Between Heritage and Innovation: The Delicate Balance with the Existing Heritage in Architectural Design
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https://doi.org/10.38027/ICCAUA2024EN0106Keywords:
Heritage, Authenticity, Renewal, Innovation, DichotomyAbstract
When an architect embarks on a project, one of the central challenges they encounter revolves around how to engage
with preexisting elements. Whether the canvas is a historic building, a heritage site, or an already-standing structure,
the existing heritage can be viewed as both an opportunity and a constraint. This duality prompts intricate questions
concerning the architect's role in balancing preservation with creation. In this regard, does the existing context serve
as a valuable opportunity that enhances architectural innovation, or does it present a vexing limitation that stifles
creativity? Can we simplify this complex matter into a binary judgment of either a beneficial opportunity or an
inhibiting constraint? How can we broaden our perspective and understanding of this subject so it transcends a
simplistic dichotomy? And what relationship should the new architecture maintain with the existing, ingrained
heritage?
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