Éditeurs
Menéndez, Beatriz / Désarnaud, Julie / Bromblet, Philippe / Berthonneau, Jérémie / Leroux, Lise / Germinaro, Luigi / Bourgès, Ann / Delegou, Ekaterini T. / Franzen, Christoph / Pintér, Farkas / Franzoni, Elisa / Siedel, Heiner / Ďoubal, Jakub / Hughes, John / Kock, Tim De / Godts, Sebastiaan / Hee, Lee Chan / Wakiya, Soichiro / Kim, Ji-young
Mots-clés
proceedings of conferences / abstracts / conservation techniques / stone / mortar / masonry / artificial stone / built heritage / holistic approach / digitization / artificial intelligence / photogrammetry / 3D / climate change / risk assessment / conservation treatment / measurements and instruments / investigations / degradation / integrated conservation / conservation projects / case studies
Résumé en anglais
The 15th International Congress on the Deterioration and Conservation of Stone takes place in Paris in September 2025, at the Campus des Cordeliers. It is jointly organized by the University of Cergy-Pontoise, the Royal Institute of Cultural Heritage (KIK-IRPA), ICOMOS International, the Interdisciplinary Centre for Cultural Heritage Conservation, the French Research Laboratory of Historic Monuments, and Sorbonne University.
Held every four years, the Congress is the leading international forum for researchers and practitioners working on stone deterioration and conservation in cultural heritage. Since the first edition in La Rochelle (France) in 1972, it has established itself as the reference event in the field, offering a unique opportunity to share state-of-the-art knowledge, exchange experiences, and foster collaboration.
This edition brings together 290 professionals, featuring 84 oral presentations and 120 poster presentations. On Thursday, the Annual Seminar of the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee will take place, focusing on the outcomes of its working groups—Mortar and Education—as well as on the development of future standards for consolidation products. The scientific program is structured around six thematic areas, encompassing the conservation of all inorganic building materials (stone, mortars, artificial stones, bricks, earth, and more). A central objective of this edition is to bridge scientific advances with practical applications. The six themes are:
1. Characterization and investigation methods
2. Resilient & sustainable conservation
3. Holistic approach of built heritage conservation
4. Digitalization and AI in stone conservation
5. Climate change and risk assessment
6. Alteration mechanisms and conservation treatments