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EQUALISING THE HERITAGE DEFICIT

Matthew Graham Semester 2

Societies are becoming heritage impoverished due to increasingly expansionist urban growth out-pacing the rate at which we preserve. At global and regional levels heritage generation has remained largely static, while economic and ideological forces threaten what we currently attempt to preserve. This can be evidenced by the recent UNESCO de-listing of Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City, and by the loss of heritage within past and present conflict zones from Mariupol to Belfast.

 

The Falls Skankill interface area is used as test bed for future heritage solutions. Here, concrete foundations provide an architectural pentimento of the mills and churches that once stood, social deprivation has risen, and the past remains unrepresented. In response, this proposal contends for the revival of this industrialised landscape lost due to the Troubles and overseas market pressures. This process is facilitated by the Temple of Craft, that acts to revitalise traditional trades and encourage community engagement in creation of their own heritage. 

 

The need for sustainable integrated communities is evident, and aligned with  Stormont legislature regarding removal of Peace Walls by 2023, and several UN Sustainable Development goals. Furthermore, the need for net-zero cities by 2050 can be informed by lessons from our industrial past, when locally sourced traditional materials constructed low embodied carbon architecture.

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