Images of the historic Maramures by Aura & Jamie Woodward
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Programme ¦
About Romania ¦
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INTBAU Romania is pleased to announce a one week charrette in the Natural Park of the Maramures Mountains, Romania. The aim of charrette is to produce a protection plan for the Park which struggles to keep its traditional wooden architecture character. The headquarters of the charrette will be in Viseu city and Petrova village.
Maramures has outstanding examples of wooden architecture and very skilled craftsman. However, since the collapse of communism the traditional style of wooden houses has been mostly abandoned in favour of the modernist type of buildings, often out of character and proportions. The new houses seem to employ very few traditional materials, the proprietors commissioning instead fake stone, plastic materials, generous quantities of cement and stainless steel.
The Natural Park of the Maramures Mountains is located at the North of Romania, in what it's known as the "historic Maramures". The landscape is mostly unspoiled and very beautiful. The Maramures Mountains gained the new status of Natural Park in 2005. The protected area is formed of 13 small towns and villages and at present there are no enforceable regulations towards the protection of the landscape and the old traditional wooden buildings, except those which are listed on UNESCO Heritage List.
The INTBAU Charrette is supported by the administration of the Natural Park of the Maramures Mountains, to whom we are very grateful.
Fees & Registration
The Charrette offer 25 places. The attendance fees are as follows:
- 90 Euros for Central and East European citizen participants. ALL PLACES AT THIS RATE WERE SOLD OUT
250 Euros Standard registration fee
The attendance fee includes: accommodation in B&Bs, breakfast, lunch and dinner on the teaching days, tuition and materials. Please note that travel to and from Viseu/Maramures is not included in the participation fee.
The places are allocated on a first-come-first-served-basis.
You can register online by paying the attendance fee here!
For details on how to travel to Romania please click here!
Further details
Aura Woodward
INTBAU General Manager
Tel: +44 (0)207 613 8539
Email: 
Laura Zaharia
Baia Mare, Romania
Email: laura.zaharia@muntiimaramuresului.ro
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