Crossing Boundaries: Revisiting the Thresholds of Vernacular Architecture

Maudlin, Daniel

doi:10.1179/174962910x12838716153682

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“…As a result, this article argues that there is a need for a different framework for framing the potential ranges of values in vernacular architecture for a sustainable value-based conservation practice. This argument proceeds from the fundamental assumption that vernacular architecture is a contextualized cultural heritage typology which is a product of contextual processes and practices of a people, by a people and for a people acting under a common heritage in a particular space and in a specific time [21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32]. In this regard, its distinctiveness and entanglement with its social, cultural and environmental contexts put it in a position to reject predetermined typologies.…”

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Framing the Values of Vernacular Architecture for a Value-Based Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Olukoya

2021

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While a growing number of researchers have provided series of tough critiques of the typology-led heritage value assessment over the recent years, the impacts have been constrained by the continued obsession with expanding the list of the predetermined value typologies rather than escaping its limitations. While these sustained debates have provided important insights, this article argues that operationalizing these predetermined ‘one-size-fits-all’ value typologies is symptomatic of a number of shortcomings, especially in the context of capturing the pluralities of values in contextualized heritage such as vernacular architecture. It also often undermines inclusivity and participation in the valuing processes. However, rather than simply rejecting the values-based paradigm, this article proposes a conceptual value assessment framework that is informed by the theorization of vernacular architecture as a contextualized heritage. The proposed Vernacular Value Model (VVM) puts forward the ‘when(s)’ and ‘how(s)’ of amalgamating both technical and normative processes to capture the range of contextual values present in built vernacular heritage. To this end, this article posits that by drawing on such a proposed flexible framework, the conservation strategy for built vernacular heritage can be propagated as an inclusive and participatory process which captures the wide range of values for a more sustainable practices for conservation.

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Framing the Values of Vernacular Architecture for a Value-Based Conservation: A Conceptual Framework

Olukoya

2021

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“…[52] Indeed it is the case that many regions now boast less traditional buildings than buildings that have been made to appear traditional or folklorized. [53] One version of this method of appropriation is the mimicking of traditional architectures using non-traditional methods. Vernacularised modern buildings (modern construction or design techniques and adaptations that mimic local styles) are indicative of the cross fertilization that continues to occur between the contemporary aesthetic of professional architects and the 'dynamic and creative processes that result from cultural encounters, borrowings and conjunctions' within the vernacular tradition.…”

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