Conservation of Built Heritage in India: Heritage Mapping and Spatializing Values

ISBN-13: 9789819983346 / Angielski

Vijayalaxmi J

Spis treści

Built Heritage in India- Cities and Buildings

Tangible & intangible heritage of Lucknow and factors affecting its heritage vulnerability

Analyzing the Transformation of Pattachitra Traditional Artform in Relation to Globalization

Analysis of the Sylistic Determinants of Odissi Dance in Sculptures of Kalinga Temples

A Framework for Land Delineation of a traditional Nalukettu residence

Holistic study to comprehend influence of Orissa and West Bengal on Temple styles in Nagpur

Impact of Defence Technique on Planning of Gwalior fort during Rajpoot period

Evaluating the Adaptive Reuse Potential of Chettinad Houses for Heritage Conservation

Analysis of the Heritage Core of Guwahati City

Assessment of Building Material, Construction Technology and Practice in the Heritage Structure of Palatial house of Kalaburagi region, India

The Lost heritage of Bengaluru City - significance of Chikkajala fort

Holistic Study and Analysis of the Changing Fabric of Historic Urban Houses in Kolkata

Significance of Heritage Mapping and Spatializing Tangible and intangible values at City and Building Level

 

 

O autorze

Professor Dr. Vijayalaxmi J., has completed her B.Arch. from the School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University in First Class with Distinction. She went on to pursue the M.Arch. Programme from School of Architecture and Planning, Anna University in 1997 and her Ph.D. as AICTE QIP Scholar in the year 2008. She was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship for Academic Profile and completed her Higher Research in Politechnico di Milano in 2010. She has over 26 years of experience in teaching architecture. She has authored and edited books on Building Thermal Performance and Sustainability as well as Building Construction and Technology. Her patent applications on new materials are lined up for examination.  She has served as Dean (Research) and Head of the Department of Architecture at the School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, an Institute of National Importance under the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

Blurb

This book focuses on the Heritage Conservation of Architecture, Historic Districts of a City and Conservation strategies with specific case studies from India, in order to highlight the need for conserving the rich piece of history through research, education, advocacy, and practice. The historic significance and the condition mapping of the subjects are carried out through primary field studies by the authors at School of Planning and Architecture, Vijayawada, India. The cases are analysed, and appropriate solutions and sustainable strategies are evolved for the conservation of the buildings facing contemporary challenges. The contents align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 11), Target 11.4 which aims to “strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard the world's cultural and natural heritage'. This would ensure that a rich piece of history is documented and analysed to ensure that it is not erased and forgotten. This book serves as a bountiful data base of literature as well as conservation strategies for heritage conservationists, students of architectural conservation and researchers.