HERITAGE IN REVERSE: Material Values, Waste & Deconstruction

HERITAGE IN REVERSE: Material Values, Waste & Deconstruction

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Saturday, October 27, 2018

11:45 AM - 5:30 PM

DT 2017 - 20th floor Dunton Tower

1125 Colonel By Dr, Ottawa, ON

Contact Information

Susan Ross, 613-520-2600 x 4033, susan.ross@carleton.ca

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Cost

$0

About this Event

Host Organization: School of Indigenous and Canadian Studies
More Information: Please click here for additional details.

SYMPOSIUM
Heritage in Reverse: Material Values, Waste and Deconstruction

Includes lunch 11:45-12:30
Sessions with 9 speakers starts at 12:30. See website for complete programme.

Given the magnitude of waste generated by demolition, increasing attention is being paid in policy, design and research to partial or complete building deconstruction, and methods for salvage and design with reclaimed materials. Built heritage conservation is often defined in opposition to such processes of demolition. Despite this, conservation treatments – from rehabilitation to restoration – frequently involve a degree of demolition and deconstruction. These processes may generate quantities of ‘discarded’ building materials and components that are more or less explicitly managed as conservation decisions.

At the same time, ‘values-based conservation’ calls into question the relationship of heritage to ‘waste,’ often defined as the opposite of what has value. Recent scholarship on loss aversion, toxic materials and curated decay introduce critical perspectives on alternate futures for built heritage. Increasing pressure to reduce waste production and redefine all waste for reuse are providing practical strategies. However gaps between critical waste and heritage theories, the emerging waste management practices and evolving policy frameworks, call for dialogues that foster more productive alliances.

The goal of this event is therefore to bring together individuals and organizations active in related areas of heritage conservation, urban, architectural and construction history, critical heritage and discard studies, building deconstruction, sustainable materials and waste management, to address these gaps and possibilities for bridging between these areas as part of projects, policies, research or creative practices.

The event will include accomplished scholars and graduate students, as well as professional and industry practitioners; and engage with government and non-government leaders as potential partners. The overarching objectives are to foster open exchange and build a community of discussion.

To sign up for the morning site visits from 9:00 to 11:00, see here.
https://events.carleton.ca/wp-json/carleton/v2/posts/11667

See also information about the related public lecture on Oct.26 at 19:00, Tory Building
ARCHITECTURE IN THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: RECLAIMING BUILDING RESOURCES
by Mark Gorgolewski, Ryerson University
RSVP for lecture here
https://events.carleton.ca/architecture-in-the-circular-economy-reclaiming-building-resources/

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