Despite the widespread adoption of building information modelling (BIM) for the design and lifecycle management of new buildings, very little research has been undertaken to explore the value of BIM in the management of heritage buildings and cultural landscapes. To that end, we are investigating the construction of BIMs that incorporate both quantitative assets (intelligent objects, performanc...

A conflict between the preservation of the character of existing historic towns and “change” has formed the central argument for conservation. More recently, heritage has superseded conservation, where marketing of heritage as a product according to the demands of the consumer, mainly tourists, has resulted in the commercialisation of heritage over conservation values. Today, the symbiosis of b...

Eduardo Rojas is a Senior Urb an Planner with the Inter-American Development Bank, supervising the bank's urban deve lopment portfolio. H e is currently desig ning several urban h eritag e preservation and revitalization loans and technical coop erations. He is task manager f or the Quito Historic Center Rehabilitation Loan granted to Ecuador. His degrees are in architecture, urban planning, an...

Cities are complex urban systems with dynamic transformations in their socio-economic and environmental dimensions. Several studies have shed light on the fragility of heritage strategies its conservation. The historic landscape (HUL) approach is a new framework adopted by UNESCO to deal heritage. This article aims apply HUL rehabilitation management Beirut neighbourhoods impacted massive port ...

since the enactment of the antiquities and monuments ordinance in 1971 and the establishment of antiquities and monuments office in 1976, the hong kong government has set up several institutions with particular ordinances and schemes for heritage conservation. with the set-up of government initiatives, yet the protection of physical and cultural heritage is still limited due to the ambiguity of...