Conservation of Architectural and Urban Heritage - Indigenous and Global Sustainable Practices

This book peers into the concept of conservation under the framework of sustainability. The world's architectural history is in danger due to a lack of understanding, expertise, and care. Some monuments have already been lost, and more are under threat. Heritage needs to be well understood, interpreted, defined, and managed for future generations, as it provides communities and cultures with retrospection, and contributes to recorded history. Additionally, it discusses the relationship between cultural heritage preservation and sustainable development, as well as restoration efforts for tangible and intangible cultural heritage assets. The book aims to assist professionals working in the field of heritage conservation, whether it is cultural, rural, architectural, tangible, or intangible. It stands to be a valuable resource for architects and engineers, as well as for conservators, archaeologists, environmentalists, and policy-makers.

List of contents

Urban Heritage role in Post-War City: Revitalizing the Routs of Sufi Rituals in the Syrian City of Homs.- The Role of Creative Practices in Preserving Historical Landscapes: A Case Study of Al-Kalha Steps in Amman-Jordan.- Based on Deep Learning Methods to Preserve the Traditional Building Color of Historic Districts.- Mining landscapes as tangible and intangible heritage: The case of the Valli Joniche of the Peloritani in Sicily.- Questioning Heritage Values: Lessons Learned from an Inventory of The Architectural and Urban Landscape of the 19th and 20th Centuries of Tunis.- Documenting Izmir-Aydin Railway as a Part of Industrial Heritage in Turkey.- Abandoned Religious Heritage after Internal Displacement: Lefke District, Cyprus.- Exploring a Potential Heritage Trail Comprising Farashganj, B K Das Road, Pyari Das Road, R M Das Road, and Dholaikhal.- Enhancing Inclusivity for Cultural Archaeology and Historical Sites: Exploring Visitors' Experiences, Expectations, and Recommendations in Jordan.- Social inclusion by stakeholders empowerment in Jordanian Cultural Heritage: Herit-IT Project.- Resilience, Resistance, and Atmosphere: Bounding the Wooden Churches of the Carpathians.- Educate architecture students about the cultural and environmental value of built heritage in Africa through a reading guide on the potential of vernacular architecture.- Data interoperability between element classifications and semantics of historic buildings. Case study of the Duomo of Molffeta.- Masonry evaluation of architectural-historical buildings in Chisinau, Moldova.- Proposal of a Method for the Application of the HBIM in the Restoration of the Algerian Built Heritage.- A Digital Materials Library applied to the Algerian built heritage: identification of common materials.- The effect of the war on Syria s cultural heritage: The case of the Mamluk and Ayyubid architecture in Aleppo.- Restoration anamnesis as a knowledge tool. The case study of St Nicholas Basilica in Bari.- The stone heritage of the University of Coimbra (Portugal) .- Tracing the Journey of Bhai Ram Singh in the Indo-Saracenic Architectural Style.- An Evaluation of Spatial Organization of Dravidian Christian architecture in Tamil Nadu - Case study in Vellore District.- Architectural Investigation into the Adaptive Reuse Potential of the Modern Movement Car Parking Structure for Urban Food Production- a Case Study.- Environmental design approach of Protective Shelters for the Preservation of Archaeological sites: Performance-based assessment and digital simulations for Sir Bani Yas Island Church and Monastery Site in Abu Dhabi, UAE.- Closed prisons. Conservation issues to reuse difficult heritage.- An Analysis of the Nicosia Master Plan's Effectiveness in Regenerating the Areas of Selimiye and Omeriye in Divided Nicosia, Cyprus.- Increasing the resilience of Aotearoa New Zealand s built heritage through integrated seismic and energy upgrades.- Redevelopment of Defence Heritage: The Conflict Between the Political Approaches, Socioeconomic Needs and Conservation Requirements.- An Approach to Heritage Values Conservation using Nanotechnology in Facades: Khedival Cairo as a Case Study.- A methodology for conservation and enhancement of Sardinian Domus de Janas.- Preservation of the architectural buildings from pathologies Analysis and diagnosis of the restoration of the facade of Bastion 23 Casbah Algeria.- Restoration of Our Lady of the Gate Parish a 17th century Church.- Innovative strategies for the management of the historical defence heritage: the italian project IMASS CHAIN The Concept of Heritage Sites, their Conservation and Sustainable Adaptation.- RETRAIN TO CONSERVE. A VIRTUOUS MODEL FOR THE ENERGY REQUALIFICATION OF THE "RIVA VILLASANTA BARRACK" IN CAGLIARI (ITALY).- Influence of treatment technique on the effectiveness of nanolime as a consolidant for low-porosity limestones.- The Impact of Audiences and Weather upon Fibrous Plaster Ceiling Environments in Theatres.- In-situ U-values measured in a representative selection of Irish traditional buildings.- Diagnosis of the wooden roof structures of the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, Italy.- Capillary Absorption for a selection of Irish traditional bricks and its estimation to assist material selection in Hygrothermal Software.- Thermal Conductivity Testing of Traditional Irish Building Materials using Transient Line Source Methodology.- Developing Heritage Buildings while Preserving Architectural Identity Application on Al-Nouri Historical Building in Tripoli, Lebanon.

About the author

Dr. Tarek Teba is an associate professor in Architectural Heritage in School of Architecture, University of Portsmouth, and the Chair for ICOMOS UK Digital Technology National Committee. Tarek is the course leader of MA Architecture: Building and Heritage Conservation and the co-chair of the University of Portsmouth Heritage Hub. Tarek’s research concerns the conservation of tangible and intangible heritage through creating the balance between contemporary values via community engagement and historic, aesthetic, and cultural values. Tarek explores methodological approaches to preserve the cultural and contemporary social values embedded in heritage assets and cities in order to inform heritage conservation and regeneration. Tarek uses community engagement and cultural mapping as an informing tool and virtual modelling and digital heritage approaches as a vehicle to deliver heritage identification, valuation, adaptation, and development strategies.
Antonino Di Raimo, PhD, FEA, is an associate professor in Architecture at the PSoA—Portsmouth School of Architecture where he is also the Research and Innovation Lead. Prior to moving to Portsmouth School of Architecture, he served as the dean of the Faculty of Architecture Design and Engineering (2012–2017) at Polis University—Tirana, where he also established the Innovation Factory Unit. He was the curator of the Albanian Pavilion at the XXI Triennale in Milan, Design after Design. He holds a Ph.D. in Architecture Composition and Theory (University of Rome, La Sapienza). Antonino is the author of the books ‘François Roche Heretical Machinism and Living Architecture of New Territories.com’ (Edilstampa, 2014, Italian and English edition) and ‘Mente, corpo, informazione. Per un’agenda dell’Embodiment in architettura’(Quodlibet, 2016).
 

Summary

This book peers into the concept of conservation under the framework of sustainability. The world's architectural history is in danger due to a lack of understanding, expertise, and care. Some monuments have already been lost, and more are under threat. Heritage needs to be well understood, interpreted, defined, and managed for future generations, as it provides communities and cultures with retrospection, and contributes to recorded history. Additionally, it discusses the relationship between cultural heritage preservation and sustainable development, as well as restoration efforts for tangible and intangible cultural heritage assets. The book aims to assist professionals working in the field of heritage conservation, whether it is cultural, rural, architectural, tangible, or intangible. It stands to be a valuable resource for architects and engineers, as well as for conservators, archaeologists, environmentalists, and policy-makers.

Product details

• Assisted by: Di Raimo (Editor), Antonino Di Raimo (Editor), Tarek Teba (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 11.11.2024, delayed
• EAN: 9783031711442
• ISBN: 978-3-0-3171144-2
• No. of pages: 604
• Illustrations: X, 604 p. 476 illus., 426 illus. in color.
• Series: Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences; Architekturtheorie, Geschichte der Architektur, Kulturwissenschaften, Sustainability, Heritage Conservation, Museums- und Denkmalkunde, Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Architecture/Green Buildings, Architectural History and Theory, Preservation of Architecture, Architectural Heritage