The International Symposium of Najaf my Identity 2012 call for recovers and employ the Najafi-Iraqi architectural theme into all buildings in whole Najaf city in general and in downtown in particular.
Najafi-Iraqi architectural theme was developed during more than 7000 years by the sequenced Iraqi civilizations. This unique theme is considered to be one of the main figures of the Njafi identity in particular and Iraqi identity in general.
Accordingly, the recovering and using of this theme means tenacity in Najafi-Iraqi identity, where the spirit of continuity with the Iraqi civilization heritage being dispread and rooted.
The call to recovering the Iraqi-Najafic theme has a scientific root and practical advantages, where the using of local materials of construction is considered as a harmonization with the environment of the city as well as the benefits of using these materials in insulation and prevention the buildings from the extremist weather and temperature scale.
The symposium of Najaf my Identity 2012 is a serious attempt aiming to call all Najafic people to take this responsibility on their shoulder and working together for Najaf harmony with its highbred historical heritage.
 

22 September 2012
Najaf - Iraq

The continuation of the conference Najaf My Identity 2012 and in order to achieve all the goals that called for, the organizer of the conference, the International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF) establishes Najaf My Identity 2013. Conference Najaf My Identity 2013 comes in order to formulate a management list to keep the heritage and urban identity of the holy city of Najaf, which includes a set of standards that would save the urban patterns in the old city and highlight its distinctive civilization. This management list has been formulated based on international charters on urban heritage and religious cities, which have been prepared by the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The preservation of the identity of Najaf is done through three basic themes: Keep all the heritage places of the city of Najaf, with its sense of the patterns of urban and distinctive heritage, and maintain it from erosion and extinction, and in accordance with the international standards; The development of standards and regulations that govern the process of designing buildings to be built in the old city of Najaf and in line with the features and patterns inherent architectural and heritage of the city; and Preserving the traditional renewable energy systems and sustainability principles in the heritage buildings of the old city of Najaf, and collect, disseminate and promote research in the area of energy conservation and sustainable development in those buildings.
In order to succeed all these efforts, the organizer of the conference was keen to invite all stakeholders in this regard; Iraqi and international experts, academics, decision-makers in the government and local executive bodies associated with them, community figures, and activists citizens of the city. We hope that this management list will be model regulations in order to preserve the identity of all Iraqi cities.

26 October 2013
Najaf - Iraq

Prize for Preserve the Architectural Heritage Identity of the Cities

In order to encourage the Iraqi society to hold on the Precious heritage value of Iraqi heritage cities and preserve its identity, the International Energy and Environment Foundation (IEEF) has decided to grant an annual Prize for Preserve the Architectural Heritage Identity of the Cities, for two buildings, the first one for an old heritage building maintained by its owners and the other one grants to a modern building was designed according to the architectural heritage theme that constitute the identity of the city.
 

26 October 2013
Najaf - Iraq

Najaf my Identity 2014 Gallery: Najaf . . . the Story of Heritage and Identity

In Continuing in our civilizational and cultural project "Najaf my Identity", this gallery "Najaf . . . the Story of Heritage and Identity" comes to define the heritage and identity of the holy city of Najaf and sheds light on the "Najaf Charter", which was prepared within the context of this project. The "Najaf Charter" aims to conserve the identity of the holy city of Najaf and all the Iraqi cities, according to the following themes:

- Keep all the heritage places of the city of Najaf, with its sense of the patterns of urban and distinctive heritage, and maintain it from erosion and extinction, and in accordance with the international standards.

- The development of standards and regulations that govern the process of designing buildings to be built in the old city of Najaf and in line with the features and patterns inherent architectural and heritage of the city.

- Preserving the traditional renewable energy systems and sustainability principles in the heritage buildings of the old city of Najaf, and collect, disseminate and promote research in the area of energy conservation and sustainable development in those buildings.
 

12 April 2014
Najaf - Iraq