Strategic Direction One: Preserving the Architectural Heritage
Establish criteria for identifying historic buildings
- Forming a committee of experts to determine the criteria for historic buildings.
- Setting standards for historic buildings.
- Coordination with the relevant authorities in the country in setting specific standards for historical buildings.
Coordination with the relevant authorities in the country in setting specific standards for historical buildings.
- Forming a committee of experts to determine what can be surveyed, documented and recorded from historical sites and buildings.
- Contribute with the concerned authorities in the survey of historical buildings.
- Supervising the survey of at least two historic buildings each year.
- Issuing a brochure for each building that the society supervises to survey.
- Issuing an annual bulletin on the buildings that the society supervised or contributed to surveying
- Issuance of a documentary film on historical buildings.
- Publish on the society’s website the results of the survey of the buildings that the society supervised or contributed to surveying.
- Publishing the documentation of the buildings that were surveyed by the society in a specialized magazine locally.
- Publishing the documentation of the buildings that were surveyed by the Society in a specialized journal internationally.
Contribute to the restoration of heritage sites and buildings.
- Forming a committee of experts to set standards for qualifying consultants and contractors to practice the profession of restoring historical sites.
- Contribute to the restoration of heritage sites or buildings.
- Setting standards for qualifying consultants and contractors to practice the profession of restoring historical sites and buildings.
- Supervising the restoration of heritage sites or buildings.
- Contribute with the concerned authorities to the issuance of a guide for the restoration of heritage buildings for specialists.
- Issuing a guide to the restoration of historical buildings for private individuals.
The second strategic direction: management and rehabilitation of historical areas & sites
Contributing to the rehabilitation of historical sites
- Work to contribute to the rehabilitation of a historic building.
Management and operation of some historical sites
- Work to contribute to the operation of a historic building.
The third strategic direction: spreading heritage awarenes
Awareness of society groups about the importance of preserving the urban heritage
- Printing books on various topics in architectural and urban preservation.
- Print a CD on selected topics.
- Print brochures on selected topics.
- Printing a map of historical sites and buildings in the Emirates in Arabic and English.
- Organizing awareness lectures on various topics related to Architectural heritage in both Arabic and English.
- Organizing specialized seminars in coordination with specialized departments.
- Contribute to the organization of an international conference in the field of architectural and Architectural preservation.
- Issuing the association's periodic newsletter in Arabic and English.
- Develop and periodically update the Society’s website.
- Communicate with the community and members by sending an e-mail about selected topics and news.
- Organizing heritage competitions for school students to spread heritage awareness.
- Organizing visits to heritage sites inside and outside the country for school students and members of the society.
- Organizing VIP visits.
- Organizing heritage exhibitions in coordination.
- Contribute to the introduction of Architectural conservation in educational curricula.
Revitalization of traditional crafts and industries
- Organizing courses to revive traditional crafts: an example of a gypsum engraving course and a wood engraving course.
- Organizing a course in the restoration of historical buildings: reviving skills and how to use traditional building materials.
Fourth Strategic Direction: Effective and Effective Association
Developing the organizational structure to serve the objectives of the society
- Set a time for sub-structures meetings.
Human resource development
- Increasing the number of members of the society.
- Organizing training courses for the active members of the society.
Development of financial resources
- Set a budget for the society at the end of each year to finance its activities.
- Collecting the financial resources of the society to cover its duties and activities.
- Covering the expenses of the association within the limit of 95% of the costs of the activities.
Performance appraisal and areas for improvement according to the Balance Scorecard performance matrix
- Determining the elements of the performance matrix and performance indicators.
- Measuring management performance according to the performance matrix.
- Identify areas for improvement and development.
