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Traditional architecture and sustainable conservation

Traditional architecture and sustainable conservation The purpose of this paper is to examine the need to go beyond the “monumentalist” vision in restoration of built heritage and embrace principles of sustainability in this architectural practice.Design/methodology/approachCase studies as conceptual reference. Architectural typology.FindingsThe environmental crisis that is currently recognized as one of the most important problems that contemporary society must address urgently is a situation that still has not permeated enough in the practice of monumental restoration, which is still carried out using unlimited resources.Research limitations/implicationsIn that sense, the close relationship between the built and the natural environment as an essential ingredient of the vernacular is analysed.Practical implicationsMuch of the sustainable principles, that have been put forward as an example to be followed, are elements that have hundreds of years in the constructive tradition.Social implicationsIn this context, vernacular architecture has much to contribute in the field of conservation by the enormous accumulated knowledge that its shapes, materials and social use represent.Originality/valueThis experience must be retrieved, but not as an aseptic laboratory experiment, but through its updated application and active implementation to improve the quality of life for inhabitants and contribute to the preservation of our cultural and natural environments. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development Emerald Publishing

Traditional architecture and sustainable conservation

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Emerald Publishing
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10.1108/jchmsd-06-2017-0036
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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to examine the need to go beyond the “monumentalist” vision in restoration of built heritage and embrace principles of sustainability in this architectural practice.Design/methodology/approachCase studies as conceptual reference. Architectural typology.FindingsThe environmental crisis that is currently recognized as one of the most important problems that contemporary society must address urgently is a situation that still has not permeated enough in the practice of monumental restoration, which is still carried out using unlimited resources.Research limitations/implicationsIn that sense, the close relationship between the built and the natural environment as an essential ingredient of the vernacular is analysed.Practical implicationsMuch of the sustainable principles, that have been put forward as an example to be followed, are elements that have hundreds of years in the constructive tradition.Social implicationsIn this context, vernacular architecture has much to contribute in the field of conservation by the enormous accumulated knowledge that its shapes, materials and social use represent.Originality/valueThis experience must be retrieved, but not as an aseptic laboratory experiment, but through its updated application and active implementation to improve the quality of life for inhabitants and contribute to the preservation of our cultural and natural environments.

Journal

Journal of Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development – Emerald Publishing

Published: Jun 5, 2018

Keywords: Architectural conservation; Restoration of built heritage; Sustainable conservation; Vernacular architecture

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