The Governance Context for Adaptive Heritage Reuse: A Review and Typology of Fifteen European Countries

Mérai, Dóra; Veldpaus, L.; Pendlebury, John; Kip, Markus

doi:10.1080/17567505.2022.2153201

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“…Although all too-often hampered, AHR is today translated into a multiplicity of terms (e.g. rehabilitation, regeneration and restoration) or hidden in normalized practices and policies of the European countries (Mérai et al ., 2023). Nevertheless, the focus on heritage materiality still prevails over its intangible and relational dimension (Veldpaus et al ., 2019).…”

Section: Touched Heritagementioning

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Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe: an introduction to what happens to territories when heritage is touched

Fava

2024

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PurposeThe paper introduces ethical and aesthetical implications emerging from participative forms of adaptive heritage reuse. Its aim is to depict the overall framework to contextualize the investigations explored in the Special Issue titled “Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe.” Therefore, the article confronts with potentialities and contradictions of “open” heritage processes, introducing key critical elements to recode heritage practices and planning in today’s conjuncture of global change.Design/methodology/approachThe paper drawn on a literature review, which combines different bodies of studies: heritage, urban studies, care studies and recent policy documents. A photographic essay, moreover, serves to “augment” the presented argumentations through a visual apparatus resulting from one of Gaia Ginevra Giorgi’s artwork, which develops in the intersection between performative art, participation and territorial reuse.FindingsThe author argues that for adaptive heritage reuse to be really sustainable, ethical and aesthetical heritage codes need to be reassessed and reoriented toward the present socio-ecological priorities, multiplicating the ways cultural heritage is conceived, valued and reused. The paper suggests proceeding along the creative paths of uncertainty, providing the first elements to develop political projects of abundance and enjoyment for current urban settlements.Practical implicationsThe presented argumentations can be used as a baseline by heritage managers and policymakers to experiment with participative processes of adaptive heritage reuse and to identify more environmentally and socially just trajectories of urban development.Originality/valueThe paper expands the concept of adaptive heritage reuse, considering the active participation of both human and non-human agents. Treating heritage in a laic way, namely free from absolute and preordered judgments of value, it deals with uncomfortable heritage materiality and contexts, illuminating the quality of unpleasant or odd forms of beauty.

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Section: Touched Heritagementioning

confidence: 99%

Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe: an introduction to what happens to territories when heritage is touched

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2024

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“…In this context, heritage is any tangible or related intangible asset from the past that has value or meaning to any community, and having a protected legal status is only one of these values (Mérai et al. , 2022).…”

Section: The Ethics Of Reusing Decaying Built Heritagementioning

confidence: 99%

Ruin heritage and its reuse: the case of ruin bars in Budapest

Mérai

Kulikov

2023

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PurposeThe paper discusses ethical issues related to the adaptive reuse of ruin heritage on the example of the so-called ruin bars in Budapest's District VII. It explores how heritage discourse can contribute to the sustainable development of urban neighborhoods. The authors address the question by focusing on how a processual approach can be instrumental in identifying responsible and socially sustainable ways to reuse dilapidated heritage in a residential area.Design/methodology/approachThe problem is analyzed through a case study based on field observation, participant observation, stakeholder interviews, policy analysis and media and social media content analysis.FindingsThe authors argue that ethical reuse of ruin heritage must take into consideration the values and interests of multiple stakeholders and the broadest range of consequences at the level of neighborhood and city. An integrated heritage and planning policy should consider and involve as active participants all the heritage communities concerned. Importantly, these groups, comprising both new and longtime residents, must include the vulnerable and marginalized.Practical implicationsThe findings can be used by heritage managers for identifying and addressing ethical issues in their adaptive heritage reuse practices and by policymakers for integrating heritage management in urban development and making cities more inclusive (SDG #11).Originality/valueThe paper explores how ethical it is for business enterprises to build on the ruin esthetics in a residential district and what the ethical implications of this reuse process are for various stakeholders.

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“…Adaptive Reuse can be framed as a growing design approach in contemporary times (Stone, 2023), especially in European urban environments, as witnesses in the growing space and attention dedicated to this kind of design in architectural prizes (Blasi & Giralt, 2019, 2022, in professional practices and applied research (Lanz & Pendlebury, 2022;Mérai et al, 2022); that seems to outline common features and tools. The reuse of already existing buildings is 'as old as a man' and has existed since time immemorial (Wong, 2016), however, in recent decades adaptive reuse started to establish itself as a new approach towards building environment (Flores & Prats, 2016Plevoets & Van Cleempoel, 2019).…”

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Another Chance: Adaptive reuse of the built heritage strategies for circular creativity

Chiacchiera,

Mondaini

2023

JCUA

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The study delves into the realm of adaptive reuse, exploring its potential in sustainable urban development, particularly focusing on public buildings within the cultural and creative sectors. Through a multiple case study analysis, both qualitative and quantitative methods were employed to scrutinize design strategies and spatial transformations in recent adaptive reuse projects of existing structures. This research investigates the evolution of adaptive reuse, highlighting its historical and theoretical underpinnings, and subsequently examines contemporary approaches towards existing structures in cultural, creative, and public domains. The study findings reveal common characteristics and innovative design strategies employed in recent adaptive reuse projects, emphasizing the transformative potential of neglected or abandoned urban spaces. Utilizing a comprehensive methodology involving case study analyses and diverse data collection techniques, the research underscores the significance of adaptive reuse as an established practice in contemporary architectural and urban design. The article's contribution to the social and economic dimensions of urban development lies in understanding and promoting sustainable, resource-saving strategies. This work paves the way for future research, suggesting potential expansions in creating an 'atlas of adaptive reuse' and exploring comparative analyses between existing reuse and new construction, specifically focusing on public buildings with civic-cultural uses.

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The Governance Context for Adaptive Heritage Reuse: A Review and Typology of Fifteen European Countries

Cited by 7 publications

References 30 publications

Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe: an introduction to what happens to territories when heritage is touched

Ethics and aesthetics of adaptive heritage reuse in Europe: an introduction to what happens to territories when heritage is touched

Ruin heritage and its reuse: the case of ruin bars in Budapest

Another Chance: Adaptive reuse of the built heritage strategies for circular creativity

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