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Construction processes and techniques in traditional Birgi houses: a typical Ottoman settlement Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2024-03-18 Filiz Diri Akyıldız, Neriman Şahin Güçhan, Yasemin Didem Aktaş
The historic town of Birgi is a historic settlement within İzmir, Turkey, included in the UNESCO Tentative List of World Heritage Sites in 2012. Traditional Birgi houses, dated to the second half o...
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Vibration characteristics of ‘Serender': traditional Turkish storage buildings in Eastern Black Sea region Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Murat Günaydin, Ali Fuat Genç, Zafer Yilmaz, Ahmet Can Altunişik, Esra Lakot Alemdağ, Selda Al Şensoy
Construction techniques and building materials are greatly affected by traditions and local factors which makes each historical structure unique. Therefore, the structural evaluation of these struc...
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Visual Perception and contextual relationship of contemporary extensions and historical buildings Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2024-02-22 Ahmet Kurnaz, Serhat Aniktar
This paper aims to raise awareness of how design methods can significantly influence the visual perception and contextual relationship of contemporary extensions and historical buildings. This stud...
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Inclusive cultural heritage in Europe: co-designing an accessible user experience for digital architectural conservation Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Gian Andrea Giacobone, Giuseppe Mincolelli, Silvia Imbesi
The lack of accessibility to the information associated with European built heritage is a significant factor of exclusion that precludes many European citizens from appropriating a shared cultural ...
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What value in preserving a fragment of building? A sociological enquiry into the museum preservation of Robin Hood Gardens Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-11-14 Lynsey Hogarth, Stephen Emmitt
There continues to be much debate as to whether to preserve buildings, and this is particularly pertinent to post-war architecture, especially in the UK. This paper further explores the issue by co...
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Sub-Arctic architecture in detail. Erskine’s disappearing architectural and constructional legacy in Kiruna Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-05-17 A. Luciani, E. Poma
ABSTRACT The focus of this article is the critical comparative analysis of three projects by Ralph Erskine realised between the 1950s and early 1960s in the municipality of Kiruna. The analysed projects offer the possibility to understand and discuss the extent to which architectural technology and typology could be developed for adapting modern design and ideals to the sub-Arctic climate conditions
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The Syrian conflict’s impact on architectural heritage: challenges and complexities in conservation planning and practice Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-13 Reyhan Sabri, Roula Maya, Ahmad Dalli, Wafaa Daghstani, Safaa Mayya
ABSTRACT When armed conflicts devastate a country, its architectural heritage suffers. Its recovery is a multifaceted problem. This paper explores the architectural conservation challenges and complexities in conflict-ravaged Syria through in-depth interviews with Syrian heritage officials, practitioners, and experts. Analysis of the interviews and observations in the field has revealed the significant
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Absent Presents: musealisation of the historic town of Hasankeyf as a manifestation of ‘Absent Heritage’ Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Pınar Aykaç
ABSTRACT In 2020, the waters of the Ilısu Dam Reservoir reached Hasankeyf, a historic town in the southeast of Turkey. Despite the public outcry, the ‘New Hasankeyf’ had already been constructed across the historic town, including an open-air museum. Comprising of a cultural park, a new museum building and an archaeological park, the open-air museum presents some of the monuments transferred from the
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Historical electrical transformers in Bursa and the conservation of electrical industrial heritage Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-03-06 Saliha Tupal Yeke
ABSTRACT The Industrial Revolution, one of the most important developments of the nineteenth century, affected the Ottoman Empire as well as the whole world. Energy, transportation and production facilities have been built to meet the needs at various points in Anatolia. Bursa, the first capital of the Ottoman Empire, was also affected by this process. In Bursa, factories related to sericulture, electrical
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Timber vernacular structures: ‘Serender’ Turkish storage buildings in Eastern Black Sea Region Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-02-24 Esra Lakot Alemdağ, Selda Al Şensoy, Filiz Tavşan, Murat Günaydin, Ali Fuat Genç, Zafer Yilmaz, Ahmet Can Altunişik
ABSTRACT Cultural heritage structures reflect the lifestyles and creative aspects of our ancestors. Indeed, they contain the cultural roots of today’s societies and connect the past to the present. There is no doubt that architectural and structural evaluation plays important role in the conservation of these structures for the future. This paper focuses on an architectural evaluation and current usage
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An approach to Colombian Andean earthen architecture in urban environments: a case study of Bogotá Historic Centre Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Juan C. Reyes, Cecilia López, Manuela Restrepo
ABSTRACT Earthen buildings are a fundamental part of Colombia's historical architectural heritage. This heritage has been deteriorating due to a lack of knowledge, disconnection from cultural roots, and because of the structural vulnerability of these buildings, mainly caused by earthquakes and moisture. Throughout recent years, research has been carried out in order to structurally intervene and preserve
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The Ship of Theseus: a misleading paradox? The authenticity of wooden built heritage in Japanese conservation practice Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-12-31 Alejandro Martínez de Arbulo
ABSTRACT The conservation process of Japanese wooden buildings has often been likened to the Ship of Theseus, whose planks were gradually replaced until its material was completely renewed. This analogy suggests that the primary aim of Japanese conservation is retaining the original form, giving little consideration to material authenticity. However, an in-depth analysis of Japanese conservation practice
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Characterization of yellow patina on stone surfaces by instrumental analysis including LIBS Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-12-06 F. Badur, N. Aras, Ş. Yalçın, H. Böke
ABSTRACT Yellow patina formed on the stone surfaces of historical buildings, monuments, and archaeological structures due to weathering is considered a value of the building in the conservation of cultural heritage studies. Although yellow patina layers can be easily distinguished on white marble surfaces, it is not possible to distinguish them on the yellow travertine surfaces with the naked eye.
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Editorial to the special issue: documentation, restoration and reuse of heritage Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-10-07 Antonio Conte, Michele D’Amato, Antonella Guida, Antonello Pagliuca
Published in Journal of Architectural Conservation (Vol. 28, No. 2, 2022)
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The restoration of the concrete architecture of 20th century. The Torre Delle Nazioni in the Mostra d’Oltremare in Naples Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-09-28 Agostino Catalano
ABSTRACT The conservation of the architectural heritage of twentieth century in reinforced concrete is a need that can no longer be deferred. The difficulty of intervening on a material that has been widespread since the first decades of the last century requires a careful evaluation to determine the residual strength as a function of the useful life. Furthermore, there are considerable problems deriving
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Between demolition and (un)intended conservation: the approach of the Ottoman state to the Istanbul city walls in the light of the nineteenth-century archival documents Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-08-11 Elif Acar Bilgin, Figen Kıvılcım Çorakbaş
ABSTRACT City walls have played a significant role in the history of many cities in both Europe and Anatolia in the Middle Ages. Following the development of war technology, the city walls lost their importance as defensive structures, which led to changes in the urban patterns of walled cities. In the case of Istanbul, the city walls began to lose their defensive role after the Ottoman takeover of
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Additions to historic buildings: between parasite and prosthetic architecture Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-08-09 Jonathan Letzter
ABSTRACT Addition to historic buildings is an act of planning which integrates the preservation of architectural testimonies while at the same time enabling local development. Building additions are planned and designed under restrictions and regulations and are developed and supervised mainly by global organizations. Additions may be considered a compromise between expanding historic buildings and
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Preservation of historical document or aesthetic value? Mualla Eyüboğlu’s Topkapı Palace Harem restorations in the 1960s Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-07-21 C. İrem Gençer, Işıl Çokuğraş
ABSTRACT This article focuses on the Chamber of Crown Princes (Veliaht Dairesi) located in the residential part (Harem) of the Topkapı Palace, the Ottoman imperial seat in Istanbul (Turkey), where the removal of later additions was discussed during its restoration in the 1960s. Based on the archival documents of Mualla Eyüboğlu, the architect responsible for the restoration of the Topkapı Palace between
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A study of Afghan architecture heritage and conservation efforts in Afghanistan Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-07-17 AhmadTariq Hakimi
ABSTRACT Built heritage and heritage cities can provide us a strong visual image of national identity; it responds to the architecture's social, cultural, and economic context. Through the architectural heritage, we seek to understand the relation between architecture conservation and the history of architecture. And how does the relationship occur between these two? The history of Afghanistan's architectural
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Modernity and tradition in the Sassi of Matera (Italy). Smart community and underground (hypogeum) city Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-07-13 Vito D. Porcari, Antonella Guida
ABSTRACT In building conservation projects, the impact of modernity on a delicate ecosystem such as that of the ‘Sassi of Matera’ can take on destructive aspects. There are many studies from which it can be deduced that there is a need to address recovery, re-functionalization and infrastructural integration, through the understanding of the urban environment and the opportunity to define a cultural
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Conservation conditions of school buildings as a modern heritage in the seismic context in Chile. 1937–1965 Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-07-13 Claudia Torres
ABSTRACT The conservation of modern architectural heritage in seismic contexts must consider the analysis of more complex pathological processes than those traditionally associated with reinforced concrete deterioration. The behaviour of 21 school buildings built in Chile between 1937 and 1965 was comparatively analysed using the pathological diagnosis method. The documentation, in-situ observation
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Victorian values: past and present in the refurbishment of London’s historic churches Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-06-29 Kate Jordan
ABSTRACT In 1842, The Ecclesiologist, a publication dedicated to the development of church architecture, suggested that ‘to restore is to revive the original appearance … lost by decay, accident, or ill-judged alteration.’ This sentiment informed the restoration of countless medieval churches over the nineteenth century and ultimately triggered the foundation of the Society for the Protection of Ancient
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The historical telegraphic towers from Madrid to Valencia: from knowledge to preservation and enhancement Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-30 Antonello Martino, Pierandrea Savini, Yolanda Hernández Navarro, Pasquale de Dato, Fabio Fatiguso
ABSTRACT The optical telegraphic system was introduced in Spain in 1844. In fact, more than a hundred towers were built to connect Madrid to Irún, Valencia and the Andalusia. Decommissioned at the end of the nineteenth century, despite their historical value, the towers are today abandoned with a high level of material and functional obsolescence, waiting for a new utilization. In light of the above-mentioned
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Issues of authenticity when conserving historic imitative crafts Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-05 Hadas Rix, Stephen Emmitt
ABSTRACT The historical imitative crafts discussed in this study, such as scagliola, Coade stone, marbling and graining, were unique and original; their use was promoted and articulated between the end of the sixteenth and the nineteenth century. The conservation of imitative crafts may be compromised without a nuanced and specific approach. Conserving inventions of the past presents unique challenges
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Tirana National Theatre: chronicle of an announced demolition Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Federica Pompejano, Elena Macchioni
ABSTRACT Tirana National Theatre was demolished on 17 May 2020. For the previous eighty years and up to that moment, it had maintained its public and societal function, documenting the changes of twentieth-century Albanian history. The Theatre was inaugurated in 1938, during the Italian Protectorate, as part of the Italian-Albanian Circolo Scanderbeg, a multifunctional complex conceived for entertainment
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The industrial heritage as text and pretext for contemporary architecture Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Luis Manuel Palmero Iglesias, Graziella Bernardo
ABSTRACT The recovery of industrial heritage poses design challenges that are not always easy to solve. In many cases, it remains as a meaningless skeleton, unrelated to the urban life of today's metropolises The work describes the recovery of the old Mediodía power plant of Madrid, in the so-called golden triangle of art identified by the Prado Museum, the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum the national museum
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The industrial heritage of the Trieste Shipyard in Monfalcone. Restoring the garden-city model in the residential typologies of the Panzano District Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-04-07 Diana Barillari, Carlo Antonio Stival
ABSTRACT The residential district in Panzano is an urban area which was built beginning in 1907 for the Monfalcone shipyard’s employees and workers. In the 1930s, the shipyard was one of the most important plants of this kind in the world. The district’s realization is mainly attributed to engineer Dante Fornasir, who headed the building association entrusted to construct the area from 1913 to 1939
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The semantic value of historical monuments as cultural heritage in urban texture: cases of Ankara Castle and Anıtkabir Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-21 Leila Akbarishahabi
ABSTRACT Historical monuments as cultural heritage are a prominent source of sociocultural values and have semantic values for city residents. Determining the importance level of the historical monuments for the residents will cause the right decisions to be taken in the strategic policy-making process related to recognizing and conserving them. This study aimed to provide empirical evidence of the
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About the validity of Alois Riegl’s The Modern Cult of Monuments Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-03-04 Camila Burgos Vargas, S. Mora Alonso-Muñoyerro
ABSTRACT The extensive literature about heritage values makes it difficult to find a typology that can be used as a standard tool for value assessment. Instead of proposing a new typology, this article takes a step back to examine the value typology defined by Alois Riegl in The Modern Cult of Monuments. Its Character and its Origin (1903) and, analysing it along with a sample of other typologies,
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The importance of construction techniques in the conservation of vernacular architecture of Masouleh Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2022-02-16 Zahra Daneshgar Nejad, Somayeh Fadaei Nezhad Bahramjerdi, Pirouz Hanachi
ABSTRACT Vernacular architecture has played an important role in construction and building spaces over human history. The disappearance of vernacular architecture leads to the extinction of experience available through our ancestors or earlier generation, the disturbance of peace and consistency and damage to our quality of life. Today’s man is regarded as a generation full of experience and innovation
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Climate emergency and our built environment Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Kyle Normandin
(2021). Climate emergency and our built environment. Journal of Architectural Conservation: Vol. 27, Architectural Conservation in the Climate Emergency (Part 1), pp. 147-150.
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Built to last Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-11-26 Daniel J. Lemieux
ABSTRACT For many, our climate emergency is real. The evidence is all around us and no longer the subject of any serious debate. Architects are often seen as ‘first responders’ in this crisis - reacting to fires and leaning into increasingly violent weather to understand their origin so that we can deliver a safer and resilient built environment for those we continue to serve. Our response to this
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Publisher's Note Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-12-30
(2021). Publisher's Note. Journal of Architectural Conservation: Vol. 27, Architectural Conservation in the Climate Emergency (Part 1), pp. 242-242.
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Loss of synthesis of modern architecture and art in Istanbul: case of Izzet Şefizade Villa Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-12-22 Aynur Çiftçi
ABSTRACT The changing urban texture of Istanbul saw the construction of qualified houses, especially in the summer house districts, during the rise of modernist architecture after the 1950s. The İzzet Şefizade Villa built in 1961 in Fenerbahçe, a popular summer destination, is an undocumented example of the synthesis between modern architecture and art with its wall mosaic made by Ferruh Başağa (1914–2010)
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A tool for identifying post-Intervention value shifts in urban heritage places: the Heritage Value Circle Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-11-09 Özgün Özçakır, A. Güliz Bilgin Altınöz, Anna Mignosa
ABSTRACT Heritage places become the focus of interventions due to their socio-cultural and economic values, but as value assessments are subjective, these values can be interpreted differently by decision-makers when considering interventions. Different interpretations of values may result in different interventions, leading to the transformation of the physical, social, and economic features of urban
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Innovative practice in the manufacture of aseptic surgical environments in the late nineteenth century Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-10-01 A. W. Woods, C. A. Short, N. Mingotti, K. Schoefert, L. N. Drumright, R. Zia
ABSTRACT Contemporary spaces for surgery are highly energy intensive, much of which is attributed to powerful air conditioning systems intended to force air down onto the patient, surgical staff and instruments to keep airborne pathogens from sedimenting on patients and equipment during surgery. The carbon footprint from these systems is prodigious in a service required to dramatically cut emissions
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Making good decisions: avoiding alignment problems and maladaptation in retrofit and construction Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-08-18 Robyn Pender
ABSTRACT The current approach to retrofit has failed to deliver the promised reductions in energy use in the built environment, but it has exposed many historic buildings to maladaptation, and is threatening many more. This paper argues that the problem rests in a classic misalignment between the intentions behind retrofitting, and the means being used to assess retrofit options. Underlying issues
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How wallpaper archives contribute to our understanding of historic building interiors Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-05-20 Wendy Andrews, James W. P. Campbell
ABSTRACT Oxburgh Hall in Norfolk is used to provide a case study of what wallpaper analysis can tell us about the history and development of interiors and the current status of methods, sources, collections and limitations of wallpaper analysis in the UK. Wallpaper might be described as a kind of ‘vertical archaeology’ offering insight into layers of historical decoration of rooms and buildings. The
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Assessing the values-based context of conservation for modern architectural heritage: a study on the Headquarters Building of the T.R. 17th Regional Directorate of Highways Complex, Istanbul Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-06-03 Elifnaz Durusoy Özmen, Ebru Omay Polat
ABSTRACT This article contributes to the debate on modern architectural heritage by emphasizing the values-based context of conservation. Considering the abstractness of the concepts and the clarity of realities, the paper tries to introduce the uncertainty of the valuation phase for the conservation of modern architectural heritage by presenting a remarkable case study: The Headquarters Building of
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Restoring serenity: conservation of Minor Yamasaki's North Shore Congregation Israel Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-06-07 Mike Ford, Paul E. Gaudette, Deborah Slaton
ABSTRACT The North Shore Congregation Israel complex was designed by modernist architect Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1964. Yamasaki's notable work includes the Pacific Science Center (1962), World Trade Center (1971), and many other significant large scale projects. North Shore Congregation Israel exemplifies his early work, which included low-rise modernist structures with decorative concrete
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Reducing carbon from heritage buildings: the importance of residents’ views, values and behaviours Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-06-18 Freya Wise, Derek Jones, Alice Moncaster
ABSTRACT Significant energy and carbon originate in the existing built environment and retrofit is therefore a key carbon reduction strategy. However heritage buildings -comprising around 20% of UK buildings- are challenging to retrofit appropriately due to their historical values and traditional construction. Retrofit carbon savings are dependent on current energy use which is strongly influenced
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Imitative material culture: towards a philosophy for the authentic conservation of historical artificial materials and imitative techniques Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-07-14 Hadas Rix, Stephen Emmitt
ABSTRACT This article extends the concept of the term ‘material culture’ and addresses the production and use of artificial materials and imitative techniques as a phenomenon, defined here as ‘Imitative Material Culture’. It includes consideration of social, economic, technological, historical, and artistic aspects of this culture. While extensive literature exists on specific imitative crafts, perceiving
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Retention not demolition: how heritage thinking can inform carbon reduction Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-07-10 Hannah Baker, Alice Moncaster, Hilde Remøy, Sara Wilkinson
ABSTRACT Two key benefits of building retention and adaptation, over demolition and new build are identified in the academic literature as: the conservation of heritage, and reductions in embodied greenhouse gas emissions from construction materials. A four-year research project, including expert interviews, focus groups and three detailed case studies, developed extensive data on how these benefits
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Sustainable reuse of post-war architecture through life cycle assessment Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-06-24 Lori Ferriss
ABSTRACT The mid-twentieth century was a period of architectural idealism and rapid technological innovation paired with unprecedented growth in construction and built square footage. As design movements became global and mechanical systems evolved to provide ready access to heating and cooling, buildings became less climate responsive and more energy intensive to operate. Architecture of this time
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Process-led value elicitation within built heritage management: a systematic literature review between 2010 and 2020 Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-04-17 Dan Chen, Ji Li
ABSTRACT The UNESCO 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) states community participation is an essential tool to elicit values attributed by diverse stakeholders in built heritage, to better prioritise actions based on public interests and needs. Traditional value elicitation often takes place in an expert-driven process following value typology frameworks, which is, however, widely
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Preservation of the manifestation of Balinese cultural traditions in the current architecture of public buildings: a case study of the Mandala Agung building of the Puri Ahimsa resort in Mambal Village – Bali Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-04-14 Alwin Suryono
ABSTRACT The Mandala Agung at Puri Ahimsa displays the concept of ‘Architecture being non-architectural’ yet it remains based on Balinese culture. This paper reveals the forms of local traditions in the lay-out and preservation of these buildings in a qualitative-descriptive manner. The Balinese physical-social value system is revealed through sense-purpose-essence-awareness. The lay-out of Puri Ahimsa
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The Centennial Hall of Wroclaw: history of a modern architecture in reinforced concrete classified World Heritage Site Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2021-02-02 Mariangela Licordari
ABSTRACT The Centennial Hall in Wroclaw is a pioneering example of early twentieth century modern architecture and engineering. The construction of its reinforced concrete dome, the largest then built, was a daring initiative which, just for its extraordinary nature, used the most advanced technology of its time. Of particular compositional beauty, this work is equipped with innovative structural qualities
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Documentation and assessment of war induced damage on historic buildings in Aleppo Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-08-16 Abdullah Dilsiz, Salah Haj Ismail
ABSTRACT Aleppo, the biggest city of Syria, whose historical center is a world heritage site, has been suffering a savage war caused a huge destruction of its monuments for eight years. Many monuments, forming the urban structure of the old city, were destroyed either directly by actions of war or indirectly by the effects of ground shaking induced by explosions. In 2011, a documentation campaign was
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Ambient vibration based-simplified frequency formulas for historical masonry stone mosques with timber truss roofs Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-07-21 İsmet Çalik, Alemdar Bayraktar, Temel Türker, Halil Karadeniz
ABSTRACT Historical masonry stone mosques with timber truss roofs were widely constructed all over the world. Due to the complex structural behaviors of this type of building, it is difficult to determine natural frequencies during the seismic safety evaluations numerically. The article aims to develop simplified natural frequency formulas based on ambient vibrations for the historical masonry stone
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Hot-mixed lime mortar: historical and analytical evidence of its use in medieval wall painting plaster Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-06-25 Mette Midtgaard, Isabelle Brajer, Michelle Taube
ABSTRACT This paper presents evidence supported by scientific analyses and historical documents that medieval plasters used for wall paintings in Denmark were, with high probability, produced by mixing quicklime, aggregate and water in an exothermic process, resulting in a mortar referred to as hot-mixed. This process enables the production of plaster with a very high binder content. Previous thin-section
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A critical discussion of industrial heritage buildings adaptive re-use as film spaces, case study: industrial heritage buildings at Istanbul. Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-06-25 Zehra Babutsalı Alpler, Nil Paşaoğluları Şahin, Uğur Ulaş Dağlı
ABSTRACT Adaptive reuse has been successfully applied in many types of facilities. It is possible to see examples of culturally significant industrial buildings’ adaptive reuse. Altering adaptations as film spaces has become a fascinating debate recently. The aim of this study is to investigate efficiency of adapting industrial heritage buildings as film spaces on the long-term conservation and sustainable
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The early concrete bridges of Scotland: a heritage at risk? Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-06-18 Dennis C. M. Urquhart
ABSTRACT In Britain, the use of concrete as a construction material is relatively recent. The first recorded concrete bridge in Britain was built in 1867, but because it used lime concrete it did not survive and was replaced by a Portland-cement concrete bridge in 1873. It was not until 1880 that the first mass-concrete railway bridge in Scotland was constructed. By the end of the nineteenth century
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A vanishing legacy? threats and challenges in the conservation of the colonial era’s Anglican ecclesiastical heritage in Yorubaland Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-05-03 Reyhan Sabri, Oluseyi A. Olagoke
ABSTRACT The protection of colonial-era buildings as part of the modern heritage is now viewed more positively as part of the texture of urban memory and fabric. However, there are major challenges for the preservation of ecclesiastical buildings erected in Christianized non-Western territories during the European colonial era. By utilizing physical observations, interviews and primary documents, this
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The mineralogical and physical behavior of brick aggregates in twelfth century brick-lime stepwell plasters of Gandhak-ki-baoli, New Delhi Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-05-03 Sanjeev K. Singh, M. Singh
ABSTRACT We report studies on brick-lime stepwell plasters used in the construction of twelfth century Gandhak-ki-baoli in south Delhi. The analytical examinations were performed using thin section, sieve analysis, XRD, XRF, FTIR, SEM-EDX and thermal analysis of the plasters. Studies indicate that elevated temperature fired coarse brick aggregate mainly improved the mechanical properties and permeability
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Rethinking building footprint regulations towards conservation of historical urban fabrics: a case study of Rasht city Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-03-16 Mojtaba Pour Ahmadi, Nikoo Dolatkhah
ABSTRACT This research is an attempt to reconsider current Iranian building placement and plot coverage regulations which in combination define the permitted building footprints for new constructions in the historical districts of cities. Since their introduction to the Iranian building control system about eighty years ago these regulations have had a vast disruptive effect on the form of organic
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Riegl’s ‘Modern Cult of Monuments’ as a theory underpinning practical conservation and restoration work Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-03-14 Carolyn Ahmer
ABSTRACT ‘The Modern Cult of Monuments: Its Character and Origin’ (1903), written by Alois Riegl, is the first systematic analysis of heritage values and of a theory of restoration. His values and concepts became fundamental principles of the Venice Charter (1964). However, in conjunction with the 50th Anniversary of the Charter in 2014, it was pointed out that the attempt to reconcile notions of the
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Building and repairing historic timber-framed courtyard houses: Corralas in Madrid (1747–1898) Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2020-03-09 Esperanza González-Redondo
ABSTRACT Timber-framed houses with a courtyard and construction set around it, believed first to be built in the seventeenth century, became the most common collective housing for factory workers in the late nineteenth century in Madrid, and also spread to Central and South America. However, their origin, development, the dating of the over 400 preserved, and how the design of the construction detailing
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Uncovering nineteenth-century Rococo-style interior decorations at the National Military Museum of Cairo: the painting materials and restoration approach Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2019-12-01 Fatma Refaat, Hussein Marey Mahmoud, Atef Brania
ABSTRACT A rare example of nineteenth-century Rococo-style interior decorations was recently uncovered in the National Military Museum of Cairo, Egypt. Samples of the decorations were analysed using different analytical techniques. The sequence of the paint layers was examined with a digital USB optical microscope. Microstructural examination and microanalysis of the samples were conducted using an
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Study of the protection and renewal of urban villages in emerging cities: the example of Hubei Ancient Village in Shenzhen Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2019-10-22 Ning Mao, Beibei Gu
ABSTRACT This paper analyses the value of Hubei Ancient Village as an example of urban villages by examining its historical evolution, cultural continuity, existing problems and corresponding connection to the development of Shenzhen. This paper expounds the necessity of maintaining Hubei Ancient Village, an urban village, and proposes a low-disturbance plan for protecting the human environment and
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Kenzo Tange and the ‘space of communication’: the never achieved project for the accessibility of the old town of Spoleto in Italy Journal of Architectural Conservation Pub Date : 2019-10-18 Federica Ribera, Pasquale Cucco
ABSTRACT Kenzo Tange was deeply interested in the contemporary architectural culture and eager to incorporate, in his own formal register, typical traditional expressions. In his work, the structure of the city and the buildings is reconsidered as a ‘space of communications’, rich in symbolic values, where every form can have several meanings, and therefore have an impact on the compositional, constructive