CONSULTING

BUILT HERITAGE, CULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND PLANNING CONSULTING SERVICES

Built heritage resources comprise any man made feature that is of historical, architectural or engineering interest and can include such features as buildings, structures, landscaping and planting. Most such features will include archaeological components.

Cultural landscapes are those landscapes made or modified by humans in the course of their daily lives. Cultural landscape has been referred to as nearly everything that we can see when we go outdoors. Moreover, all human landscape has cultural meaning, no matter how ordinary that landscape may be. In Ontario, cultural landscapes have been defined as “the use and physical appearance of the land as we see it now as a result of man’s activities over time in modifying pristine landscapes for his own purposes. A cultural landscape is perceived as a collection of individual man-made features into a whole”.
Cultural landscape in Ontario.
When confronted with the management of all types of heritage resources, our clients often request additional assistance in the research, evaluation, planning, and development stages. To answer this need and to complement our core strengths in archaeology, ASI has enlarged its Built Heritage, Cultural Landscape and Planning Section. We are now able to offer a wide range of heritage consulting services within a single integrated firm including:

• Feasibility studies for development of cultural tourism attractions
• Heritage conservation district studies
• Site and district master plans, and development strategies
• Facilitation of consensus building and conflict resolution exercises
• Historical research
• Inventory and evaluation of built heritage and cultural landscapes
• Heritage impact assessments and significance studies
• Cultural resource management (heritage policy, conservation/mitigation strategies)

ASI also offers project management for the multi-disciplinary teams that are often required when implementing large scale and complex cultural heritage studies. Through our established professional network, we can offer experienced teams in order to undertake cultural tourism evaluation and development, including interpretive and museum planning. In summary, ASI is capable of providing clients with more of the key services they require to meet planning protocols and to move into the planning and development stages of sites containing heritage resources.

528 Bathurst Street - Toronto, ON M5S 2P9 - T: (416) 966-1069 F: (416) 966-9723