U6.Architecture as Heritage

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CULTURE: set of lifestyles, customs, knowledge and degree of artistic, scientific, industrial
development, in an epoch, social group, etc.
CULTURAL HERITAGE: set of assets that have to do with the culture of a people, nation, city, society…, it implies the cultural identity of a people

CULTURAL IDENTITY:

Preservation is a way of keeping the VALUES OF CULTURAL IDENTITY.
To preserve , we should know the CATALOG.

*All goods contained in catalogues must be protected and preserved.

What should be perserved ?

Protection of values


Protect not only the physical architectural heritage but also its
values (historic, artistic, antiquity, functional, economic…

Physical conservation

Every aspect of a building must be taken care of:

  • matter
  • construction techniques
  • shapes, dimensions
  • colours, materials, textures
  • character
  • use
  • environment
  • meanings…

Enhancement (valorisation):

Make the building show and explain its values.

How to perserve ?

Legislative instruments :

  • Protecting
  • Inventorying
  • Cataloguing:

Actions of intervention :

  • Preservation
  • Maintenance
  • Repairing
  • Consolidation
  • Renovation
  • Adaptation
  • Reconstruction
  • Anastylosis
  • Restoration

Key ideas to preserve

– authenticity

– Reversibility

– Minimal

– Distinguishability

– Compatibility

– Durability

– Sustainability