scholarly journals Landscape for Mourning – Adaptive Reuse of a Rural Church and its Surroundings as an urn Cemetery

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 173-184
Author(s):  
Bie Plevoets ◽  
Nikolaas Vande Keere ◽  
Koenraad Van Cleempoel
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Rural Church

scholarly journals Liturgy and Landscape—Re-Activating Christian Funeral Rites through Adaptive Reuse of a Rural Church and Its Surroundings as a Columbarium and Urn Cemetery

Religions ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 407
Author(s):  
Samuel Goyvaerts ◽  
Nikolaas Vande Keere
Keyword(s):  
Vatican Ii ◽  
Design Research ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Rural Landscape ◽  
Rural Church ◽  
Funeral Rites ◽  
Funeral Rite ◽  
The Dead ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Church

We present the design research for the adaptive reuse of the St. Odulphus church as a columbarium in the village of Booienhoven (BE). Surrounded by agriculture, the site is listed as a historic rural landscape. The small neoclassical church is no longer in use for traditional Catholic services and is abandoned. Positioned on an isolated “island”, it has the appropriate setting to become a place to remember and part from the dead. Instigated by the municipality, and taking into account the growing demand for cremation, we present topological research on three different liturgical and spatial levels: 1/the use of the church interior as a columbarium and for (funeral) celebration, 2/the transformation of the “island”, stressing the idea of “passage” and 3/the layering of the open landscape reactivating the well-spring and its spiritual origins. Based on the reform of the funeral rite after Vatican II, we propose a layered liturgy that can better suit the wide variety of funeral services in Flanders today, while at the same time respecting its Catholic roots. Rather than considering the reuse of the church a spiritual loss, we believe that it can offer the opportunity to reinforce and open up the traditional, symbolic and ritual meaning of the Christian liturgy to the larger community. As such, this case is an excellent example of how, in exploring new architectural and liturgical questions, religious sites can be transformed into contemporary places for spirituality.

scholarly journals The “Intrinsic Value” of Cultural Heritage as Driver for Circular Human-Centered Adaptive Reuse

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 3231
Author(s):  
Luigi Fusco Girard ◽  
Marilena Vecco
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Investment Decision ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Living Organism ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Model Concept ◽  
Investment Decision Making ◽  
Instrumental Values

By referring to the European Green Deal, this paper analyzes the “intrinsic value” of cultural heritage by investigating the human-centered adaptive reuse of this heritage. This implies questions such as how to improve the effectiveness of reuse, restoration, and valorization interventions on cultural heritage/landscapes and how to transform a cultural asset into a place, interpreted as a living ecosystem, to be managed as a living organism. The autopoietic characteristic of the eco-bio-systems, specifically focusing on the intrinsic versus instrumental values of cultural heritage ecosystem is discussed in detail. Specifically, the notion of complex social value is introduced to express the above integration. In ecology, the notion of intrinsic value (or “primary value”) relates to the recognition of a value that “pre-exists” any exploitation by human beings. The effectiveness of transforming a heritage asset into a living ecosystem is seen to follow from an integration of these two values. In this context, the paper provides an overview of the different applications of the business model concept in the circular economy, for a better investment decision-making and management in heritage adaptive reuse. Matera case is presented as an example of a cultural heritage ecosystem. To conclude, recommendations toward an integrated approach in managing the adaptive reuse of heritage ecosystem as a living organism are proposed.

scholarly journals Identifying Challenges and Solutions in Cultural Heritage Adaptive Reuse through the Historic Urban Landscape Approach in Amsterdam

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 5547
Author(s):  
Nadia Pintossi ◽  
Deniz Ikiz Kaya ◽  
Ana Pereira Roders
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Multiple Scales ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Sustainable Urban Development ◽  
Landscape Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
Private Knowledge ◽  
Manifest Content

Cultural heritage drives and enables sustainable urban development. The adaptive reuse of cultural heritage creates values while prolonging the lifespan of heritage. Similarly, circular economy creates value while extending the useful life of materials and elements through their reuse. Existing studies on adaptive reuse challenges seldom focus on cultural heritage properties, and they are often identified through the engagement of a limited variety of stakeholders, as compared to the actors normally involved in adaptive reuse. Filling this gap, this paper provides a preliminary baseline of challenges faced by the city of Amsterdam from the perspective of various involved stakeholders, and suggests solutions to address them. The participants represented the public, private, knowledge, and third sectors. The methods used were the following: for data collection, a multidisciplinary workshop using the steps of the Historic Urban Landscape approach as an assessment framework applied to multiple scales on adaptive reuse, and for data analysis, manifest content analysis. The results expanded the range of challenges and solutions reported by previous literature on the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage in content and scale by identifying 61 themes—e.g., knowledge and civic engagement. Tools and stakeholders were also identified. These findings provide a reference for future practice, policymaking, and decision-making, facilitating the adaptive reuse of cultural heritage to capitalize on its potential for sustainable development and circular economy.

scholarly journals The Adaptive Reuse of Cultural Heritage in European Circular City Plans: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2889
Author(s):  
Gillian Foster ◽  
Ruba Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
Adaptive Reuse ◽  
Creative Cities ◽  
European Cities ◽  
Heritage Buildings ◽  
Multiple Uses

A new movement in urban environmental policy, the circular economy (CE), aims to change how Europeans consume and produce materials and energy. Cities are taking up the CE challenge. This research inquires whether the infant CE programs in European cities include cultural heritage and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (ARCH) buildings. ARCH buildings exemplify the central principal of the CE, which is a temporally long service life with multiple uses for several generations of users. In addition, culture and cultural heritage buildings are established drivers of socioeconomic development, urban landscape, and identity. Hypothetically, cultural heritage and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage (ARCH) buildings should be prominently included in European cities’ CE programs, particularly those cities that are highly ranked on the 2019 European Cultural and Creative Cities Monitor (Monitor). To test this hypothesis, this study creates a novel dataset that profiles the existing circular city plans of 190 European cities included in the Monitor’s ranking. Contrary to the hypothesis, just seven percent of cities in the dataset include cultural heritage. European cities are missing an opportunity to achieve their CE goals and preserve their unique identities as embodied in the built environment.

scholarly journals Validation of the adaptive reuse potential (ARP) model using iconCUR

Facilities ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 105-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Langston
Keyword(s):  
Adaptive Reuse

A Study of Rural Church Health Promotion Environments: Leaders’ and Members’ Perspectives

2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randi M. Williams ◽  
Karen Glanz ◽  
Michelle C. Kegler ◽  
Ernest Davis
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Church Health ◽  
Rural Church
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