 – Trade Fair and Conference on Building with Earth

To accompany the "denkmal 2004", one of the largest trade fairs worldwide for reconstruction and conservation, the Dachverband Lehm and ICOMOS Germany has organised the LEHM 2004, the 4th international trade fair and congress on building with earth taking place at the famous Leipziger Messe. As in previous conferences the LEHM 2004 will consist of two separate parts:

Trade fair – 27-30th October 2004 parallel to the denkmal 2004
Conference – 29-30th October 2004 with field trips on 31st October

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In Germany as in many other parts of the world, earth is used as a building material in conservation work. The LEHM 2004 will therefore focus on “Earth in Building Conservation” and will take place in the famous Leipziger Messe alongside the denkmal 2004 trade fair.

Conference languages are German and English (simultaneous interpretation).
Moderators:
• Dr. Christoph Machat, ICOMOS Germany
• Veit Mach, architect, Mach 2, DVL
• Ulrich Röhlen, architect, Claytec, DVL
• Hannah Schreckenbach, architect, DVL

We would like to thank the following for their support: Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, ICOMOS, Handwerkskammer Leipzig, Leipziger Messe GmbH.

Opening address
Dr. Horst Schroeder, Chairman of the Dachverband Lehm e.V. (DVL)
Prof. Dr. Michael Petzet, President of ICOMOS International

New earthen building technology in conservation practice and the new projects forum

•	Alejandro Alva Balderrama & Cristina Albertini, ICCROM, Architecture and Archeaological Sites unit director & research assistant, Rome, I
	ICCROM‘s activities on the study and the conservation of earthen architecture
•	Dr. Abdulhakiem Bazara, building engineer, Berlin, D and Aden, Yemen
	The conservation of earthen buildings in Wadi Hadramaut, Yemen
•	Anett Richter, restorer, Berlin, D
	Securing earthen building elements in the pyramid complexes in Egypt
•	Roberto Orazi & Francesca Colosi, architect & archaeologist, CNR-ITABC, Rome, I
	New technologies for the conservation of the Archaeological Park of Chan Chan (Peru)
•	Marina Reutova & Prof. Dr. Timur S. Shirinov, head of dept. & director, Institute of Archaeology, Samarkand, Uzbekistan
	Adobe building materials in Central Asia – the conservation of archaeological earthen monuments
•	Michael Thönnes, interior designer, Druwid, Waimes, Belgium
	Renovation of historic half-timbered constructions in Belgium using earthen building materials
•	Frank Hawemann, DVL, building engineer, Lehmprojekt, Dresden, D
	Refurbishing system-built prefab housing using earthen materials
•	Dr. Horst Schroeder, DVL, building engineer, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, D
	New rammed-earth projects in Thuringia, Germany
•	Dr. Christof Ziegert, DVL, building engineer, zrs Architekten & Ingenieure, Berlin, D
	The conservation and building of monolithic earthen construction
•	Dr. Kevan Heathcote & Gregory Moor, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
	The UTS durability test for earth wall construction

The seismic vulnerability of earthen building constructions

•	Dr. Dinu Bumbaru, general secretary, ICOMOS International, Montreal, Canada
	The earthquake catastrophe in Bam, Iran, December 2003 – future strategies for a destroyed city made of earth
•	Dr. Abdolrasool Vatandoust, Director, Research Center for Conservation of Cultural Relics (RCCCR), Tehran, Iran
	The citadel in Bam – an analysis of the earthquake damage from December 2003 and strategies for its reconstruction
•	Dr. Jochen Schwarz, Christian Kaufmann, Tobias Langhammer, Bachrom A. Tulaganov, building engineers, Earthquake Institute, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, D & Dr. Shamil A. Chakimov, building engineer, UZLITTI Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	The seismic vulnerability of traditional building constructions and an assessment of improvement strategies – case studies after the earthquakes in 2000 and 2001 in Kamashi, Republic of Uzbekistan
•	Prof. Dr. Kabul S. Abdurashidov, Prof. Dr. Abdukabil Tulaganov, DVL, K. Pirmanov; TASI School of Architecture and Construction, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
	An evaluation of the earthquake resistance of traditional earthen building constructions in Central Asia
	Questions and discussion

Field trip I – Modern Building with Earth
Selected examples in and around Dresden

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Field trip II – Historic Earthen Building in Saxony
Selected examples in and around Leipzig

The denkmal 2004 and trade fair for building with earth is one of the most important platforms worldwide for exchanging practical experience, for presenting new innovations and establishing contacts and partnerships. The denkmal 2002 attracted more than 18,000 visitors from 35 countries with more than 400 exhibitors from 15 countries.

The Dachverband Lehm e.V. will also be present at the trade fair with our own stand.

Application forms for exhibiting at the trade fair can be obtained directly from the Leipziger Messe via the internet (see “special events”):
» denkmal 2004
» Leipziger Messe

* Students, pensioners, trainees and unemployed with valid card

All conference fees include free entry to the denkmal 2004 trade fair. Prices for complete and day tickets include the conference proceedings, midday buffet and beverage as well as free entry to the trade fair.

All members of ICOMOS and the Dachverband Lehm are entitled to a 20% reduction off all conference and day tickets.

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Closing date for registration: 30th August 2004.

Conference location

Leipziger Messe Trade Fair Grounds Congress Center Leipzig

» Leipziger Messe English pages
» Travel and arrival information
» denkmal 2004

Nearest airports:
» Leipzig-Halle Airport (10 minutes away, various airlines)
» Leipzig-Altenburg Airport (Ryanair from London Stansted, ~ 45-60 minutes away)
» Berlin - Tegel and Schönefeld Airports (2 hours away, various airlines)
» Dresden Airport (2 hours away, various airlines)
» Frankfurt/Main Airport (4 hours away, various airlines)

City and tourist information:
» www.leipzig.de

Hotel bookings online:
» www.lts-leipzig.de
» zimmer@lts-leipzig.de
+49 (0)341 7104 -255

The LEHM 2004 is organised by the Dachverband Lehm e.V. in cooperation with ICOMOS Germany and the Leipziger Messe GmbH:

Dachverband Lehm e.V.
Postfach 1172 • D-99409 Weimar • Germany
dvl@dachverband-lehm.de

*Current as of May 2004, Amendments possible