Conservation in the Built Environment

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Conservation in the Built Environment

• UD activity takes place within
• - Newly built env.
• - Existing built env.
• To exercise informed judgment to identify the
  areas to be retained and enhanced and should be
  redeveloped judgment levels
• -layout access
• -building repair and alteration
• -aesthetic and culture

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Concept of Conservation

• It can be linked to the increasing pace of
  widespread development and redevelopment in towns
  and cities and the rapid development outward
  pressure on the fringe of settlements
• List of buildings of special Architectural or
  Historic Interest which gave a measure of
  protection

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To identify conservation areas

• Legislation should take into account the need to
  protect whole areas of the urban landscape
• To draw the attention to the importance of the
  spaces between buildings and the contribution of
  groups of buildings that were not necessarily of
  architectural or historic interest, to the
  enclosure and definition of urban spaces
• To develop a language by which people could
  describe and assess the values and experience of
  these areas. This will identify and evaluate
  conservation areas

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Preservation OR Conservation

• Preservation buildings should be retained in
  their original state, regardless of the need to
  adapt to changing circumstances in order to
  ensure their survival without massive gov. aid.
• Conservation preservation enhancement