Dr. Archibald was a Research Fellow at the British School at Rome and was recently appointed to the

There s no better way to get a sense of a place than to experience it on foot with a small group of like-minded travelers. Our newest travel partner, Cultural Heritage Walking Tours, Italy   specialises in quality small group tours through Italy. hertz rent car With tours running both this fall/winter and next spring, there are travel opportunities that will appeal to both the last minute traveler and those who love the building anticipation of a trip planned months in advance.
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Our Florence and Tuscany Harvest Tour in *October 2012 and Spring Tour May/June 2013 offer an immersive and inspiring experience of place of historic Florence and the scenic Medieval and Renaissance hilltop towns of Tuscany; Cortona, San Gimignano, Montepulciano, Montalcino, and Pienza. For 7 days we will focus on the rich architectural, artistic, and cultural history of Florence and the Val D Orcia region of Tuscany, a UNESCO World Heritage region famous for its architecture, landscape, orchards, gardens, and wine.
Celebrate the holidays in the Eternal City! Join us for a seven day cultural heritage tour in Rome, Italy from December 28 to January 4. Enjoy an unforgettable New Year s in one of the most beautiful cities hertz rent car in the world. Our Cultural Heritage Tour includes visits to galleries, museums, archaeological sites, walking tours through the historic city, and excursions outside of Rome to the ancient sites of Ostia Antica, UNESCO Cultural Heritage site of Hadrian s Villa, and the magical Renaissance villa and gardens of Villa D Este, Tivoli.
Diane Archibald holds a Doctorate in Interdisciplinary Studies in Architecture from the University of British Columbia and is a Visiting Scholar with the Faculty of Architecture, Department of History of Architecture, Restoration and Conservation of Architectural Heritage, hertz rent car with the University of Rome, Sapienza . She has taught at McGill University, University of British Columbia, and the American University of Rome.
Dr. Archibald was a Research Fellow at the British School at Rome and was recently appointed to the ICOMOS (International Council of Monuments and Sites) Scientific Committee on Theory and Philosophy of Conservation and Restoration and as an Expert of Cultural Heritage with the Del Bianco Foundation, Florence, Italy. She has directed two pivotal conferences on Cultural Preservation Through Architecture, hertz rent car Urban Planning, and Archaeology with the British School at Rome, University of Rome, and ICCROM. She was the Founding Curator of the Architectural Drawings and Prints Collection and the Conservation Laboratory of the Canadian Centre for Architecture.