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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the consequences on conservation theory and practice resulting from contemporary global trends, including the increasing involvement in the field by the general public and the broader social, economic and political roles that cultural heritage...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the component attributes of an Arabian city, caught between tradition and modernization, with focus on their reactions to climate and religion. Design/methodology/approach – A platform of comparison between Old Kuwait Town and Kuwait City is...
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Purpose This paper presents the outcomes of the international project “Protecting Landscape Heritage: a requalification project as an instrument for the re-birth of Quang Tri Old Citadel in Vietnam”, achieved with scientific cooperation between the Università Politecnica delle Marche...
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Purpose The research aims to explore the wisdom, knowledge and practices in vernacular housing settlements with their sustainability underpinnings as tools for modelling rural affordable housing in tropical regions. The study is based on a weaving settlement in Bargarh district of Odisha, which...
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Purpose This presentation intends to illustrate through the example of a few specific cases of urban actions and projects, those instances in which the existence of built heritage leads to the recognition of identity and valuable contribution as a tool to regenerate, promote residence and...
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widespread presence of vernacular architecture, one of the most vulnerable and fragile typologies of heritage. Design … on vernacular architecture. Originality/value The originality of the research presented here lies in the connection … between three different topics: vernacular architecture, Heritage Impact Assessment and Sustainable World Heritage Management …
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international documents; and the analysis of over 3,000 case studies from which good practices in earthen architecture conservation …, in archaeological sites and monumental and vernacular architecture, which research centres and researchers are …
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Purpose This paper revisits the concept of compatibility between old and new architecture to clarify its meaning … visual, object-based, worldview. Yet, architecture transcends the sense of vision. Research limitations/implications Examples … that the selection of a design option for new architecture should follow the process that guides the selection of a …
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then assessed by three local heritage architecture firms to validate its applicability and viability. Findings The research …
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