Architectural Regeneration

A comprehensive and detailed overview of the active regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage.
 
The combined processes of globalisation, urbanisation, environmental change, population growth and rapid technological development have resulted in an increasingly complex, dynamic and interrelated world, in which concerns about the meaning of cultural heritage and identity continue to grow. As the need for culturally and environmentally sustainable design grows, the challenge for professionals involved in the management of inherited built environments is to respond to this ever-changing context in a critical, dynamic and creative way.
 
Our knowledge and understanding of the principles, approaches and methods to sustainably adapt existing buildings and places is rapidly expanding. Architectural Regeneration contributes to this knowledge-base through a holistic approach that links policy with practice and establishes a theoretical framework within which to understand architectural regeneration. It includes extensive case studies of the regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage from around the world. Different scales and contexts of architectural regeneration are discussed, including urban, suburban, rural and temporary.
 
At a time when regeneration policy has shifted to the recognition that 'heritage matters' and that the historic environment and creative industries are a vital driver of regeneration, an increasing workload of architectural practices concerns the refurbishment, adaptive re-use or extension of existing buildings. As a result, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, historic conservation, urban and environmental design, sustainability, and urban regeneration, as well as for practitioners and decision makers working in those fields.

List of contents

Author Biographies xiii
 
Architectural Regeneration: An Introduction xxi
Aylin Orbasli and Marcel Vellinga
 
Theory xxii
 
Context xxiv
 
Design xxvii
 
Acknowledgements xxix
 
Bibliography xxx
 
Part I Theory 1
 
1 Architectural Regeneration and its Theoretical Context 3
Aylin Orbasli and Marcel Vellinga
 
Introduction 3
 
Theoretical Context 4
 
Processes of Transformation 4
 
Architecture as a Dynamic Process 5
 
Conservation Theory 7
 
Defining a Continuum: Re-Merging Conservation and Design in Architecture 8
 
Architecture as a Transformative Tool 9
 
Architectural (Design) Theory 10
 
Regeneration Theories 11
 
Theories of Place Identity and Authenticity 12
 
Speeding Up and Time Theories 13
 
The Principles that Shape Architectural Regeneration 14
 
Architecture is a Cultural Process 14
 
Context/Environment Matters 15
 
Adaptive Capacity and Robustness 15
 
The Art of Adding and Subtracting 17
 
Contextual Complexity and Interconnectedness 17
 
Design Adds Value 21
 
Conclusion 21
 
Further Reading 22
 
Bibliography 22
 
2 Making the Case for Architectural Regeneration 27
Aylin Orbasli
 
Introduction 27
 
Heritage-Led Regeneration 28
 
Economic Benefits and Cycles of Architectural Regeneration 30
 
Environmental Benefits of Architectural Regeneration 37
 
Intangible and Social Benefits of Architectural Regeneration 38
 
Conclusion 41
 
Further Reading 43
 
Bibliography 43
 
3 Decision-making in Regeneration Practice 47
Juliet Carpenter
 
Introduction 47
 
Urban Regeneration Governance Within a Theoretical Context 48
 
Evolution of Decision-making for Urban Regeneration 49
 
Public vs Private-led Regeneration 49
 
Community Engagement in Regeneration 51
 
Post-2008 Regeneration 53
 
Conclusion 55
 
Further Reading 56
 
Bibliography 57
 
4 Creativity, Newcomers, and the Transformation of Inner Cityscapes 61
Stephen J. Shaw
 
Introduction 61
 
Conceptual Framework: Reconstructing 'Creativity', Space, and Place 63
 
The Long View: Polity, Policy, and Practice in the UK 67
 
Street-level Developments: New Hotspots for Creativity and Growth? 69
 
Conclusion 75
 
Further Reading 77
 
Bibliography 77
 
Case Study 1 Architectural Regeneration in Oxford, UK 81
Geoffrey Randell
 
Introduction 81
 
Regeneration and Industry 82
 
Regeneration of Oxford Castle and Prison 83
 
Reflections 92
 
Acknowledgements 95
 
Bibliography 95
 
Part II Context 97
 
5 Urban Conservation and Regeneration 99
Aylin Orbasli
 
Introduction 99
 
The Context of Urban Conservation 100
 
What's in a Name? 100
 
The Urban Conservation Movement: A Brief History 101
 
Urban Conservation in the Planning Context 105
 
Urban Conservation in Practice 106
 
Hip Neighbourhoods and Gentrification 106
 
Historic Places as Tourism Destinations 110
 
Flagship Projects and Branded Quarters 113
 
Industrial Areas 115
 
Reimaging and Reimagining Historic Urban Quarters 117
 
Making Urban ConservationWork 119
 
Conclusion 121
 
Further Reading 121
 
Bibliography 122
 
6 Suburban Regeneration: An Exercise in Perpetual Place-Making 127
Denise Lawrence-Zúñiga
 
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About the author

AYLIN ORBA¿LI is Reader in Architectural Regeneration and MARCEL VELLINGA is Professor of Anthropology of Architecture, both at Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Summary

A comprehensive and detailed overview of the active regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage.

The combined processes of globalisation, urbanisation, environmental change, population growth and rapid technological development have resulted in an increasingly complex, dynamic and interrelated world, in which concerns about the meaning of cultural heritage and identity continue to grow. As the need for culturally and environmentally sustainable design grows, the challenge for professionals involved in the management of inherited built environments is to respond to this ever-changing context in a critical, dynamic and creative way.

Our knowledge and understanding of the principles, approaches and methods to sustainably adapt existing buildings and places is rapidly expanding. Architectural Regeneration contributes to this knowledge-base through a holistic approach that links policy with practice and establishes a theoretical framework within which to understand architectural regeneration. It includes extensive case studies of the regeneration, rehabilitation and revitalisation of architectural heritage from around the world. Different scales and contexts of architectural regeneration are discussed, including urban, suburban, rural and temporary.

At a time when regeneration policy has shifted to the recognition that 'heritage matters' and that the historic environment and creative industries are a vital driver of regeneration, an increasing workload of architectural practices concerns the refurbishment, adaptive re-use or extension of existing buildings. As a result, this book is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students of architecture, historic conservation, urban and environmental design, sustainability, and urban regeneration, as well as for practitioners and decision makers working in those fields.

Product details

• Authors: a Orbasli, Aylin Orbasli, Aylin (Oxford Brookes University) Velling Orbasli, Aylin Vellinga Orbasli, Marcel Vellinga
• Assisted by: Ayli Orbasli (Editor), Aylin Orbasli (Editor), Orbasli Aylin (Editor), Vellinga (Editor), Vellinga (Editor), Marcel Vellinga (Editor), Vellinga Marcel (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9781119340331
• ISBN: 978-1-119-34033-1
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Denkmalpflege, Architektur, Planung, Architecture, Planning, Historic preservation