Conservation and restoration of traditional architecture

Abstract

[EN] Traditional architecture goes beyond an established concept or image. It does not respond only to its builders¿ project, engineered and manufactured from arcana and artisanal gestures (Vegas, Mileto, 2011). The architectural forms which have evolved over centuries are not merely the result of the local availability of materials and climate conditions, but the result of many centuries of trial and error. In addition to these factors we find another vital component: culture. Traditional culture is made up of the trades, processes and techniques, the relationship with the territory and the landscape, the forms of use of architecture and its status as framework for socialisation. Traditional architecture is therefore not only tangible heritage, but also an important intangible heritage which cannot be separated from it