Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings
Session
Civil Engineering, Infrastructure and Environment
Description
The best way to preserve our heritage buildings is to adjust them for new use purposes. Adaptive reuse is the best way to give a new life to an old building, which becomes disused or abandoned while preserving its cultural heritage values. Finding an appropriate use for the heritage buildings is of great importance for the historic cities. It has to be adapted to the economic, social and cultural needs of the citizens, and to preserve the cultural values of the building. This study aims to analyze how to give proper use to the heritage buildings without endangering their cultural heritage values. The paper will be primarily focused on rehabilitation of heritage buildings in Kosovo, aiming to provide a balance between the interests of preservation and those of use.
Keywords:
adaptive reuse, heritage buildings, cultural heritage values, Kosovo
Session Chair
Muhamet Ahmeti
Session Co-Chair
Bruno Dal Lago
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-19-2
Location
Pristina, Kosovo
Start Date
26-10-2019 11:00 AM
End Date
26-10-2019 12:30 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2019.185
Recommended Citation
Jagxhiu, Besar, "Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings" (2019). UBT International Conference. 185.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2019/events/185
Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings
Pristina, Kosovo
The best way to preserve our heritage buildings is to adjust them for new use purposes. Adaptive reuse is the best way to give a new life to an old building, which becomes disused or abandoned while preserving its cultural heritage values. Finding an appropriate use for the heritage buildings is of great importance for the historic cities. It has to be adapted to the economic, social and cultural needs of the citizens, and to preserve the cultural values of the building. This study aims to analyze how to give proper use to the heritage buildings without endangering their cultural heritage values. The paper will be primarily focused on rehabilitation of heritage buildings in Kosovo, aiming to provide a balance between the interests of preservation and those of use.