 The USAID-funded Supporting Activities that Value the Environment (SAVE) project organized the first in a series of training sessions demonstrating traditional Cypriot building methods and materials on October 16, 2007.
These hands-on trainings are designed to demonstrate techniques to protect and preserve Cyprus’ valuable architectural heritage, including mudbrick buildings, dry stone walls and woodburning ovens. Participants included architects, craftsman, engineers, construction workers and students who share an interest in vernacular architecture and methods.
SAVE works to build local capacity to better protect and manage Cyprus’ valuable natural and cultural resources. SAVE combines work on environmental protection with cultural heritage conservation, preservation, and restoration. Like all U.S.-funded programs in Cyprus, SAVE is aimed at improving the conditions that will foster a durable Cyprus settlement.
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