AIA Best Practices in Site Preservation Award
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Established in 2011, this annual honor is awarded to groups or projects recognized by their peers for doing exemplary work in the field of site preservation and conservation. Each year the Institute selects a project that exemplifies the mission of AIA’s Site Preservation Program and presents it with an award of $5,000 for furthering their activities and programs.
Nominations for this award must be submitted to AIA's Site Preservation Program. Nomination deadline May 1.
For further information, contact the Site Preservation Program Administrator at sitepreservation@aia.bu.edu.
Past Winners
| Year | Award Winner |
| 2011 | Giorgio Buccellati—Mozan/Urkesh Archaeological Project |
| 2012 | Donald Haggis and Margaret Mook—Azoria Project |
Site Preservation News
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A number of museum studies students at SFSU designed interpretive signs and brochures for the AIA Site Preservation project at Thimlich Ohinga, Kenya.
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Heather McKillop, director of the Underwater Maya project at Paynes Creek, discusses the successful opening of two permanent exhibits in a nearby town and ranger station to educate the public about the importance of this rare underwater Maya site.
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The Heritage Protection and Community Development Program at Banteay Chhmar continues to train local tour guides and educate local school children about the importance of their surrounding cultural heritage.
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