The Potentials of Integration in the Historical Khan of Al-Exandria-Babylon
Contemporary trends focus on exploiting the value of historical buildings and actively involving them in urban development projects, The integration policy is a middle ground between preserving the building as it is and demolition and removal, that is, integration aims to achieve a balance. Most of...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2024-12-01
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| Series: | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2024-0062 |
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| Summary: | Contemporary trends focus on exploiting the value of historical buildings and actively involving them in urban development projects, The integration policy is a middle ground between preserving the building as it is and demolition and removal, that is, integration aims to achieve a balance. Most of the historical buildings in Iraqi cities, including the Khans, suffer from the absence of a clear vision of the factors of urban integration in the levels and dimensions of the relationship between the historical building and its urban surroundings. The research assumes that the approach to the integration process depends on the determinants of the historical value of the building and its urban surroundings. The research aims to determine the approach for Khan of Alexandria according to the determinants of its historical value and the type of integration. The research relied on the analysis of previous studies to build a theoretical framework for the concept of urban integration according to the determinants of historical value, the visual and functional characteristics of the buildings and the surrounding spaces were analyzed, and the questionnaire was designed according to the extracted indicators. . The theoretical framework Showed that urban integration depends on valuable indicators such as the availability of architectural symbols and connotations, availability of aesthetic characteristics, availability of current function, integrity of origin, originality of materials, etc. These indicators were applied according to a questionnaire system for architectural and conservation experts and another model for indicators for users of the urban area in Al Khan. The applied results of the study area showed that the integration of the Khan requires integration into its urban environment in addition to the integration of the building itself, as the Khan needs functional integration due to the lack of economic value of the Khan, and the urban environment needs spatial integration (visual and functional) due to the loss of most historical values and functions that would reintegrate the Khan with its urban surroundings and not harm its historical value. |
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| ISSN: | 2199-6512 |