Keywords
conservation
restoration
values
management plan
Key Words Plus
Building
adobe - Research
Cultural heritage
Monuments - conservation and restoration
How to Cite
Abstract
In spite of the published information concerning earth architecture,its techniques, and its state of art, little attention has beengiven to the area of conservation practice based on the theory ofconservation. This article aims at reviewing conservation theoryprinciples and reasons and their analyses through the earth architectureperspective. In the first part of the article, there is an approachto the Cultural Heritage, followed by conceptual definitions andconservation actions, as well as documental references related tothe “restoration” bases, international charts and Brandi’s Theory.Subsequently, Values and Significance are also analysed, as wellas the factors that enhance them and the Principles for ConservationRecommendations. Some of the Pathologies and Diagnosisare enhanced, followed by some examples of Methodologies ofintervention, and finally, Heritage Management Plans.Apuntes is registered under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License. Thus, this work may be reproduced, distributed, and publicly shared in digital format, as long as the names of the authors and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana are acknowledged. Others are allowed to quote, adapt, transform, auto-archive, republish, and create based on this material, for any purpose (even commercial ones), provided the authorship is duly acknowledged, a link to the original work is provided, and it is specified if changes have been made. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana does not hold the rights of published works and the authors are solely responsible for the contents of their works; they keep the moral, intellectual, privacy, and publicity rights.
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