Intervention in heritage buildings with the purpose of extending their life span has been widely discussed on international forums for decades. Building comfort principles are intended to be incorporated within these ...

This study analysed climate change effects concerning the resilience of timber buildings located in southern Chile, specifically in two cities: Collipulli and Temuco (Araucanía Region). A digital fuzzy logic method was ...

The demolitions of the historical buildings in Cuenca are related to the lack of collective consciousness about the Conservation of Cultural Heritage. For that reason, it is necessary to collect, organize and analyze ...

The role of heritage documentation has proven beneficial for the conservation and management of built heritage. Different tools has supported the recording of buildings, city buildings blocks and sites. However, in most ...

Latin-American cities declared by UNESCO World Heritage Sites display a problem of generalized deterioration of its vernacular or environmental architecture due to, among others, a lack of maintenance. This is aggravated ...

Chile is in one of the most seismically active zones in the world and its capital, Santiago, has frequently been destroyed by earthquakes since its foundation by Spanish colonialists in 1541. Nonetheless, there are some ...

Heritage Auction is a site-specific performatic intervention held at Galeria de Intervencion Especlfica Proyecto Pendiente formerly located where popular galleries from the former Teatro Italia, in Providencia, Santiago ...

El centro urbano de la ciudad de Pereira posee un conjunto de edificaciones antiguas muchas de ellas catalogadas con valor cultural, un buen número de estas se encuentra únicamente inventariada y otra parte declarada bajo ...

The incorporation of protocols in heritage building preservation is important for the definition of preventive conservation actions. Such integration is needed to avoid restoration actions and to promote preventive maintenance ...