Ph.D

Mr  Abbaszadeh Mozaffar will  present his P.H.D thesis on "the role of architecture heritage values in conservation and restoration" in Iran at 13:30 P.M on 5 november 2016.click

Abstract:

In the world today, the values of cultural heritage can be considered a key word in interventions to conserve cultural heritage. Nowadays, the role of value in various fields in heritage, especially in architecture heritage, is one of the most important factors that affect approaches of conservation. Along with and related to the concept of value, lies the concept of conservation, one as old as human history. Due to variety and differences between values in different communities, to conserve these values one has to precisely identify the needs in each community without which it is not possible to carry out an accurate conservation. This study aims to determine the relationship between the hidden values of architecture heritage in Iran and the ways to conserve them, and by assuming that there is a direct relationship between them, this study attempts to explain this relationship and introduce various kinds of values and ways to conserve them. Analyzing ways to recognize, assess and apply these values in conservation is another section of the studies that provide the preparations to make a suitable model to conserve values of architecture heritage in Iran. The main purpose of this thesis is to obtain a model based on which we can make sound decision of conservation regarding the values in architecture heritage. This model, known as the value-based model, makes suitable conditions to extract, assess, and prioritize various values in architecture heritage; it also makes the application of the values possible in order to make appropriate methods of conservation. Regarding the purpose, this study is a basic-theoretical study and was carried out in quantitative and qualitative and historical format. The findings of the present study were obtained through logical reasoning and content analysis. The corresponding data for each section was collected through library study, document review, interview, and questionnaire based on the purpose of each section. According to the proposed model in world heritage of Takht-e Soleiman the outcome of the project makes it clear that the application of the model resulted in a better decision making process in the field of conservation, and this can make a good opportunity to codify a charter of architecture conservation in Iran.

Keywords: value, conservation, relationship between value and conservation, value-based model, conservation approaches, architecture heritage