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François LeBlanc
Conservation Architect
General information
205
Bolton St., Suite 232, Ottawa, ON, CANADA K1N 1K7
Tel. 1 (613) 244-0519
Email:
fleblanc2000[at]hotmail.com
Web: http://leblancf.com
Languages :
French and English
Nationality : Canadian
Education
- 1967 B.A.
(arts) Séminaire de St-Jean, QC, Canada
- 1971 B.A.
architecture, Montreal University, QC, Canada
- 1972-1974
Heritage conservation courses, gov. of Canada, Indian Affairs
and Northern Development, Restoration Services, Ottawa, ON, Canada
- [click] 1973 Historic
Buildings Conservation, University of York, England, Institute
of Advanced Architectural Studies
Short
Courses
- 1972 Innovative
Problem Solving Techniques, Public Service Commission of Canada,
Ottawa (Ontario)
- 1978 Historic
Buildings and Sites Conservation, Indian Affairs and Northern
Development, Ottawa (Ontario)
- 1978 Senior
Management, Public Service Commission of Canada, Ottawa (Ontario)
- 1985 Improving
your Real Estate Investment Decisions, McGill University, Montreal
(Quebec)
- 1989 Historic
Highrise, Association for Preservation Technology, Chicago (Illinois,
USA)
- 1994 AutoCAD
Computer Aided Design, Carleton University, Ottawa (Ontario)
- 1995 Developing
a Concrete Restoration Strategy, NCC, Ottawa (Ontario)
- 2006 Consensus
Building, Getty Conservation Institute (California, USA)
- 2007 Project
Evaluation, Getty Conservation Institute (California, USA)
Career
2007- Consultant and ICOMOS
Adviser to UNESCO's World Heritage Committee.
2001-2007 Getty Conservation Institute,
Los Angeles, CA, USA, Head of Field Projects.
(Projects and activities in 24 countries)
1992-2001 National Capital Commission,
Ottawa, Ontario, Chief Architect
(1,600 buildings of which 56 are historic sites)
1983-92 Heritage Canada,
Ottawa, Ontario, Vice-president (properties, Main Street, Heritage
Regions, Heritage Discovery, Heritage Entrepreneurship).
1979-83 International Council
on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS, Paris, France, Director and Advisor
to UNESCO).
1975-79 Parks Canada, Quebec,
Chief, Engineering and Architecture, Quebec Region Historic Parks
and Sites.
1971-75 Parks Canada, Ottawa,
Chief Architect, monuments and sites of the French Regime.
Professional Associations
- Quebec Order of Architects (1976-2007)
- Royal Architectural Institute of
Canda (1976-2002)
- The Association for Preservation
Technology International (APT) (Board member 1975-77, Secretary-Treasurer
1986-90, College of Fellows 2003)
- ICOMOS Canada (Sec.-Treasurer 1975-77
and 1985-90, President 1991-94)
- International Council on Monuments
and Sites (Executive Committee 1984-87)
Expertise and Skills
National expertise
Architectural and Community Development
work with representatives from departments, ministries, companies
and institutions in all provinces and territories of Canada.
International expertise
Head of Field Projects, Getty Conservation
Institute, projects and activities in 24 countries; Director of
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) an international
organization headquartered in Paris, France, Advisor to UNESCO,
especially for the World Heritage Convention, expert missions to
Lebanon, Greece and Mozambique, project management in Egypt, direction
of professional teams for missions to Yemen, Sri Lanka, Algeria,
Tunisia and Tanzania.
Personnel Management
Management of support and professional
staff and multi-disciplinary teams made up of marketing, commercial
and economic development, tourism and real estate specialists, architects,
engineers, historians, archaeologists, landscape architects, planners,
and specialized craftsmen.
Community Development & Participation
Director of a national program involving
communities in the development of their heritage resources while
improving their commercial viability. The Main Street Canada Program
helped more than 100 communities to revitalize their downtown while
saving their heritage buildings.
Heritage Tourism
Director of a national program helping
communities in large regions to develop heritage tourism in an incremental
and practical way. The program helps the residents of a network
of areas across Canada protect their natural and cultural resources
and use them as the basis for economic revitalization.
Real estate
Major renovation and reuse projects
such as Les Quartiers de l'Intendant (Quebec City), condominiums,
10 million dollars project; Place Andrew Paton, (Sherbrooke, Quebec),
48 condominium project; experience with purchase and sale, maintenance
and renovation of properties, preparation of pro forma, evaluations
and assessment of condition.
Project management
Management of complex historic monuments
and sites restoration projects involving large capital investments
and the participation of multi-disciplinary teams of professionals
and consultant firms. Management of personnel, budgets and schedules
for projects such as Fort Chambly, the Forges of Saint-Maurice,
and Artillery Park (Quebec City), Canada & the World Pavilion
(Ottawa), Official Residences of the Gov. of Canada (Ottawa).
Communications
Bilingual, English and French. National
and international lecturer. Published articles in scientific and
technical magazines and was often interviewed on television and
radio.
Architecture
Feasibility studies, recording of buildings,
preparation of estimates and budgets, production of plans and specifications,
site supervision.
Software
Practical knowledge of Internet communications
(HTML & WWW), Computer Aided Design (CAD, especially 3D), word-processing,
graphic design and publishing, spreadsheet, database, financial
and project management software, audio & video software.
Teaching
Teaching conservation courses to members
of the Quebec Order of Architects and Guest lecturer at the universities
of Montreal, Calgary and at Carleton University in Ottawa.
Research
Director of research programs in applied
stereophotogrammetry, stabilization, consolidation and conservation
techniques and in radiothermoluminescence. Developed research programs
in small community downtown revitalization, heritage tourism and
heritage inventory.
Partial List of projects
Canada, downtown revitalization
:
- Newfoundland and Labrador : St.John's,
Carbonear, Corner Brook
- Nova Scotia : Yarmouth, Bridgetown,
Windsor, Bridgewater
- New Brunswick : Shediac, St.John,
Sackville, Dalhousie, Chatham, Newcastle
- Prince-Edward-Island: Charlottetown
- Quebec : Bonaventure, Dégelis,
Matane, Rimouski, Rivière-du-Loup, Verdun, Mascouche, La
Baie, St-Hyacinthe, Granby, Ste-Marie-de- Beauce, St-Joseph, St-Georges,
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Ontario : Prescott, Vanier, Sarnia,
Hamilton, Sudbury, Newcastle, Brockville, Lindsay, Seaforth, Orangeville,
Owen Sound, Withby
- Manitoba : Brandon, Dauphin
- Saskatchewan : Saskatoon, Gravelbourg,
Moose Jaw
- Alberta : Grande Prairie, Medicine
Hat, Peace River, Crowsnest Pass, Cardston, Lacombe, Drumheller,
Fort Macleod
- British Columbia : Nelson, Ladysmith,
Victoria
- Yukon : Whitehorse
- North West Territories : Yellowknife.
Canada, Heritage Tourism and Ecomuseums
- British Columbia : Cowichan-Chemainus
Valleys Ecomuseum
- Ontario : Lanark County and Manitoulin
Island
- Newfoundland and Labrador : Labrador
Straits, Baccalieu Trail
Canada, engineering and architecture
- Quebec : Fort Chambly, Fort Lennox,
Fort Levis, Quebec Fortifications, Artillery Park, Les Quartiers
de l'Intendant (condominium), Place Andrew Paton (condominium),
Maison Cartier, Maison Laurier, Lachine Canal, Chambly Canal,
Forillon Park, Mauricie Park, Chapelle Papineau
- Nova Scotia : Louisbourg Fortress,
Runciman House, Halifax Waterfront Buildings
- Newfoundland and Labrador : Cape
Spear Lighthouse, St.Thomas Rectory, St.Andrews Church
- Manitoba : Lower Fort Garry, Riel
House
- British Columbia : Fort St.James
- Ontario : Fort Prescott, Myrtleville
Farmstead, Birkett Castle (306 Metcalfe Ottawa), Residences of
the Prime Minister, the Governor General, the Leader of the Opposition
and the Speaker of the House, other residential and commercial
buildings
In foreign countries
- Australia: Tasmania, Port Arthur,
Case study in Values-based management
- China: Mogao Wall paintings and
China Principles
- Cyprus: CIPA Heritage RecorDIM workshop
on international standards in recording and documentation; evaluation
of past treatment of the Orpheus mosaic
- Egypt : Ben Ezra Synagogue (restoration);
Valley of the Queens management plan and conservation training;
evaluation of past treatment, Tomb of Nefertari
- El Salvador: Joya de Céren,
site management plan
- Greece : Selection of sites for
the World Heritage List
- Honduras: Copan Hieroglyphic Stairways
conservation plan
- India: Taj Mahal Collaborative Advisory
Committee
- Iraq: Training in conservation and
development of national inventory system
- Italy:ICCROM, ARIS-05 and ARIS-07,
training in recording and documentation
- Japan: UNITAR training in values-based
management
- Jordan: Jarash, Case study in Values-based
management and development of national inventory system
- Lebanon : Tyre (evaluation of war
damage to Roman and Islamic historic sites )
- Mali: Terra 2008, International
conference on conservation of earthen architecture
- Mexico: Evaluation of past treatments
- Morocco: Development of building
code to include earthen architecture
- Peru: Cusco, Organization of World
Heritage Cities 2005 World Congress; collaboration with Pontifica
University on consolidation of earthen architecture
- Russia: Kazan, Organization of World
Heritage Cities 2007 World Congress
- South Africa: Training for conservation
of Rock Art
- Spain: Seville, Workshop and publication
on conservation of polychromed altarpieces
- Sri Lanka : Colombo (radiothermoluminescence
laboratory and equipment development)
- Tunisia: Conservation of mosaics
in situ
- Turkey: Istanbul and Antalya CIPA
Heritage Documentation workshops on RecorDIM
- United Kingdom: Hadrian's Wall,
Case study in Values-based management
- USA: Chaco Canyon, Case study in
Values-based management; City of Los Angeles, development of inventory
system for historic resources
- Yemen : Shibam (Wadi Hadramout dam),
Sana'a (protection and development plan)
Publications
- LeBlanc,
F.; Connecting People to Heritage Places; Heritage 2010, Vol.XIII,
No.3/4
- LeBlanc,
F.; Créer des liens entre les gens et les lieux patrimoniaux;
Héritage 2010, Vol.XIII, No.3/4
- LeBlanc,
F.; What the world needs now is recording, documentation and information
management; Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, SMARTDoc
Symposium, November 19-20, 2010.
- Town
of Lunenburg; Heritage Sustainability Strategy; Lunenburg, April
2010.
- LeBlanc,
F.; Conserver les paysages culturels à l'international.
Université de Montréal, Faculté de l'aménagement,
Chaire de recherche du Canada en patrimoine bâti; Montréal,
2010
- LeBlanc,
F.; Contribution de lAPTi et dICOMOS Canada à
la pratique de la conservation au Canada durant la seconde moitié
du 20ème siècle. Université de Montréal,
Faculté de l'aménagement, Chaire de recherche du
Canada en patrimoine bâti; Montréal, 2009
- Heritage
Canada Foundation. Main Street: Past & Present. Prepared by
the Heritage Canada Foundation for Saskatchewan Tourism, Parks,
Culture and Sport
March 2009 - http://www.heritagecanada.org/eng/MSPastandPresent.pdf
- Letellier,
R.; Schmid, W; LeBlanc, F.; Recording, Documentation and Information
Management for the Conservation of Heritage Places - Guiding Principles.
The Getty Conservation Institute, Los Angeles, 2008 174p.
- LeBlanc,
F.; The Spirit of Place and Values; Perspectives of the Spirit
of Place in Canada; ICOMOS Canada; Montréal, 2008
- LeBlanc,
F.; The Heart and Soul of Main Street Canada; Perspectives of
the Spirit of Place in Canada; ICOMOS Canada; Montréal,
2008
- LeBlanc,
F.; World Heritage: Defining and Protecting Important Views; Université
de Montréal, Faculté de l'aménagement, Chaire
de recherche du Canada en patrimoine bâti; Montréal,
2008
- LeBlanc,
F.; What is the conservation process of cultural heritage places?;
Recording, Documentation and Information Management for the Conservation
of Heritage Places - Guiding Principles, Getty Conservation Institute,
Los Angeles, 2007
- Eppich,
R.; LeBlanc, F.; Documenting Our Past for the Future; Getty Conservation
Institute Newsletter, Vol.20 No.3, Los Angeles, USA, 2005
- LeBlanc,
F.; Myers, D.; Values in site management - case histories from
four countries; Values-based decision-making for conservation
Symposium Proceedings - Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, Nov.
2005 - Pdf format
- LeBlanc,
F.; Principles & Guidelines for Recording, documentation and
Information Management of the Built Cultural Heritage; CIPA Heritage
Documentation, XXth International Symposium of CIPA, Torino, Italy,
Sept. 2005 - Pdf format
- LeBlanc,
F.; Values, Authenticity and Integrity for Good Management; World
Heritage Directorate of Instituto Nacional de Antropología
e Historia, Mexico, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico,
August, 2005
- LeBlanc,
F.; The Recording, Documentation and Information Management Initiative;
American Institute for the Conservation of Historic and Artistic
Works, Minneapolis, MN, USA, June, 2005
- LeBlanc,
F.; Challenges and opportunities created by digital, technical
and scientific environments at the Getty Conservation Institute;
New Ways & New Technologies, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Oct.
13-15, 2004
- LeBlanc,
F.; Principles, Practice and Process - A discussion about Heritage
Charters and Conventions; The Getty Conservation Institute Newsletter,
Vol.19 No.2, 2004 pp.10-15
- LeBlanc,
F.; L'importance des réseaux nationaux et internationaux
pour la conservation du patrimoine; In: Des métiers...
de la tradition à la création, Les Éditions
GIDE, Québec, 2003 pp. 162-165
- LeBlanc,
F.; Wiedemann, A.; Contribution Of Simple Teaching Tools To The
RecorDIM Initiative; CIPA Heritage Documentation, XIXth International
Symposium of CIPA, Antalya, Turkey, Sept. 2003 pp. 686-689 - Pdf
format
- LeBlanc,
F.; Regional Natural Parks of France and Heritage Regions of Canada:
Two Practical Approaches for Developing Sustainable Tourism Attractions;
Americanistas Conference, Santiago, Chile, July 2003
- LeBlanc,
F.; The National Expanson of ICOMOS Canada / L'expansion nationale
d'ICOMOS Canada; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.10, No.1, 2002, pp.
11-16
- LeBlanc,
F.; The Getty Conservation Institute Proposed Partnership with
ICOMOS-CIPA for Recording, Documentation and Information Management;
CIPA Heritage Documentation, XVIIIth International Symposium of
CIPA, Potsdam, Germany, Sept. 18-21, 2001 pp.315-321 - Pdf format
- LeBlanc,
F.; Finding the Construction Industry in Canada and International
Heritage conservation on the Internet; Construct Canada'99, Toronto
- Ontario 1999
LeBlanc, F.; Sharing conservation knowledge through the Internet;
ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.6, No.2, 1997, pp.42-50
- LeBlanc,
F.; New Strategies for Managing Heritage Properties; ICOMOS Canada
Bulletin, Vol.6, No.1, 1997, pp.32-33
- LeBlanc,
F.; The rehabilitation of 465 Sussex Drive in Ottawa; ICOMOS Canada
Bulletin, Vol.6, No.1, 1997, pp.37-41
- LeBlanc,
F.; Comment saurons-nous si notre projet a réussi?; ICOMOS
Canada Bulletin, Vol 4, No.3, 1995, pp. 9-11
- LeBlanc,
F.; Canada's Official Residences (unpublished) 1994
- LeBlanc,
F., Lafrenière, A.; Colloque Art Déco, Ottawa 18-19
novembre, 1994; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.4, No.1, 1995, p.45
- LeBlanc,
F.; Consolidation of the Quebec City Fortification Walls; ICOMOS
Canada Bulletin, Vol.4, No.1, 1994, pp. 16-18
- LeBlanc,
F.; Conseil international des métiers du patrimoine; ICOMOS
Canada Bulletin, Vol.4, No.1, 1994, pp. 11-12
- LeBlanc,
F.; Le deuxième Colloque international de l'ICAHM, Montréal
1994; ICOMOS ICAHM, Montréal, 1994, pp. 391-395
- LeBlanc,
F.; Art Déco de France et du Canada; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin,
Vol.3, No.2, 1994, pp. 29-30
- LeBlanc,
F.; Regional Natural Parks of France and Heritage Regions of Canada:
Two New Approaches for Developing sustainable Tourism Attractions;
Cultural Tourism International Scientific Symposium, ICOMOS 10th
General Assembly, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1993, pp. 104-119
- LeBlanc,
F.; 10ème Assemblée générale de l'ICOMOS;
ICOMOS Canada Bulletin Vol.2, No.3, 1993, p.59
- LeBlanc,
F.; Le patrimoine culturel intangible; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin,
Vol.2, No.2, 1993, pp. 59-60
- LeBlanc,
F.; Is Everything Heritage?; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.2, No.2,
1993 pp. 2-3
LeBlanc, F.; ICOMOS Annual meetings, Sydney, Australia, Nov. 1992
/ Réunions annuelles ICOMOS, Sydney, Australie, Novembre
1992; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.2, No.1, 1993, pp. 2-6
- LeBlanc,
F.; Your National Platform - Votre plateforme nationale; ICOMOS
Canada Bulletin, Vol.1, No.1, pp. 2-4
- LeBlanc,
F.; Régions de patrimoine (Canada) et parcs naturels régionaux
(France): des approches qui rejoignent les attentes des résidents
et celles des visiteurs; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.1, No.1,
1992 pp. 52-56
- LeBlanc,
F.; La Commission de la Capitale nationale et la gestion des ressources
en fonction du cycle de vie; ICOMOS Canada Bulletin, Vol.1 No.3
1992 pp. 7-11
- LeBlanc,
F.; Heritage Regions Program; A description of Heritage Canada's
Heritage Regions Program complete with typical budget and a short
description of several projects. 1991
- LeBlanc,
F.; La merveilleuse histoire de Manitoulin; ICOMOS Canada Momentum
1991, pp. 27-28
- LeBlanc,
F.; ICOMOS General Assembly, Lauzanne, Switzerland, October, 1990;
ICOMOS Canada English-Speaking Newsletter Vol.12, No.1, p.4
- LeBlanc,
F.; Concept général pour l'éclairage des
fortifications de Québec; Les cahiers de la Section française
de l'ICOMOS; rouen, 23-24 mars 1990 pp.43-47
- LeBlanc,
F.; The Main Street Miracle; In The Hill, Ottawa, October 1989,
pp. 21-22
LeBlanc, F.; La renaissance des centres-villes: le programme Rues
principales; Plan Canada, sept. 1989 pp. 8-13
- LeBlanc,
F.; How Main Street Grew; Heritage Canada Main Street Program
marketing publication; 1989
- Leblanc,
F.; Education: the master key to good conservation / L'éducation:
la clé pour bien conserver; English-Speaking Committee
Newsletter Momentum 1989, p.1-2
- LeBlanc,
F.; ICOMOS - the 8th General Assembly and APT; APT Communique,
Vol XVI, No.6, Dec. 1987 pp. 6-7
- LeBlanc,
F.; Reflections on Main Street; An interview with François
LeBlanc; Main Street Canada Newsletter, Vol.3, No.2, Mar.-Apr.
1987
- LeBlanc,
F.; A vote against change; ICOMOS Canada English-Speaking Committee
Newsletter, Vol. 8, No.2, 1987 p.1
- LeBlanc,
F.; The World Heritage Convention, Parks Canada and Quebec City:
They Have Something in Common ; APT Bulletin, Vol XVIII, No.1&2,
1986 pp. 6-9 (This article describes how Quebec City was nominated
to the World Heritage List)
- LeBlanc,
F.; Les Forges du Saint-Maurice... We've seen this before. No,
not really. Have a closer look... ; APT Bulletin, Vol XVIII, No.1&2,
1986 pp. 13-14
- LeBlanc,
F.; Restoration of the Ben Ezra synagogue, Cairo; ICOMOS Canada
English-Speaking Committee Newsletter, Vol. 7, N.1, 1986 p.6
LeBlanc, F.; L'union fait la force : la reconversion de la "Paton"
à Sherbrooke le prouve; Continuité, no.27, 1985
p.6
- LeBlanc,
F.; Revitaliser les rues principales; Continuité, no.25,
1984 p.6
- LeBlanc,
F.; UNESCO World Heritage List; ICOMOS Canada English-Speaking
Committee Newsletter, 1984, Vol.5, No.1, pp.1-2
- LeBlanc,
F.; An inside view of the Convention; Monumentum, Special Issue
1984, pp. 17-32
- Stovel,
H.; ICOMOS Interview: Meet Francois LeBlanc; ICOMOS Canada English-Speaking
Committee Newsletter, 1983, Vol.3, No.1, pp. 2-5
- LeBlanc,
F.; La Tour Eiffel: des travaux pour 40 milliards de lires; In:
Restauro, 1982
- LeBlanc,
F.; Quelques aspects de la problématique internationale
de la conservation des quartiers anciens; Assemblée annuelle
de l'Association internationale pour la préservation et
ses techniques, Québec, 1980.
- LeBlanc,
F.; Le ravalement des façades du Parlement de Québec;
Conseil des monuments et sites du Quebec, no. 7, 1979 pp. 3-7
- LeBlanc,
F.; L'Art du Menuisier, par J.A. Roubo le fils, Compagnon Menuisier;
APT Bulletin, Vol.10, no.4, 1978, p.67
- LeBlanc,
F.; Injection d'époxy sous pression, Fort No.1, Lauzon,
Québec; APT Bulletin, Vol.10, no.3, 1978, p.41
- LeBlanc,
F.; L'ordinateur et la restauration; In Conservation Canada, Vol.1,
no.3, 1975, pp.25-27
- LeBlanc,
F.; Note sur le séchage des bois; APT Bulletin, Vol.6,
no.3, 1974, p.153
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