Reclaiming Heritage: Potentials of reclamation materials for reconstruction in the case of February 27th 2010 earthquake in Maule, Chile

Hoar, Parker

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Reclaiming Heritage: Potentials of reclamation materials for reconstruction in the case of February 27th 2010 earthquake in Maule, Chile

dc.contributor.advisor	Stephen Schreiber
dc.contributor.advisor	Renato d'Alençon
dc.contributor.author	Hoar, Parker
dc.contributor.department	University of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.contributor.department	Architecture
dc.date	2023-09-23T03:46:22.000
dc.date.accessioned	2024-04-26T21:12:43Z
dc.date.available	2011-05-06T00:00:00Z
dc.date.issued	2011-01-01
dc.date.submitted	May
dc.description.abstract	This thesis discusses the potential for preserving the cultural assets embodied in built heritage, which is damaged in disasters and further threatened during recovery processes. The general underlying assumption is that the use of reclaimed and recycled building materials is a way to retain heritage and cultural values in a sensitive post-disaster reconstruction. It looks at the development of the reclamation practice in Germany, and through analysis of successes and barriers there, it makes parallel comparisons for opportunities and limitations in the Chilean post- February 27th, 2010 earthquake context. This thesis goes on to propose a housing prototype design, which aims to address the undervaluation of traditional building materials and to recommend improvements to urban quality through the design of a house prototype intended to replace those lost in the earthquake. The design site is Chanco, a town that typifies regional heritage architecture of adobe, timber, ceramic tiles and continuous facades in the Maule region of Chile.
dc.description.degree	Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.7275/2005261
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/47520
dc.relation.url	https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1747&context=theses&unstamped=1
dc.source.status	published
dc.subject	Reconstruction
dc.subject	Heritage
dc.subject	Housing
dc.subject	Earthquake
dc.subject	Chile
dc.subject	Architectural Engineering
dc.subject	Environmental Design
dc.subject	Historic Preservation and Conservation
dc.title	Reclaiming Heritage: Potentials of reclamation materials for reconstruction in the case of February 27th 2010 earthquake in Maule, Chile
dc.type	campus
dc.type	article
dc.type	thesis
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digcom.date.embargo	2011-05-06T00:00:00-07:00
digcom.identifier	theses/617
digcom.identifier.contextkey	2005261
digcom.identifier.submissionpath	theses/617
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