Monastic Buildings: A Review About New Uses on Former Monasteries. The Portuguese Cistercian Case

Martins, Ana Maria Tavares; Pérez-Cano, Teresa; Adell, Eduardo Mosquera

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/471/8/082037

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“…Moreover, many scholars are developing numerous case studies and methodologies [9,10,19,20,[28][29][30][32][33][34][35][36][37][41][42][43] to support appropriate adaptation strategies and some common key points can be identified in the most successful experiences: on one side, the acknowledgement and protection of the intangible value that do not cease to exist when the original use is dismissed [63,64]; on the other side, the participation, in the decision-making process, of experts from various disciplines-communication, economy, law-and, particularly, associations representing local communities and their most fragile sectors [65] with a view to a more inclusive action able to "initiate processes rather than possess spaces" [63,65].…”

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“…Moreover, stakeholder engagement and inclusiveness are critical principles of sustainable development. In fact, encouraging the participation during the decision-making process of different stakeholders, being them economically involved or not, significantly improve the inclusiveness of the action [20], as proven by successful reuse practices across the world [28][29][30]. It is worth mentioning the virtuous case of Netherlands, that thanks to privatisation and encouraging laws, successfully reused religious heritage within a wide range of options, from community to private use, either residential or commercial [28].…”

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“…It is worth mentioning the virtuous case of Netherlands, that thanks to privatisation and encouraging laws, successfully reused religious heritage within a wide range of options, from community to private use, either residential or commercial [28]. Other successful case studies are the Cistercian monasteries in Portugal [29], reused for a variety of functions including education, exhibition and community spaces. All of these cases have a common base of a strong participation of the community and the original property owner in the decision-making process [28,30] As fostered by the policies above mentioned and proved by research studies new approaches to reusing the religious heritage, high quality conservation projects preserve cultural heritage and community values at the same time [19] and enable an "uninterrupted connection between cultural heritage and modern needs while dialoguing with the original purpose" of the building [31][32][33].…”

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New Life for Disused Religious Heritage: A Sustainable Approach

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Miceli

2021

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The sustainable reuse of the built heritage is one of the main challenges of our time. Religious heritage, in particular, requires strong survey strategies and analyses in order to achieve consistent approaches for the conservation and transmission of its value, both material and immaterial. The exploitation of the latter is underpinned by knowledge analyses, prior to the conservation actions, with a focus not only on the techniques of material restoration but also on the values that it represents for the territory and local communities. With this aim, three case studies in Southern Italy are here presented, that offer a good example of how ecclesiastical heritage, although vast and diffuse, is still an undervalued asset. By combining accurate knowledge and historical research in comparison with the residual performance of the buildings, the results aim to demonstrate how integrated knowledge strategies can pursue more conscious choices of new possible uses for abandoned religious heritage, resulting in preserve their memory and add value in terms of social sustainability.

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New Life for Disused Religious Heritage: A Sustainable Approach

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2021

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“…Urban heritage is widely regarded as a primary concern both to today's focused heritage community and to the communities that inhabit these multi-faceted spaces [29,30]. The knowledge and the use of heritage are essential elements for their safeguarding, sustainability and evaluation as well as factors of progress in various aspects of development, in particular, when underlining the interdependence between culture and community quality of life [31][32][33][34]. The transformation of historic buildings and their subsequent adaptation to contemporary living needs are one of the major concerns in the field of contemporary city construction [33][34][35].…”

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GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage

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Geographical Information Systems (GISs) in architecture were initially limited to regional and urban development applications. Over recent years its potential has been recognized and its use has evolved to address urban planning and architectural heritage management subjects. Nevertheless, evidence shows that its use in architecture teaching is scarce and uneven. Directive 2007/2/EC, establishing the infrastructure for spatial information in the European Community (EU), is, in this way, an opportunity to develop a greater knowledge and application of GIS in the framework of higher education. In architecture, this can be achieved by problem solving based on real case scenarios, which can benefit from GIS-based techniques and analysis capabilities. In this paper, the authors aim to present a review of the use of GIS in teaching and research in architecture to assess its level in different European programmes. Experiences from three European universities (University of Seville, Spain, University of Beira Interior, Portugal, and Technical University of Crete, Greece), which are among the few in their respective countries that promote the inclusion of GIS in architectural education, particularly in the fields of urban and regional planning and architectural heritage, are compared and framed within the European scenario. The paper concludes with a reflection on the three universities’ practice compared to the leading European architecture programmes listed in the main international university rankings. Main trends of future evolution on the use of GIS in architecture teaching are also presented.

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Learning from Tradition: Vernacular Built Heritage of Madeira (Portugal), a Sustainable Proposal

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Carlos

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IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The archipelago of Madeira (Portugal), of volcanic origin and situated in the intraplate region of the African plate, was formed during the Miocene and seats in a full oceanic domain. Since the settlement of the island (15th century), several destructive landslides have happened. In the Island of Madeira, housing is an important expression of the action of man over nature, thus creating a harmonious landscape between the built and its surroundings. In response to the accentuated Topography, terraced platforms appeared to soften this inclination. Vernacular building traditions are repeatedly cited in the academic literature as exemplary models of environmental practice. Therefore, research that addresses the vernacular traditions of the Island of Madeira may emphasize its potential for continuity and viability for maintenance and rehabilitation. Sustainability is indissolubly linked to vernacular architecture and the lessons learned from this architecture of the past can teach us which knowledge to apply in the future. The demand for sustainable buildings with minimal environmental impact is increasing, thus leading the construction industry to adopt new technologies for building design. Achieved for generations, this architecture shows us the art of a population in the construction. The rural housing of Madeira revealed itself as a wise design, where the masters of the craft created a perfect communion between the space, utility, comfort and the volumetric balance, thus creating a new artificial element that connects perfectly with the natural space. Passive strategies have been used around the world for centuries. In the last decades, inhabitants became dependent on mechanical systems with rising economic and environmental impacts. Learning from the past to understand how houses evolved to respond to the surrounding environment is important. The analysis of the local vernacular dwellings will provide insight into well-adapted popular solutions to deal with the local climatic conditions in order to promote responsive passive building technologies and a sustainable proposal is also presented.

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Monastic Buildings: A Review About New Uses on Former Monasteries. The Portuguese Cistercian Case

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New Life for Disused Religious Heritage: A Sustainable Approach

New Life for Disused Religious Heritage: A Sustainable Approach

GIS in Architectural Teaching and Research: Planning and Heritage

Learning from Tradition: Vernacular Built Heritage of Madeira (Portugal), a Sustainable Proposal

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