Module 4.1 (Midterm)

Urban Conservation

The practive of protecting and managing urban areas in a way that improves their social economic, and environmental sustainability.

Urban Conservation

is key to preserving a city’s unique character and culture. It involves safeguarding historic buildings, green spaces, and other natural features.

Historical Preservation

This involves preserving the architectural heritage of a city by restoring old buildings and monuments to their original state.

Green Spaces

Urban conservation also includes creating this space, such as parks, garden, and open areas for people to enjoy nature in the city.

Sustainable Developement

Is a key for any urban conservation project as it ensures that resources are used responsibly and with minimal environmental impact.

Public Engagement

Is essential for successful urban conservation projects as it allows citizens to voice out their opinions on how they want their city to look like in he future.

Adaptation

refers to the process of modifying or altering an existing historic building or structure in order to make it suitable for a new use or purpose, while still preserving its historical character and significance.

Conservation

Means all the process of looking after a place so as to retain its historical and/or architectural aesthetic significance and includes maintenance, preservation, restoration reconstruction and adoption or a combination of more than one of these.

Preservation

Means and includes maintaining the fabric of the place in its existing state and retarding detoriation.

Restoration

Means and includes returning the existing fabric of a place to known earlier state by removing accretion o by reassembling existing components without introducing new materials. 

Revitalization

To conserve existing building or ditricts by putting them to good contemporary use. This approach goves historic buildings and districts a second life by reconnecting them with society.

Role of architecture

Urban conservation is concerned with those parts of the build environment that are of architectural or historic significance.

Built Heritage

Refers to the physical structures and element that amke up the built environment of a city or region.

Vernacular heritage

consist of everyday buildings such as houses, barns and other structures that are associated with traditional ways of life.

Monumental Heritage

Is madee up of large scale structure such as castle, cathedrals andpalaces which are usually associated with important historical figures or event.

Arquitectura Mestiza

Also known as bahay na bato

Arquitectura Mestiza

It is an updated version of the traditional bahay kubo of the christianized lowlanders.

Arquitectura Mestiza

Known for its use of masonry in its construction, using stone and brick materials and later synthetic concrete, rather than just full organic materials of the former style.

Fort Santiago

It is a citadial built by spanish navigator and governor Miguel lopez de Legazpi for the newly established city of Manila in the Philippines

Cultural and historical preservation

Urban conservation helps to preserve the cultural and historical heritage of a city, allowing future generations to learn about and appreciate the city’s past.

Economic Benefit

Histpric buildings and neighborhood can be a major tourist attraction, and can also attract businesses and residents to the area , leading to economic revitalization.

Environmental Benefits.

By preserving and reusing existing buildings, urban conservation canhelp to reduce the environmental impact of new construction, such as the use of resources and the generation of waste.

Social Benefits

Urban conservation can help to create a sense of community and identity by preserving the unique character and charm of a neighborhood.

Sustainability

Adaptive reuse of buildings can make them more energy efficient and sustainable, which will help the cities to be more resilient ot climate change and other environmental challenge.

Diversifying the housing stock

Urban conservation can make sure that the housing stock of a city idiverse and inclusive, with different type of housing for different income levels and lifestyle.

Urban Conservation

Is a vital element of any city’s master plan. It is the process of preserving and protecting existing urban areas, while also promoting sustainble development and growth.

Comprehensive master plan for urban conservation

This mjust inclde the preservation of existing building, green spaces, and other elements that make up a city’s unique character.

Adaptive reuse

Concept like “_____'“ promote repurposing historic building for new uses while preserving their heritage.

Conservation Management Plan

Guide sustainable heritage preservation. New technologies like building information modeling and digital documentation ai in understanding and maintaining historic building.

Community Engagement

Plays a vital role in ensuring local residents need and priorities are considered in censervation projects, gamering support for these efforts.

Old town of Quito

The UNESCO designated _____ was in danger of being lost due to urbanization and neglect

Gasomete in Vienna

Was a large industrial gas holder built in 19th century. This was redeveloped into apartments, offices, and cultural spaces.

Battersea Power Station

was a coal fired station. It was converted into a mixed use development, including residential, office, and retail spaaces as well as a public park.

El Born

is a historic neighborhood in the center of barcelona that has been in a decline for many years.

Yazd, Iran

The city is known for its traditional architecture and its use of underground qanats (water channels) for irrigation.

Enhanced National Greening Program

A government priority that aims to reduce poverty among upland and lowland poor households, implement sustainable management of natural resources through resource conservation, protection, and productivity enhancement, and consolidate and harmonize all greening efforts of the government, civil society, and the private sector.

Makati Poblacion Heritage Conservation Project

Is a significant initiative in the Philippines that aims to preserve the cultural and historical heritage of Makati City.