Bologna Porticoes Project: 3D Reality-Based Models for the Management of a Wide-Spread Architectural Heritage Site

2014 ◽  
pp. 499-506
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Ivan Apollonio ◽  
Marco Gaiani ◽  
Federico Fallavollita ◽  
Massimo Ballabeni ◽  
Sun Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Wide Spread ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site

Making post-colonial place identity: the regeneration of the St Lazarus neighbourhood, Macau

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xi Ye
Keyword(s):  
Place Branding ◽  
Place Identity ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Power Relationship ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Colonial ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site

Purpose This study aims to identify how the place identity of the former Portuguese neighbourhood of St Lazarus was reshaped for the purposes of place branding, tourism and consumption in post-colonial Macau. Design/methodology/approach This study sees place identity as a constructed multiplicity whose components are strategically assembled to (re)make the self. It uses the Deleuze–Guattarian theory of assemblage to analyse identity-making, specifically to examine how urban elements, including material content (material qualities of forms, programmes and life) and narrative expressions (interpretations of place), come together to shape the sense of place. Findings The heritage conservation policy and creative district planning guidance are overarching controls. Following them, several material and narrative elements are connected. The colonial character of the architecture is reinforced and an artistic atmosphere is created, while inhabitants’ everyday life is suppressed and the difficult past is almost erased. The newly processed post-colonial identity seems another kind of colonisation. Coloniality as a power relationship continues in a different form. The hidden structure driving these processes is global capitalism. Originality/value Studies on colonial architectural heritage in Macau, particularly outside of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, remain relatively scarce. This study aims to fill this gap and to further examine the Deleuze–Guattarian theory in the context of place study.

scholarly journals CHALLENGES IN THE PRESERVATION OF RIGA’S ARCHITECTURAL CULTURAL HERITAGE / IŠŠŪKIAI, SU KURIAIS SUSIDURIA RYGOS ARCHITEKTŪRINIO KULTŪROS PAVELDO APSAUGA

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
Sarmite Barvika ◽  
Sandra Treija ◽  
Egons Berzins
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Cultural Value ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Unesco World Heritage ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Visible Part ◽  
Historic Centre

Historical buildings are the most visible part of cultural heritage. They make up Latvia’s historical landscape that has been centuries in the making. In the vast majority of cases these buildings are included in the historical cultural heritage of Latvia. However, the practical mechanisms of their preservation (ownership preservation, maintenance, renewal opportunities) and, consequently, their economic potential, still have not yet been fully evaluated. Does cultural value interact with market value? What factors affect urban planning in the Historic Centre of Riga and its PZ – a UNESCO World Heritage site? Answers to these questions, as well as the main challenges in the preservation of values of Riga’s architectural heritage will be discussed in the paper. Istoriniai pastatai – matomiausia kultūrinio paveldo dalis. Jie išryškina šimtmečiais kurtą Latvijos istorinį kraštovaizdį. Dauguma tokių pastatų įrašyta į Latvijos istorinio kultūros paveldo sąrašus. Vis tik praktiniai jų apsaugos mechanizmai (nuosavybės apsauga, priežiūra, atnaujinimo galimybės), o kartu ir ekonominis potencialas dar nėra visapusiškai įvertinta. Ar yra kultūrinės vertės ir rinkos vertės tarpusavio sąveika? Kokie veiksniai turi įtakos Rygos istorinio centro urbanistiniam planavimui – ar tai, pavyzdžiui, buvimas UNESCO pasaulio paveldo sąraše? Bandoma atsakyti į šiuos klausimus, aptariami Rygos architektūrinio paveldo vertybių apsaugos srityje kylantys iššūkiai.

The Voortrekker Monument as Memory Institution

2019 ◽  
pp. 348-365
Author(s):  
Annie R Antonites ◽  
Johan Nel
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Central Memory ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Concerted Effort ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
National Memory ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
National Heritage ◽  
White Settlers ◽  
Political Character

The Voortrekker Monument has been a central memory institution for Afrikaners since its conception in the 1930s. Built to commemorate 19th century white settlers moving into the interior, the Monument has for many years been appropriated by different groups for various purposes, including as an Afrikaner Nationalist symbol. Since the early 1990s, the Monument has made a concerted effort to change established perceptions and stigmas. The Monument's registration as a Section 21 Non-Profit Company in 1993 and declaration as National Heritage Site in 2011 were accompanied by a shift in focus from a political character to one where its aesthetic architectural heritage and tourism values are celebrated. These changes in character enabled and drove the expansion of the Voortrekker Monument heritage site as a memory institution. This chapter discusses the continued success of the Monument post-1994 as a national memory institution through the diversification of its visitors and programmes.

scholarly journals Maintenance of shared spaces: courtyards of Tbilisi

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 316-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oriel Prizeman
Keyword(s):  
Rapid Change ◽  
Domestic Architecture ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Economic Data ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Shared Spaces ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Maintenance And Rehabilitation ◽  
Conservation Plans

Purpose The courtyard dwellings of Tbilisi form a critical part of the city’s architectural identity. However, the multiple occupation of these buildings is blamed for confounding their prospects for repair and consequent valorisation as a World Heritage Site. Models for the shared ownership of residential blocks have been adapted globally. Some have established communal sources for rehabilitation and maintenance applicable to historic buildings. The purpose of this paper is to assess the relevance of such precedents to the complex and urgent context of Tbilisi’s threatened architectural heritage. Design/methodology/approach The paper uses existing literature and data to establish a hypothesis in support of adopting a collaborative approach for the maintenance and rehabilitation of shared buildings in a challenging and specific context. Using socio-economic data to characterise the occupants of such buildings and current critical sources, the paper investigates how existing collective communities can be empowered to capitalise from their unique social frameworks. Findings It finds evidence to support theoretical claims that there is scope for co-operative networks to flourish there. Research limitations/implications The paper is limited to a desktop analysis and relies upon available data and literature to draw its conclusions. Originality/value This paper addresses a critical problem in the formulation of conservation plans for Old Tbilisi, it tests the relevance of global exemplars for community repair programmes by reference to existing data for the care of the predominantly domestic architecture of Old Tbilisi at a time of rapid change.

scholarly journals EFFECTS OF INTERACTIVE DIGITAL MEDIA ON ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE LEARNING

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (2-2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliana A. Abubakar ◽  
Puteri Shireen Jahnkassim ◽  
Murni Mahmud
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Digital Media ◽  
World Heritage Site ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Museum Visitors ◽  
Retention Score ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Unesco World Heritage Site ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Quasi Experimental

This study attempts to determine the effects of three modes of digital media (virtual reality, video, and Web) on architectural heritage learning. It also aims to determine the demographics' effects of museum visitors on learning using interactive digital media. The content of these media focuses on historical and architectural information of a cultural heritage monument at a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This study has employed quasi-experimental method with the use of designated tasks and retention test in real-world setting. It is found that there is a significant difference among these digital media on retention score. Further analysis reveals that virtual reality provides the lowest retention score and contributes to this significant difference when compared to video. There is no significant difference between gender and retention score. However, there is a significant difference among age and retention score. This study contributes towards empirical evidence on the significant use of interactive digital media on architectural heritage learning and provides insights about demographic effects of interactive digital media on architectural heritage learning.

scholarly journals NILAI MASJID JAMI KALI PASIR SEBAGAI SEBUAH BANGUNAN CAGAR BUDAYA: PENGAMATAN SEORANG PEJALAN KAKI

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-261
Author(s):  
Feby Hendola
Keyword(s):  
Historical Data ◽  
Physical Appearance ◽  
Local People ◽  
Architectural Heritage ◽  
Old Chinese ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
Architectural Conservation

Masjid Jami Kali Pasir (MJKP) is believed as the oldest mosque in Tangerang. It is located at Pasar Lama-Kali Pasir heritage site, near old Chinese settlements. In 2011 MJKP was legitimated as an architectural heritage by government of Tangerang City regardless its unnoticeable appearance and its lack of accurate historic and architecture documentary. Nevertheless the board of MJKP’s welfare mosque has tried to conserve its original parts. These facts show that MJKP has significant meaning despite its status, as an architectural heritage, is questionable. Based on this background, this writing is an attempt to know what value that MJKP contains apart from its valid historical data by experiencing its architecture and spatial conditions around it from a pedestrian’s viewpoint. Pictures of walking sequence to MJKP and interview with visitors and local people about their perception on Pasar Lama-Kali Pasir heritage site and the mosque were used to study the value. After analyzing the data with Kevin Lynch’s theory about ‘sense’ dimension, the study revealed that MJKP’s spiritual value could maintain its existence even though its physical appearance was not significant. In conclusion, the spiritual value might be essential in architectural conservation to know why an architectural heritage that has lack of historic documentary and unnoticeable appearance, such as MJKP, needs to be preserved.

SEM Examination of a Used Diamond Knife

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 452-453
Author(s):  
J. Temple Black
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
High Magnification ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Scanning Transmission ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Diamond Knife

Since its introduction by Fernandez-Moran, the diamond knife has gained wide spread usage as a common material for cutting of thin sections of biological and metallic materials into thin films for examination in the transmission electron microscope. With the development of high voltage E.M. and scanning transmission E.M., microtomy applications will become increasingly important in the preparation of specimens. For those who can afford it, the diamond knife will thus continue to be an important tool to accomplish this effort until a cheaper but equally strong and sharp tool is found to replace the diamond, glass not withstanding.In Figs. 1 thru 3, a first attempt was made to examine the edge of a used (β=45°) diamond knife by means of the scanning electron microscope. Because diamond is conductive, first examination was tried without any coating of the diamond. However, the contamination at the edge caused severe charging during imaging. Next, a thin layer of carbon was deposited but charging was still extensive at high magnification - high voltage settings. Finally, the knife was given a light coating of gold-palladium which eliminated the charging and allowed high magnification micrographs to be made with reasonable resolution.

Interpretation of irradiation-induced changes in electron diffractograms and images of extinction contours at low temperatures

1984 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 268-269
Author(s):  
E. Knapek ◽  
H. Formanek ◽  
G. Lefranc ◽  
I. Dietrich
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperatures ◽  
Carbon Films ◽  
Organic Crystals ◽  
Wide Spread ◽  
Lens System ◽  
Preparation Conditions ◽  
Thin Carbon ◽  
Electron Diffractograms ◽  
Diffraction Patterns ◽  
Induced Changes

A few years ago results on cryoprotection of L-valine were reported, where the values of the critical fluence De i.e, the electron exposure which decreases the intensity of the diffraction reflections by a factor e, amounted to the order of 2000 + 1000 e/nm2. In the meantime a discrepancy arose, since several groups published De values between 100 e/nm2 and 1200 e/nm2 /1 - 4/. This disagreement and particularly the wide spread of the results induced us to investigate more thoroughly the behaviour of organic crystals at very low temperatures during electron irradiation.For this purpose large L-valine crystals with homogenuous thickness were deposited on holey carbon films, thin carbon films or Au-coated holey carbon films. These specimens were cooled down to nearly liquid helium temperature in an electron microscope with a superconducting lens system and irradiated with 200 keU-electrons. The progress of radiation damage under different preparation conditions has been observed with series of electron diffraction patterns and direct images of extinction contours.

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