The grantee, Urban Foundation for Sustainable Development, in cooperation with International Inclusion Institute (Turkey) and urbanlab (Armenia) will implement the assessment of urban heritage in the cities of Gyumri and Kars as well as organize interactive workshops and study tours for urban development experts from Armenia and Turkey to learn about the history of common urban heritage of the two cities.

In addition, the project will contribute to the protection of common urban heritage of Kars and Gyumri through expert recommendations and advocacy actions, including designing and publishing of an album of 19-20^th century buildings of Kars and Gyumri to help visualize the historical value needed to be protected and maintained.