Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built Heritage
Morocco has a vernacular architectural heritage of recognized value, which constitutes an indissoluble part of its cultural legacy. In the south of the country, specifically in the High Atlas mountain range and the pre-Saharan oases, we mainly find earth constructions of an incomparable landscape in...
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| description | Morocco has a vernacular architectural heritage of recognized value, which constitutes an indissoluble part of its cultural legacy. In the south of the country, specifically in the High Atlas mountain range and the pre-Saharan oases, we mainly find earth constructions of an incomparable landscape integration and plasticity. However, the political and social changes of the last decades are favoring the abandonment of these constructions, placing many of them at risk of disappearing. The objective of this contribution is to reveal the characteristics and weaknesses that the new constructions present today. The method used has consisted in analyzing the preservation actions that are being carried out, both by the Moroccan public administration and by private individuals, including those developed by the authors through documentation, cataloging, virtualization, and restoration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d7f40d0626e041dabef1adbce1af33b12022-12-22T03:15:22ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092018-01-01821610.3390/buildings8020016buildings8020016Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built HeritagePablo Rodríguez-Navarro0Teresa Gil Piqueras1Instituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto Universitario de Restauración del Patrimonio, Universitat Politècnica de València, 46022 Valencia, SpainMorocco has a vernacular architectural heritage of recognized value, which constitutes an indissoluble part of its cultural legacy. In the south of the country, specifically in the High Atlas mountain range and the pre-Saharan oases, we mainly find earth constructions of an incomparable landscape integration and plasticity. However, the political and social changes of the last decades are favoring the abandonment of these constructions, placing many of them at risk of disappearing. The objective of this contribution is to reveal the characteristics and weaknesses that the new constructions present today. The method used has consisted in analyzing the preservation actions that are being carried out, both by the Moroccan public administration and by private individuals, including those developed by the authors through documentation, cataloging, virtualization, and restoration.http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/8/2/16at-risk heritageearthen architecturegraphic surveying3D modellingMorocco |
| spellingShingle | Pablo Rodríguez-Navarro Teresa Gil Piqueras Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built Heritage Buildings at-risk heritage earthen architecture graphic surveying 3D modelling Morocco |
| title | Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built Heritage |
| title_full | Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built Heritage |
| title_fullStr | Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built Heritage |
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| title_short | Preservation Strategies for Southern Morocco’s At-Risk Built Heritage |
| title_sort | preservation strategies for southern morocco s at risk built heritage |
| topic | at-risk heritage earthen architecture graphic surveying 3D modelling Morocco |
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