“A methodological assessment of the importance of physical values in architectural conservation using Shannon entropy method”

Del, Mohammad Sadegh Taher Tolou; Tabrizi, Sina Kamali

doi:10.1016/j.culher.2019.12.012

Cited by 34 publications

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“…Such a change in the attitudes has also influenced the issue of conservation of architectural heritage, prompting the researchers and experts to consider the conservation not only as an attempt to optimize and preserve the physical aspects of the buildings, but also as a process dealing with the semantic aspects of the architectural heritage. In general, conservation is classified into two levels: conservation of the physical aspects and semantic aspects [7]. Conservation of the physical aspects related to the "profession and knowledge of the restoration" is a set of measures that rely on improving the tangible conditions, whether through a direct intervention leading to the manipulation of the physics and materials or through an indirect intervention leading to manipulation of the surroundings or changing the influential factors of the historic building [8].…”

Section: Architectural Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Del and Tabrizi categorized the values into two groups: physical and semantic. In their studies, they addressed only the physical values influencing the architectural conservation [7], and the values influencing the semantic conservation were not analyzed and discussed. Therefore, the main question of the present study is as follows:…”

Section: Value Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to the studies by Longworth [46], Muthuma [45], Glendinning [75], Legnér [74], Ricketts [37], Conti [33], Díaz-Andreu [39], and Malheiro [51], it can be concluded that the presence and conservation of the architectural heritage are necessary for the development of today's societies. According to the studies by Sullivan [42], Del [7], Breda-Vázquez [15], and Taylor [3], it can be concluded that the conservation policies and decisions are based on identifying all the values in the historical monuments. In the conservation process, it is important to identify the values in the historical buildings before any inspection and diagnosis, determining the degree of intervention, and performing the intervention measures.…”

Section: Architectural Heritage and Conservationmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The semantic conservation of architectural heritage: the missing values

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The conservation of the architectural heritage has enjoyed a long course of development over the recent decades. Conservation practice is based on the values offered by the architectural heritage resources for different individuals, groups, societies, and governments. Since there is no serious and comprehensive research on the semantic values, the present study was conducted to identify all the influential semantic values in the architectural conservation process and to determine the importance of each value based on the published literature. To this end, more than 100 scientific documents, statements, and charters were analyzed and then, 40 semantic values were identified. The snowball sampling method was used to select the papers. In this study, the qualitative content analysis was used to evaluate the relationship between the architectural heritage and conservation, and the quantitative content analysis was used to assess the relationship between the semantic values and conservation. According to the results of the content analysis, it can be concluded that the conservation of architectural heritage can be investigated and analyzed at three levels: people, experts, and governments, and the holistic conservation of the architectural heritage can be achieved only by the joint cooperation among all the three levels. Also, the results showed that the cultural value, economic value, historical value, and identity greatly influence the semantic conservation of the architectural heritage.

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Section: Architectural Conservationmentioning

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Section: Value Assessmentmentioning

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“…The ultimate aim of conservation in general and adaptive reuse in particular is not to conserve material for its own sake, but rather to maintain and refine the values embodied by the heritage-with physical intervention or treatment being one of many means toward that end [14]. According to the studies, the conservation proposals need to be based on the determination of all values in historic monuments [15][16][17]. The main problem in adaptive reuse projects is ignorance of these heritage values or putting one or two of them into consideration and not seeing them all important.…”

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Multi-Criteria Assessment for Defining Compatible New Use: Old Administrative Hospital, Kyrenia, Cyprus

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It is common for the original use of heritage buildings to become obsolete which in some cases can result in them becoming vacant and subject to deterioration. Adaptive reuse is an essential policy for achieving sustainability as it keeps a continuous building life cycle and avoids building destruction. It is one approach to sustainability where it retains the tangible and intangible values, resilience of the original building materials, and reduces waste and time. The decision-making criteria for compatible new use includes several criteria that affect sustainable development: economic, environment, social, legislative, and architecture. Several Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods have been established in order to aid the process of cultural heritage preservation. This research aims to present an assessment model to support the establishment of appropriate new use by employing an Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). The decision-making software used was Expert Choice 11. The administrative hospital in Kyrenia, Cyprus, was selected as the case study in this research. Using the application of AHP with the participation of different stakeholders (experts and locals), a more compatible use as a community centre is proposed and supported by the research methodology.

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“…Works have multiple and varied values and prioritizing values will become a necessity [ 14 ]. Values related to architectural heritage can be categorized into two main groups: tangible values (physical aspects), and intangible values (semantic aspects) [ 14 , 22 ].…”

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Factors affecting the value revitalization of Qajar religious schools in Tehran

2021

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Nowadays, due to natural erosion and urban development, Qajar religious schools in Tehran have undergone adverse physical changes. Moreover, the semantic and intangible values of them have faded over time, such that their position in society has declined. The religious schools need the conservation and revitalization of their values. Various research has been conducted on the philosophy of education, and the spatial evolution history of Tehran’s religious schools. However, since no study has been carried out on the value revitalization of them, the present study, as an exploratory and novel study, mainly aims to experimentally investigate experts’ views to revitalize the value of Qajar religious schools in Tehran. Delphi research method and Q-type factor analysis were used to identify and classify experts’ views, respectively. Participants were selected through the purposive non-probability sampling technique. The sample size was selected to be 25, which was confirmed according to the Kaiser–Meyer–Olkin test used for sampling adequacy. To collect data from experts, a questionnaire was used in three rounds based on the Delphi method. Data obtained from the questionnaires were analyzed using the Q method. Based on the obtained results, up to 73.267% of factors affecting the value revitalization of Qajar religious schools in Tehran were identified and interpreted with certainty based on interviews with the experts. The experts were divided into eight groups or factors based on their views, and seven of which introduced common variables and concepts, named based on their constituent variables. Based on the value of the coefficient of variation, the identified effective factors included climatic architecture (20.51%), resilient architecture (13.45%), spiritual architecture (8.98%), environmental aesthetics (8.12%), educational architecture (6.87%), structural architecture (6.450%), and site visiting (4.566%). It was concluded that in the value revitalization of the religious schools, paying serious attention to these seven effective factors underlies the conservation process.

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“A methodological assessment of the importance of physical values in architectural conservation using Shannon entropy method”

Cited by 34 publications

References 160 publications

The semantic conservation of architectural heritage: the missing values

The semantic conservation of architectural heritage: the missing values

Multi-Criteria Assessment for Defining Compatible New Use: Old Administrative Hospital, Kyrenia, Cyprus

Factors affecting the value revitalization of Qajar religious schools in Tehran

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