Prof. Arch. Amir Pašić was an urban planner, international expert in architectural conservation, and Head of IRCICA’s Architectural Heritage Section from 1993 to 2018. Pašić made founding contributions to IRCICA’s activities relating to urban studies and architectural heritage. He remained in touch with IRCICA after he left for his home country Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he continued to serve in his field until he passed away in 2022. A symposium was organized by IRCICA on the first anniversary of his death, bringing together international experts in urban development and architectural preservation from around the world, most of them his former colleagues and students. The symposium, held at IRCICA in hybrid format, focused on topics which Amir Pašić emphasized and promoted during his career. It was a most memorable event, with scholarly presentations on studies and projects conducted in different countries surrounded by remembrances of collaborations with him. The speakers also recalled Pašić’s activities under IRCICA’s programs, many of which were known and followed by the circles concerned at the times of their implementation. IRCICA Director General Prof. Mahmud Erol Kılıç outlines the projects led by Prof. Pašić at IRCICA and their continuations, in his Foreword to the book of proceedings.
The book contains the following articles: “Urban Memory of Water Streams and Heritage”, by Aida Idrizbegović; “Urban Growth of Prishtina during the Late Ottoman Period”, by Florina Jerliu; “Urban Conservation in the 21st Century: Challenges and Future Directions”, by Francesco Bandarin; “Historic Urban Areas in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) Framework: Cases of Sarajevo and Travnik”, by Lana Kudumović; “Mosques, Minarets, and Changing Urban Identities in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, by Emily G. Makaš; “Preservation of Heritage at Risk”, by Mounir Bouchenaki; “A Tale of Mostar Bridge Restoration Project”, by Numan Ahmed; “Built Heritage in the Post-War Time: A Documentation of Suwayqat Ali Area in the Old City of Aleppo”, by Ruba Kasmo; “What Mostar Brings to Urban Conservation?” by Yonca Kösebay Erkan; “Mostar’s Heritage Lost and Recovered”, by Zeynep Ahunbay. The symposium was attended in presence by Mr. Salem Marić, President of Mostar City Council; online addresses were given by Prof. Attilio Petruccioli (Keynote Address); Prof. Daniele Pini, Dr. Rami Nasrallah, Prof. Em. Judith Bing, Prof. Brooke Harrington, Prof. Jon Calame, Prof. Zeynep Gül Ünal, Dr. Senada Demirović Habibija, and Dr. Fatma Sema Sekban; their contributions can be accessed on YouTube.
