Location
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
Event Website
https://event.ceri2020.exordo.com/
Start Date
28-8-2020 11:45 AM
End Date
28-8-2020 1:00 PM
Description
In the field of structural building, there has been a rising popularity in adaptive reuse of older structures, which stems from a variety of stimuli. Apart from preserving built heritage, providing old buildings with new functions promotes sustainability while preventing and containing urban sprawl. Target 11.4 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 explicitly outlines that “more efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage” are required. In order to valorise and regenerate obsolescent structures, intervention is often required. The dissertation provides a comprehensive overview of conservation engineering and demonstrates the importance of an engineer’s role on such projects, in order to understand, interpret, and manage the complexities involved. The project uses Scot’s Church as a primary case study to demonstrate the potential of such redundant historic buildings and sets out to encourage imaginative thinking towards utilising such existing structures. The phenomenon of ‘adaptive reuse’ has been examined throughout the study using Scot’s Church as an exemplar of responsible utilisation of Ireland’s cultural heritage. The project demonstrates the valuable contribution that innovative engineers can have on the adaptation of heritage structures and promotes further integration of Ireland’s built heritage for the benefit and inheritance of future custodians.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Óisín, "A Review of The Engineering Constraints and Project Management Challenges Involved In Utilising Scot’s Church As A Heritage Asset Through Responsible Adaptive Reuse And Conservation Strategies" (2020). Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020. 4.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/11/4
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Civil Engineering Commons, Construction Engineering and Management Commons, Environmental Engineering Commons, Geotechnical Engineering Commons, Hydraulic Engineering Commons, Structural Engineering Commons, Transportation Engineering Commons
A Review of The Engineering Constraints and Project Management Challenges Involved In Utilising Scot’s Church As A Heritage Asset Through Responsible Adaptive Reuse And Conservation Strategies
Cork Institute of Technology, Cork, Ireland
In the field of structural building, there has been a rising popularity in adaptive reuse of older structures, which stems from a variety of stimuli. Apart from preserving built heritage, providing old buildings with new functions promotes sustainability while preventing and containing urban sprawl. Target 11.4 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 explicitly outlines that “more efforts to protect and safeguard the world’s cultural and natural heritage” are required. In order to valorise and regenerate obsolescent structures, intervention is often required. The dissertation provides a comprehensive overview of conservation engineering and demonstrates the importance of an engineer’s role on such projects, in order to understand, interpret, and manage the complexities involved. The project uses Scot’s Church as a primary case study to demonstrate the potential of such redundant historic buildings and sets out to encourage imaginative thinking towards utilising such existing structures. The phenomenon of ‘adaptive reuse’ has been examined throughout the study using Scot’s Church as an exemplar of responsible utilisation of Ireland’s cultural heritage. The project demonstrates the valuable contribution that innovative engineers can have on the adaptation of heritage structures and promotes further integration of Ireland’s built heritage for the benefit and inheritance of future custodians.
https://sword.cit.ie/ceri/2020/11/4
