Attia, D A; Maarouf, I; Taha, D and Nassar, D (2020) Detecting failures in conservation practice in relation to cultural significance: The case of heritage buildings in Khartoum. Building Research & Information, 48(2), pp. 124-139. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Heritage buildings are valuable assets to the community. Thus, they require continuous monitoring to preserve their values. But, in many cases, these values are influenced negatively due to improper interventions. Cultural heritage significance is a core value that should be preserved. Therefore, this study focuses on examining the impact of physical alterations on this value to detect the failures in conservation practice in Khartoum. Through this research, three selected cases of the colonial era are evaluated according to the cultural heritage criteria. Conservation experts of architectural, archaeological, and civil engineering backgrounds are interviewed for this evaluation. Then, the outcomes are analysed to diagnose intervention problems. They reveal that the most negatively impacted values are architectural, aesthetic, and technical. Failures are the results of legislative problems, the lack of awareness, end users' interference, the unqualified workmanship, political interests, and community exclusion. Hence, this paper provides suggestions to enhance future practice.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building evaluation; conservation; cultural significance; heritage values; khartoum - Sudan; reuse interventions |
| Index terms: | Sudan, building evaluation, aesthetic, conservation, monitoring, heritage building, end user, cultural significance, workmanship |
| Subjects: | cross-cultural studies, asset management, factor and component analysis, control systems, construction type, Geography, environmental policy, contractual condition, stakeholder |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Roles and Professions, Contract Administration, Geographical Context, Construction Technology, Site Management, International Construction, Sustainability, Design Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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