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European Industrial and Engineering Heritage as an Illustration of Current Challenges in Defining Heritage and Its Uses

European Industrial and Engineering Heritage as an Illustration of Current Challenges in Defining... PIERRE President, Foundation for the Urban Environment Figure 1. Surplus land used for water-based recreation as part of the Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) See Project, 2009. The lake will be filled by 2015, with the water rising to the level of the buildings shown at the left. (Pierre Laconte) Nowhere is the need for adaptive reuse more evident than in the case of industrial and engineering sites, which are in very large supply as a result of industrial delocalization and accelerated technical obsolescence. This paper intends to show through examples how industrial and engineering heritage has been saved and reused in a contemporary context, while allowing future generations to retain the heritage associated with the sites. Case studies include the conversion of industrial wastelands in Germany into lakes or parks, the saving of a derelict heavy industry complex for education purposes in Czech Republic, and the handling of industrial heritage as part of an urban renewal program in Brussels. This paper cites as examples a number of Europa Nostra's annual heritage awards following the action of Europa Nostra's Industrial and Engineering Heritage Committee (IEHC). One of the Grand Prix was given to a Brussels Art Deco brewery reconverted into http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Change Over Time University of Pennsylvania Press

European Industrial and Engineering Heritage as an Illustration of Current Challenges in Defining Heritage and Its Uses

Laconte, Pierre.
Change Over Time , Volume 4 (2) – Oct 21, 2014
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PIERRE President, Foundation for the Urban Environment Figure 1. Surplus land used for water-based recreation as part of the Internationale Bauausstellung (IBA) See Project, 2009. The lake will be filled by 2015, with the water rising to the level of the buildings shown at the left. (Pierre Laconte) Nowhere is the need for adaptive reuse more evident than in the case of industrial and engineering sites, which are in very large supply as a result of industrial delocalization and accelerated technical obsolescence. This paper intends to show through examples how industrial and engineering heritage has been saved and reused in a contemporary context, while allowing future generations to retain the heritage associated with the sites. Case studies include the conversion of industrial wastelands in Germany into lakes or parks, the saving of a derelict heavy industry complex for education purposes in Czech Republic, and the handling of industrial heritage as part of an urban renewal program in Brussels. This paper cites as examples a number of Europa Nostra's annual heritage awards following the action of Europa Nostra's Industrial and Engineering Heritage Committee (IEHC). One of the Grand Prix was given to a Brussels Art Deco brewery reconverted into

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Change Over Time – University of Pennsylvania Press

Published: Oct 21, 2014

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