Asociaţia Arhitectură. Restaurare. Arheologie Braşov

The "Architecture. Restoration. Archaeology" Association (A.R.A) do not wish "do everything possible" in order to save the historic monuments. We do not wish to monitor the state of all historic monuments, nor to protect or restore all these. We do not wish to educate the population of this country regarding the immense benefits generated by a memory cleverly mastered to acknowledge its steps in history. The A.R.A. Association was established because we, its founding members, believe that the way to the state of ruin of some historic monuments and vanishing of those very natures is the ruin itself, do not have to become signs of our presence in contemporaneity We, at A.R.A, wish to do a little bit of all that, as much as each one of us and all together can possibly do. Aims: To project, conserve and develop cultural heritage To promote the cultural heritage in professional milieus as well as for general public; To educate the general public about importance and social benefits of cultural heritage. Objectives: To conceive any kind of plans, projects and execution works serving the aims of Association; To organize meetings, conferences, symposiums, seminaries, exhibitions, contests, internships, trips and generally any other activity contributing to the promotion of cultural heritage and the aims of the Association; To create and develop centers of information, documentation and research, libraries, bookshops etc; To organize specific edition and publishing activities, recordings on magnetic tape, electronic audio and video recordings, creation of CD-ROMs, translations, creation of website etc; To grant scholarships and excellence prices to students and specialists from different areas involved in the activities of Association. ("Architecture. Restoration. Archaeology" Association Statute - Extract art. 4).